NIC Professional Ethics 5

Question 1

A Deaf consumer insists the interpreter is making errors, but the interpreter believes their interpretation is accurate. The best course of action is to:

Accepted Answer

Pause, invite clarification, and seek to resolve the concern collaboratively

Answer

Addressing consumer concerns respectfully and collaboratively supports both accuracy and the professional relationship.

Question 2

What is the significance of the 'demand-control schema' in interpreter ethics?

Accepted Answer

It is a framework for analyzing workplace decisions interpreters face

Answer

The demand-control schema is an ethical decision-making tool that helps interpreters analyze and respond to workplace pressures.

Question 3

An interpreter is working a job where the Deaf consumer begins directing the interpreter to say things the consumer has not actually said. The interpreter should:

Accepted Answer

Continue interpreting only what is actually communicated and address the issue appropriately

Answer

Interpreters are bound to render actual messages and should not fabricate or substitute content at anyone's request.

Question 4

Under what circumstance would it be ethically permissible for an interpreter to break confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

When there is imminent risk of harm to the consumer or others

Answer

Imminent danger to self or others is a recognized exception to confidentiality across most professional codes of ethics.

Question 5

A newly certified interpreter is offered a complex legal assignment beyond their current skill level. What is the ethical choice?

Accepted Answer

Decline and refer the agency to a more qualified interpreter

Answer

Accepting assignments beyond one's competence risks consumer harm; referring to a qualified interpreter is the ethical response.

(NIC) National Interpreter Certification Practice Test

(NIC) National Interpreter Certification Practice Test

NIC Professional Ethics 5