Spanish Interpreter Written Exam questions and answers

Community Interpreting A specialization of interpreting that facilitates access to community services. Medical interpreting interpreting for pt's and their families and HCP to facilitate acess to health care. Are medical interpreters community interpreters? YES! What is the purpose of interpreting? To facilitate communication between 2 or more parties who do not share a common language. Communicative autonomy? The capacity of each party in an encounter to be responsible for and in control of his or her own communication Which area of community interpreting has become the most professionalized? Medical/ healthcare interpreting What are the minimum requirements for a community/ medical interpreter to practice as an interpreter? - be 18 or older - Have high school/ 2ndary school diploma - Proof of language proficiency - Have certificate for 40 hours of interpreting training certificate official doc. attesting to a fact "proof of completion" Certification A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards. - rigorous evaluation that includes a written exam/ oral skills exam Which kind of org. develop recognized certification programs for interpreters? Interpreting professions broadly at least in North America. - recognize only certification programs developed by federal, state gov's and professional bodies. If you graduate successfully from a 40-hour interpreting program, are you certified? NO: you receive a certificate and are professionally trained. Name to Org. that provide national medical interpreter certification? - CCHI - NBCMI Is there national U.S. certification for community interpreters? No, but there is a certification. - In Washington has one for both medical and social services interpreters. What is a code of ethics? Why does it matter? Strictest requirements of any profession - Help make decisions in difficult situations - Help guide from "right and wrong" what is standard of practice? The guidelines on how to support your ethics and perform at a professional level. Differences between ethics and standard of practice: Code of ethics: rules, what we should do, more strict. Standard of practice: guidelines, how we do it, more flexible, organized under ethical principles. What does NCIHC stand for? National Council on Interpreting in Health Care When did NCIHC publish the National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care? 2004 What are the 9 principles in the NCIHC? - Confidentially - Accuracy & Completeness - Impartiality - Role Boundaries - Cultural awareness - Respect - Advocacy - Professional Development - Profesionalism Do you really have to interpret EVERYTHING that is stated? YES! - unless it's an emergency and you have to summarize b/c situation is out of control. If you arrive and you know the person you're supposed to interpret for, what three steps should you take immediately? 1. Disclose the conflict to all parties 2. Try to withdraw 3. If everyone persist you to stay, decide if you can be impartial and the pt benefit from your staying. List the 3 steps in the SAY NO Model (how to say no). 1. Be gracious 2. Offer choices 3. Give reasons working language all languages you interpret source language the language you interpret FOR target language The language you interpret INTO 3 stages of encounter - pre encounter - the encounter - post encounter identify 7 steps on the encounter - preparing - briefing - professional intro - interpreting - Intervening/ Mediating - Debriefing - Analysis of the encounter 4 interpreting protocols learned in module 2? 1. positioning 2. professional intro 3. !st person 4. Turn taking (managing the flow) What is the goal of effective positioning? Promote direct communication between the pt/client and the provider. identify 4 elements that should be included in an Intro? - Everything will be interpreted - maintain confidential - Speak to one another not me the interpreter - Please pause when I make this sign to let me interpret What are exceptions 1st person/ direct speech can be used? Children, ill people (dementia, substance abuse) or emergencies What happens if provider keeps talking in 3rd person? - 1st have good positioning to prevent eye contact - Remind the provider at the beginning and during to speak to pt of (ROLE Clarification) - Use hand gestures to cue them Why do memory skills matter for interpreters? Interrupting the speakers too often distracts them, can upset their train of thought and cause them to forget things. - want accurate interpreting - a single mistake can cause serious consequences What is chuncking? taking info and breaking it into "chunks" of meaning to help you remember it. How can imagery help an interpreter's memory? Try to visualize what you hear as a story and see "who did what to whom" List some message transfer skills for interpreters - Anticipating - (Message analysis) - Parroting/shadowing - Paraphrasing Name the 3 modes of interpreting. Consecutive, simultaneous, sight translation List steps of sight translating: BEFORE: make sure provider is present, Asses text using CALL DURING: (important part for exam) - Read text beg-end - Identify any challenges - Ask for clarification if needed - Consult dictionaries/ glossaries - Render the text from bed-end (natural reading flow) AFTER: - self asses, decide if you should cont. sight translating Which documents is acceptable to sight translate? Very short, simple docs. that you feel comfortable sight translating What does CALL stand for? - Complex - Advanced - Legal - Long If you chose not to sight translate, what should you do instead? Ask provider to explain it and that you will be happy to interpret the explanation or have someone else explain it while you interpret. Bad thing of summarizing? Good things? DANGEROUS b/c you are deciding what is important yourself and undermining direct comm. and communicative autonomy. Use as last resort! - emergencies -crisis/chaotic events - mental health - no one will pause How can note taking for interpreters be different from other kinds of note taking? symbols/notes help support an accurate/complete interpretation. - can help focus meaning for meaning - pg divided in 1/2 - follow 7 steps of Rozan What is bias? an unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment. - usually unconscious What is Project Implict? A Harvard based project online test that assesses your own bias. Define intervening "to come in between" The act of interrupting a session for any reason Define mediation any act of utterance of the interpreter that goes beyond interpreting. intended to remove a barrier in communication when should you mediate? When the potential consequences of NOT intervening exceed the risks of intervening. what is a mediation script? It is a mental statement that helps prepare you to mediate effectively. - You can write them down.