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Interpre'ngDeontologyCode

MODULE5Topic5

CONTENT

I.Introduc7on II.Deontology

III.Conceptualdifference:ethicVS

deontology

IV.Deontologyoftheinterpreter’s

professionandethicprinciples

V.Interpre7nginthehealthcare

sector

VI.Theinterpre7ngsitua7oninEurope:theConsor7um

Countries

MODULE5.Communica7onandinterpre7ngincontextsofculturalmedia7on.Topic5:Interpre7ngdeontologycode

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Introduc7on


Asintherestofprofessions,theexerciseofinterpre7ngmustbecarriedoutwithin AN ETHICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL CODE that rules and protects theconductofinterpreters.

Thecomplexitythatpresentsthedisciplineandthegreatvarietyofsitua'onsin which interpre7ng takes place, makes it difficult to produce a uniqueconductcodethatcouldbeappliedineverycontextandenvironment.

Thenatureoftheethicalandthebehaviouralcodeininterpre7ngisdifferentdependingonthetechnique,modalityorcountryinwhichitisapplied.

Itisfrequent,whenreferringtothemoralresponsibilityoftheprofession,totalkabout“Professionalethics”andthe“Professionaldeontology”,becauseeveniftheyarein7matelylinked,theydonotexactlycoincideanditisbeTertodis7nguishthem.

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Deontology• Ethictheorythatisinchargeofregula7ng


du7es

Theyaretransformedin

Precepts

Behaviouralrules

Moralnorms

•  Professional deontology: Establishingminimum demandable du7es to professionalswhencarryingouttheirac7vity.

Professional deontology would be the ensemble of shared criteria, that becomes anorma2ve text, called deontology code. This code serves as a behavioural guide forconcretesitua7ons.Itincludesreferencestoprohibi7onsanddesirableperformancesofprofessionals.

Thisissetoutincodesofethicsthatruletheac7onofexpertsand that seek to obtain results that are desirable through agoodprofessionalexercise.

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Deontology“Deontology” designates the approved norms (that are almostalwayswriTen in codes) by group of professionals that are notjustmorallybutsociallybindingtothepeoplethataremembersofthatgroup.

Thecodeaspectofthesenormsimpliesanobliga7onthatisequalforallprofessionals;butthisalsomaymeanthateverythingthatisnotincludedinthecodeisnotbindingnorreliable.

Wemustnotconfuse“Deontology”with“Ethicdeontology”


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Conceptdifferen7a7on


Ethic Deontology

Itisorientedtowardsthegood Itisorientedtowardsduty(dutymustbeincontactwiththegood)

Itisnotnorma7ve Normsandcodes

Itisnotdemandable Demandabletoprofessionals

Itproposesmo7va7ons Itdemandsperfomances

Predominantindividualconscious Approvedbythecollec7veofprofessionals

Extent:itworriesaboutthemaximums Minimumestablishedobliga7ons

Itispartoftheappliedethics ItisplacedbetweenmoralityandLaw

Withoutpenaltyconsequences Penaltyconsequences

Source:ProfessionalUnion,2009

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Ethic Deontology

Itdeterminesandshapesacertainprofession

(contribu7ontosociety)

Itdefineswhicharetheconcreteobliga7onsof

eachac7vity

Inanyprofession… Inanyprofession…

-It is ruled by generalhumanconducts

-It is oriented towards theconsciousandthesearchofthepersonaldoing

Itrulestheac7onmodeloftheprofessionalgroup


Conceptdifferen7a7on

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DeontologyoftheInterpreter’sprofession

Duetothevarietyofspecialisedenvironmentoftheprofession,differentdeontologycodesoccuraccordingtopar7cularcharacteris7csofeachmodality.

Interpre7ng

Conference

Publicservices

Legal

Professional

environments

Signlanguage

Massmedia

Health


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Interpre7ngEthicalPrinciples

1.  AccuracyandFidelity2.  Confiden7ality3.  Impar7ality4.  MaintenanceofRole

Boundaries5.  Respectforpeople6.  Accountability7.  Professionalism8.  Con7nuousTraining


Here we have a list of common ethicalprinciples found in the majority of therevisedcodesofethics,relatedwiththe“learningstandards”.

The learning standards aredescripEonsof the expected learning achievementsof students and create commonreferencesthatareachievedalongtheiracademichistory.

Itmaybeinteres7nginordertoprovidetheinterpreterwithclearparameterstodeliverqualityinterpre7ngservices.

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GeneralInterpre7ngPrinciples


PracEceStandard EthicalPrinciple

AccuracyandFidelity•  Objec2ve: Preserva2on of the meaning of themessage.

Interpretersstrivetorenderallmessagesaccurately,asfaithfulaspossibleandatthebestoftheirabilitywithout addi7on, distor7on, omission orembellishmentofthemeaning.

ConfidenEality• Objec2ve:Protec2onoftheprivacyofallpar2esandtheconfiden2alityofinforma2on.

Interpreters will not disclose and will treat asconfiden7al all informa7on learned, either uTeredorwriTen in the performance of their professionaldu7es.

ImparEality•  Objec2ve: Full communica2on not impeded byany bias or preference of the interpreter.Avoidance of the percep2on that the interpreterhas a preference or bias towards any partyinvolvedintheinterpretedencounter.

Interpreters strive to maintain impar7ality byshowingnopreferenceorbiastoanypartyinvolvedintheinterpretedencounter.

MaintenanceofRoleBoundaries•  Objec2ve: Protec2on of professional integrity.Reduc2onofexposuretoliability.Maintenanceofemo2onal well-being and physical safety of theinterpreter.

Interpreters strive to perform their professionaldu7eswithinthedescrip7onoftheirroleandnotgetinvolvedpersonally.

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GeneralInterpre7ngPrinciples


PracEceStandard EthicalPrinciple

RespectforPeople•  Objec2ve: Respect of both par2es in theinterpreted encounter. Demonstra2on of anacknowledgement of the inherent dignity of allpar2esintheinterpretedencounter.

Interpreters demonstrate respect towards allpar7esinvolvedintheinterpretedencounter

Accountability•  Objec2ve: Responsibility for the quality of theinterpreter’swork.Accountabilityformaintainingrole boundaries and standards. Adherence tolawsandstandards

Interpretersareresponsibleforthequalityoftheinterpreta7on provided and accountable beforeall par7es and organisa7ons engaging theinterpreter’sservice

Professionalism• Objec2ve:Maintenanceofprofessionalconductandbehaviour

Interpretersatall7mesactinaprofessionalandethicalmanner.

ConEnuousTraining•  Objec2ve: Achievement of the highest level ofcompetence. Demonstra2on of cer2ficates,accredita2ons, training and experience.Maintenanceandimprovementofskills.

Interpreters commit themselves to life longlearning taking into account that languages,individuals,andservicesevolveandchangeover7me and so, a competent interpreter strives tomaintainthequalityoftheinterpreta7on.

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Interpre7ngintheHealthcareSector


The arrival of immigrants to receiving na7ons lead to changes in thecomposi7on of society and, at the same 7me, has an impact on vitalareas,speciallyinsupplyingHEALTHSERVICEASSISTANCE.

Giventhatcommunica7onisfundamentalwhenestablishinginterac7onsbetweenserviceprovidersandpeopleinneed,languagebecomesoneofthemainobstaclesthatneedstobeovercome.Health interpre7ng is ademandablepracEce that requires training, anddeep terminology knowledge, a good comprehension of prac7ces andclinicalproceedings,andalsoknowinghowtheNa7onalHealthSystemofthecountryworks.

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-Interna7onalMedicalInterpretersAssocia7on(IMIA):hOp://www.imiaweb.org/code/

-CaliforniaHealthcareInterpretersAssocia7on(CHIA):hOp://www.chiaonline.org/Resources/Documents/CHIA%20Standards/standards_chia.pdf

Theresearchpointsoutthatlanguagebarriersaffectthehealthresultsofpa7entsdueto:Thelackofqualifiedinterpretersinthehealthcaresectorisabarrierthatneedstobeovercomeinordertohaveanormalisedaccesstohealthservices.

Principalcodesofethicsestablishedbyinterpreter’sassocia7onsinthehealthcarearea:

Diagnosismistakes

Incorrectreferences

Incorrecttreatment

Longerhospitalstays

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Interpre7ngintheHealthcareSector

Spain Uk

There are no Interpreter's School, sothere is not a unique and commoncodeofethics.Inside each interpreter’s associa7on adeontology code is formed, it is usedbythemembersofthatassocia7onbutcan vary (or not) from what otherassocia7ons have established as wewillseenext.

IntheUK,therearespecificna7onalregula7onsforinterpreters.See:“UKGovernmentGuidanceforInterpreters2015”hOps://www.gov.uk/government/publica2ons/guidance-for-interpreters/guidance-for-interpreters

Theinterpre7ngsitua7oninEurope:ConsorEumcountries


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Italy Greece

Italy has a great deal of interpre7ngassocia7ons all around the country as wellasanofficialunion.Similar to the situa7on in Spain, eachassocia7onhas itsowncodeofethics, thatisusedby themembersof thatassocia7onbut can vary (or not) from what otherassocia7onshaveestablished.

ThereisanInterpreter’sSchool,sothereisonlyonecommonbehaviouralcodeSeeofficialwebpage:hOp://www.pem.gr/en/


Theinterpreter’ssitua7oninEurope:TheconsorEumcountries

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Spaini.e.DeontologyCodeofCer7fiedInterpretersoftheCer2fiedTranslatorsand

InterpretersAssocia2on(inSpanishAPETI)

1)Cer7fiedInterpretersmustputeveryknowledgeandprofessionalabilitytotheserviceofthe ones that assigns their jobs (the users) and should engage aswell as preserve theirlegi7mateinterests.

2)Cer7fied interpreters should not accept jobs that they cannot comply with in asa7sfactoryway.

3)Cer7fied interpreters must develop their work in an impar7al way without accep7ngpressures of any kind regarding the way they carry out their professional ac7vity notallowingthatcircumstancesortheuser’spersonalityinfluenceresultsoftheirjobs.

4)Cer7fied interpreters must respect the professional secret and should not use, forpersonal or alien benefit, the facts and data obtained during the execu7on of theirtransla7onorinterpre7ngac7vity.Theobliga7onofprofessionalsecretwilllastevenakertheexpira7onofthecontract.

5)Cer7fiedinterpretersmusthavetherighttonotacceptjobsthatdiscredittheprofessionorthatareagainstitsdignity.

6)Fortheirprofessional jobs,cer7fiedinterpreterswillnot invoicetheirserviceswithfeeslowerthanwhathasbeensetbytheAssocia7on.Theyshouldnotacceptjobsthatleadtothedisloyalcompetenceoftheprofession.


hOp://www.ap2j.es/img/doc/CD%20APTIJ.pdf

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ResourcesWeb-sites:

Asociación Profesional Española de Traductores e Intérpretes hTp://www.ape7.org.es/html/ic_info.htm

Associa7onInterna7onaledesInterprètesdeConférence-AIIChTp://www.aiic.net/

CrossCulturalCommunica7onshTp://www.culturecrossroads.net/resources.htm#code

DiversityRx.hTp://www.diversityrx.org/html/MOIP.htm

HealthcareInterpreta7onNetwork-HINwww.healthcareinterpreta7onnetwork.ca

Interna7onal Associa7on for Transla7on and Intercultural Studies - IATIS hTp://www.ia7s.org/index.php

Ins7tute of Linguists. Code of Conduct of the Na7onal Register of Public Service Interpreters.UnitedKingdom.1995.www.nrpsi.co.uk

Na7onalCouncilonInterpre7nginHealthcare-NCIHCwww.ncihc.org/


ReferencesUniónProfesional.(2009).Deontologíaprofesional:Loscódigosdeontológicos.Retrievedfrom:hTp://www.unionprofesional.com/estudios/DeontologiaProfesional_Codigos.pdf

BibliographyAbraham,D.,Cabral,N.,yTancredi,A.(2004).AHandbookforTrainers:LanguageInterpre2ngintheHealthcareSector.Toronto,Canada:HealthcareInterpreta7onNetwork.

CaliforniaHealthcareInterpre7ngAssocia7on[CHIA].(2002).StandardsforHealthcareInterpreters.EthicalPrinciples,Protocols,andGuidanceonRoles&Interven2on.Retrievedfrom:hTp://www.chiaonline.org/Resources/Documents/CHIA%20Standards/standards_chia.pdf

Gen7le,A.(1991).WorkingwithProfessionalInterpreters.InPauwels,A.(Ed.),Cross-CulturalCommunica2oninMedicalEncounters(pp.26-48).Melbourne,Australia:CentreforCommunityLanguagesintheProfessions,MonashUniversity.

Mikkelson,H.(2000,enero).InterpreterEthics:AReviewoftheTradi7onalandElectronicLiterature.EnInterpre2ng5(1),49-56.

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