Professional Interpreting Discussions

We got some responses in our "Parking Lot" of the workshop and wanted to respond to them. There 1) Talk more about how do you approach ethical situations within the interpreting field. 2) Have an advanced ethical scenario workshop (More in depth) 3) Discuss the obligation of interpreters to make ethical decisions. 4) How do you approach a co-worker who is acting unethically? 5) Talk about Laws that relate to our ethics, morals, and character. We need to have another workshop to peel back the layers of ethics and decision making and start examining and discussing what it means to 'us' when we are working as interpreters. If anyone is interested in having a (PART II) of this workshop please let us know. In the meantime we will start putting something together that is something fun but you will be able to putting together how the Code of Professional Conduct guides the decisions we make, and how we can apply the decision-making process to our work. Please add more commen...

The first 2011 NC Court Interpreter Orientation Training and the Administration of the Written Screening Tests Session has been scheduled for April 18 – 20. This is a Monday – Wednesday session. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about and pursuing the court interpreting profession, please visit the link below for important registration information and the application for this required training. If you have previously attended this course and just need to retake either or both of the written screening tests, please submit the application, a check or money order in the amount of $50, and mark the appropriate box in the Retest Only section. http://www.nccourts.org/Citizens/CPrograms/Foreign/Documents/April2011Registration.pdf

First off I want to thank everyone who came to our workshops. Raven and I really put our heart and souls in to our 'first' workshop and appreciate all the people who came and supported us. Also we appreciated all the feedback, if we end up doing this workshop again or doing a more advanced workshop with just scenarios and discussion we will be sure to incorporate the improvements. The point is to keep on learning and being engaged in the process. "Fear always springs from ignorance." -Ralph Waldo Emerson I wanted to address the question first and foremost of the scenario. I have constantly been thinking and going through Ruggiero's steps which for people who didn't attend the workshop are: STEP 1: Study the Details of the Case STEP 2: Relevant Criteria STEP 3: Determine Possible Courses of Action STEP 4: Decide which Actions are MOST Ethical So if we apply this decision making process to the following situation: When working as an ASL/English interpreter in a ...

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What a wonderful opportunity! I know some the people on my list are unable to view attachments so I cut and pasted this for you. You may want to check out their website so you can get the full application and print it out: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ncdhr/documents/NCDHRinternadvertisementandapp2011_001.pdf NCDHR Summer Internship Program for Undergraduate Students The National Center for Deaf Health Research (NCDHR) has two positions this summer (2011) for students currently enrolled in a degree program and who are interested in investigating and advancing Deaf Health. This flexible program can provide qualified, motivated students with work and research experience, as well as an opportunity to work on a bilingual campus (ASL/English) with Deaf and hearing research faculty, fellows and community partners. This is a paid, full-time, summer internship program, with the expectation of 40 hours per week for a 6-10 week period commencing in June. Interns are expected to have their ow...