ITP 206 - Ethics and Business of Interpreting

 
Description
This course, taught in American Sign Language (ASL), will look at the ethical practices of interpreting, identifying ethical behaviors both on and off the job, as well as those that pertain to running an independent business as a freelance interpreter. Demand-Control Schema (D-CS) and Role Space will be used as tools to identify the spectrum of challenges and responses that are possible with an interpreted interaction. Observations for this course will require students to have approved PA clearances.

1. Identify the basic tenets of interpreter ethics included in the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Professional Conduct.
2. Engage in dialogue with peers (including Deaf perspectives) about case studies of interpreter experiences to determine possible controls and responses.
3. Demonstrate effective, professional interpersonal communications in communication with colleagues.
4. Discriminate times and circumstances that dictate the need for professional consultation and how to present that information in an assignment debriefing without breaching confidentiality.
5. Apply D-CS as a pattern of critical thinking to make and discuss personal decisions.
6. Identify venues for continued professional development and assess why this is critical to our field.

1. D-CS for interpreters
2. Cultural expectations versus role of the interpreter
3. Demands versus controls and interpreter responses
4. Case presentation while preserving confidentiality
5. Consequences of unethical behaviors
6. Models of decision-making

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