Standard and Ethics Ethical Considerations in Working with Culturally Diverse Populations: The Essential Role of Professional Interpreters

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  • Caminee Blake
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The underutilization of professional interpreters by mental health providers who work with immigrant clients with language barriers represents a failure to meet basic professional ethical standards of care. Language barriers affect key areas of ethics, including clinical assessment and decision-making, client confidentiality and informed consent (1). This paper aims to highlight the importance of using professional interpreters while working with clients with language barriers. The impact that language barriers have on clients and providers in clinical care will be discussed, as well as the problems associated with the common practice of using untrained interpreters. Résumé : Considérations éthiques au sujet du travail auprès des populations de diverses cultures : le rôle essentiel des interprètes professionnels La sous-utilisation des interprètes professionnels par les fournisseurs de soins de santé mentale qui travaillent auprès de clients immigrants ayant des barrières de langue représente un échec à satisfaire aux normes d’éthique professionnelle des soins. Les barrières de langue touchent des domaines clés de l’éthique, y compris l’évaluation et le processus décisionnel clinique, la confidentialité du client et le consentement éclairé (1). Cet article vise à souligner l’importance de recourir à des interprètes professionnels quand on travaille avec des clients ayant des barrières de langue. Les répercussions qu’ont ces dernières sur les clients et les fournisseurs de soins cliniques feront l’objet d’une discussion, de même que les problèmes associés à la pratique répandue d’utiliser des interprètes non professionnels.

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تاریخ انتشار 2003