NCIHC National Standards of Practice

The National Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Health Care explains the context in which the standards were developed, describes the process of development, and suggests ways in which the standards can be used.

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PUBLICATIONS AND WEBINAR CATALOG

PUBLICATION - National Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Healthcare

Authors: Karin Ruschke, MA; Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, MA; Maria-Paz Beltran Avery, Ph.D.; Bruce Downing, Ph.D., Carola E. Green, Linda Haffner

Published September, 2005

Continuing education credits are only available through the webinar offered above.

Brief description: The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) published the National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care. Developing the code of ethics followed an extensive period of gathering input and counsel from working interpreters and their colleagues. Through a similar consensus-building process, the NCIHC has now developed a set of standards of practice for interpreters working in healthcare settings.

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WEBINAR - NES001 Interpreter Advocacy in Healthcare Encounters: A Closer Look

Presenters: Analía C. Lang, BA, CHI-Spanish, Jane Crandall Kontrimas, M.S., CoreCHI™, Maria-Paz Beltran Avery, PhD

Recording Published: November, 2022

Continuing education credits: CCHI 1.5 CEUs, IMIA 0.15 CEUs, RID 0.15 CEPs

Brief description: Recorded webinar featuring highlights from "Interpreter Advocacy in Healthcare Encounters: A Closer Look" paper. With presenters from the NCIHC National Ethics & Standards Committee.

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PUBLICATION - Interpreter Advocacy in Healthcare Encounters: A Closer Look

Authors: Analía C. Lang, BA, CHI-Spanish, Jane Crandall Kontrimas, M.S., CoreCHI™, Maria-Paz Beltran Avery, PhD

Published March, 2021

Continuing education credits are only available through the webinar offered above.

Brief description: Our discussion of advocacy in the interpreted healthcare encounter will draw on both the NCIHC Code of Ethics and the NCIHC Standards of Practice. Understanding the connection between the NCIHC Code of Ethics and the NCIHC Standards of Practice is critical to the professional performance of the healthcare interpreter role.

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