The Community Interpreter - Practice Exam
questions with correct answers
What |is |Community |Interpreting? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |specialization |of |interpreting |used |in |
community-based |settings |to |facilitate |access |to |community |services |such |as |medical, |educational, |
and |social |services.
You |support |equal |access |to |community |services |by |facilitating |communication |and |understanding.
Define |medical |interpreting: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Interpreting |for |patients, |their |family |and |a |
healthcare |provider.
What |is |the |purpose |of |interpreting? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |facilitate |communication |between |
parties |who |do |not |share |a |common |language.
Describe |Communicative |Autonomy: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |capacity |of |each |party |in |an |
encounter |to |be |responsible |for |and |in |control |of |his/her |own |communication.
Which |area |of |community |interpreting |has |become |the |most |professionalized? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Medical
List |the |minimum |requirements |as |an |interpreter: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Be |18 |years |old
- |High |school |diploma |or |equivalent
- |Be |proficient |in |two |languages
- |Hold |a |certificate |for |professional |interpreter |training |(at |least |40 |hrs)
Difference |between |certificate |and |certification: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Certification |is |the |process.
Certificate |is |the |official |document |showing |completion |of |the |process.
, Which |kinds |of |organizations |develop |recognized |certification |programs |for |interpreters? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Professional |organizations |or |government |entities.
Name |the |organizations |that |provide |national |medical |interpreter |certification |programs: |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-CCHI- |Certification |Commission |for |Healthcare |Interpreters
NBCMI- |National |Board |of |Certification |for |Medical |Interpreters
What |is |a |code |of |ethics? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |set |of |principles |or |values |that |govern |the |
conduct |of |members |of |a |profession |while |they |are |engaged |in |the |encounter |of |that |profession.
The |"rules" |that |show |us |what |we |should |do.
What |are |standards |of |practice? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |set |of |guidelines |that |show |us |"the |how" |
to |perform |in |a |profession. |(Guidelines |to |code |of |ethics)
List |some |differences |between |ethics |and |standards |of |practice: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ethics |are |
the |rule, |Standards |of |Practice |are |the |guidelines.
Ethics |is |more |strict, |Standards |of |Practice |is |more |flexible.
Ethics |is |what |we |should |do, |Standards |of |Practice |are |how |we |do |it.
What |does |NCIHC |stand |for |and |when |did |they |publish |the |National |Code |of |Ethics |for |Interpreters |in
|Health |Care? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-NCIHC |- |National |Council |on |Interpreting |in |Health |Care
Published |in |2004.
Name |the |nine |principles |in |the |NCIHC |code |of |ethics |with |one |Standard |of |Practice |each: |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-1. |Confidentiality
- |The |interpreter |protects |written |patient |information |in |his |or |her |possession.
questions with correct answers
What |is |Community |Interpreting? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |specialization |of |interpreting |used |in |
community-based |settings |to |facilitate |access |to |community |services |such |as |medical, |educational, |
and |social |services.
You |support |equal |access |to |community |services |by |facilitating |communication |and |understanding.
Define |medical |interpreting: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Interpreting |for |patients, |their |family |and |a |
healthcare |provider.
What |is |the |purpose |of |interpreting? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |facilitate |communication |between |
parties |who |do |not |share |a |common |language.
Describe |Communicative |Autonomy: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |capacity |of |each |party |in |an |
encounter |to |be |responsible |for |and |in |control |of |his/her |own |communication.
Which |area |of |community |interpreting |has |become |the |most |professionalized? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Medical
List |the |minimum |requirements |as |an |interpreter: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Be |18 |years |old
- |High |school |diploma |or |equivalent
- |Be |proficient |in |two |languages
- |Hold |a |certificate |for |professional |interpreter |training |(at |least |40 |hrs)
Difference |between |certificate |and |certification: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Certification |is |the |process.
Certificate |is |the |official |document |showing |completion |of |the |process.
, Which |kinds |of |organizations |develop |recognized |certification |programs |for |interpreters? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Professional |organizations |or |government |entities.
Name |the |organizations |that |provide |national |medical |interpreter |certification |programs: |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-CCHI- |Certification |Commission |for |Healthcare |Interpreters
NBCMI- |National |Board |of |Certification |for |Medical |Interpreters
What |is |a |code |of |ethics? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |set |of |principles |or |values |that |govern |the |
conduct |of |members |of |a |profession |while |they |are |engaged |in |the |encounter |of |that |profession.
The |"rules" |that |show |us |what |we |should |do.
What |are |standards |of |practice? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |set |of |guidelines |that |show |us |"the |how" |
to |perform |in |a |profession. |(Guidelines |to |code |of |ethics)
List |some |differences |between |ethics |and |standards |of |practice: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ethics |are |
the |rule, |Standards |of |Practice |are |the |guidelines.
Ethics |is |more |strict, |Standards |of |Practice |is |more |flexible.
Ethics |is |what |we |should |do, |Standards |of |Practice |are |how |we |do |it.
What |does |NCIHC |stand |for |and |when |did |they |publish |the |National |Code |of |Ethics |for |Interpreters |in
|Health |Care? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-NCIHC |- |National |Council |on |Interpreting |in |Health |Care
Published |in |2004.
Name |the |nine |principles |in |the |NCIHC |code |of |ethics |with |one |Standard |of |Practice |each: |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-1. |Confidentiality
- |The |interpreter |protects |written |patient |information |in |his |or |her |possession.
