Finding ethics in and out of deontological codes: ethical dilemmas faced by healthcare interpreting student interns
Establishing a code of ethics is a requirement an occupation must meet to become a full-fledged profession. In healthcare interpreting, several professional associations have published their own codes. Students are introduced to these codes in the classroom, but when they access the profession they...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repositorio: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/63941 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/63941 https://dx.doi.org/10.21071/hikma.v21i2.14284 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Healthcare interpreting Ethical dilemmas Code of ethics Student interns Training Interpretación sanitaria Dilemas éticos Código deontológico Estudiantes en prácticas Formación Filología Philology |
| Sumario: | Establishing a code of ethics is a requirement an occupation must meet to become a full-fledged profession. In healthcare interpreting, several professional associations have published their own codes. Students are introduced to these codes in the classroom, but when they access the profession they often face ethical dilemmas that may overlap with their professional obligations. This paper explores a series of ethical dilemmas faced by students that first encounter the workplace as part of an internship programme. Drawing on participant observation and post-encounter interviews, we identify ethical dilemmas, describe the interns’ behaviour, and illustrate the rationale behind their choices. This allows us to isolate factors that hinder participants from strict adherence to codes of ethics (i.e., the theory-practice gap, contextual restrictions, and human emotion). In light of results obtained, we encourage trainers and interpreters to develop critical ethical thinking in different healthcare scenarios to facilitate assessing the consequences of (not) following a code of ethics. |
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