Prof Practices Mid-Term Flashcards
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What is a professional?
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- placed in a position of trust
- typically employed in private settings where no one will question their decisions
- in a position that require an internalized moral base and sense of ethics
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What is a profession?
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- requires extensive and ongoing training
- has their own “culture”
- has their own SPP’s
- has a special monopoly over the right to provide a particular service their license or certification
- defined scope of practice and related body of knowledge
- adhere to a COE or set of values
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What does being professional include?
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- ongoing commitment to learning
- typically a requirement to give back to the community
- higher standard for self awareness and self reflection
- higher behavioural and moral expectations
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What are morals?
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- basic principles of right and wrong as defined by a culture
- based on norms of behaviour that have evolved over time
- the morals of a culture often make their way in to the culture’s laws
- morals influence ethics
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What are ethics?
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- a set of principles that defines what is judge appropriate or inappropriate, right or wrong.
- another way to say it (standards, rules of conduct)
- moral principles that govern a persons behaviour
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What is the difference between personal and professional ethics?
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- Peronsal: the way an individual applies their “system of moral standards or values” in relationship with others”
- -> personal ethics are influenced by one’s moral beliefs
- Professional: pertains to the standards that govern the conduct of its professional members.
- ->pertains to how we conduct ourselves on the job
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Define Law (as stated in the text book)
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- law: the body of rules that govern the affairs of people within a community, state or country. Laws define the minimum standards society will tolerate, which are enforced by government.
- sometimes law and ethics conflict (duty to report)
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What is character?
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- character or personal ethics pertains to how we conduct ourselves when no one else is watching.
- character is refined through reflection (why did you do that?)
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What are values?
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- a person’s principles are standards of behaviour, one’s judegement of what is important in life.
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Do you behave in a way that aligns with what you say you value?
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*amy example: Amy values persona health but she is not taking proper care of herself right now.
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What are the meta-ethical principles that guide us in making moral and ethical decisions?
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(1) Utilitarian (uggs)
(2) Autonomy (are)
(3) Justice and Equality (just equally)
(4) Common Good (cool)
(5) Virtues (vampires)
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What encompasses the Utilitarian approach?
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- decisions should promote the welfare of all, do no harm
- ethical action: provides the greatest good for the greatest amount of people.
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What encompasses Autonomy/Rights?
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-each person has the right to control their own life, and how to behave
ethical decision: the more seriously the decision strips someone of these rights the more “wrong” it is.
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What encompasses the Justice/Equality approach?
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-decisions should avoid favouritism and discrimination
-decisions should result in the fair and equal treatment of everyone
ethical decisions: decisions support those who are least able to protect or speak for themselves-this helps to balance the scale.
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What encompasses the common good approach?
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-decisions should honour common community goals and values
Ethical decision: should be made while respecting the freedom of all to pursue their own goals.
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What encompasses the Virtues approach?
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-one’s virtues are consistent with moral principles
-a virtuous person is an ethical person
*works towards the development of attitudes or characteristics within all community members in order to become the kind of people they have the potential to become
Ethical decision: supporting others in developing into their full potential and crafting their character is the main consideration
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What do the 3 acronyms stand for?
(1) CAD
(2) AVLIC
(3) CDSA
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(1) Canadian Association of the Deaf
(2) Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
(3) Canadian Deaf Sports Association
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What do the 3 acronyms stand for?
(1) CHS
(2) CNIB
(3) CCSD
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(1) Canadian Hearing Society
(2) Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(3) Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf
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What do the 3 acronyms stand for?
(1) ASLIA
(2) ACSD
(2) ASD
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(1) Alberta Sign Language Interpreters Association
(2) Alberta Cultural Society of the Deaf
(3) Alberta School for the Deaf
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What do the 3 acronyms stand for?
(1) AAD
(2) CS
(3) DHA
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(1) Alberta Association of the Deaf
(2) Connect Society
(3) Deaf and Hear Alberta
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Where to beliefs come from?
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- upbringing
- culture
- personal experiences
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When was AVLIC founded?
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November 1979
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When was RID founded?
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-1964 (Amy was 1 years old)
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What is competence?
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-the ability to do something successfully and efficiently
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What are the four stages of competence?
(1) Unconscious Incompetence
(2) Conscious incompetence
(3) Conscious Competence
(4) Unconscious Competence
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What is Unconscious Incompetence?
- "Idk how to do that but it cant be that hard"
- unaware of their deficit
- unaware of the impact of the work
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Conscious Incompetence
- "IDK how to do that, and I DON'T have the ability to figure it out"
- I know I am incompetent (aware of their deficit)
- aware of the value in the missing skills and aware of addressing those conflicts
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What is Conscious Competence?
- "I understand how to do this, but it requires my full attention"
- sometimes requires the skill to be broken down into steps
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What is Unconscious Competence?
- "This is like walking, I don't have to think about it"
- becomes second nature and easily performed
- skill can be performed while doing another task
- can teach it to others
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What is competence in ASL interpreting?
- not accepting jobs that you are not qualified for
- BI-BI
- continuing education
- adaptation skills
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What 3 factors falls under "understanding cultural aspects"?
(1) tangible (physical things, tty, Deaf alarm)
(2) Normative (values, beliefs and norms, Canada=hockey)
(3) Cognitive (unwritten rules, aren't visible to outsiders)
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What is fluency?
- Ability to speak, sign or write with ease and accuracy
* ability to manipulate language
* flexibility (going from "dude whats up", to "hello, how are you")
* native like skills
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What is flexibility?
- ability to manipulate language to fit the setting that you are in
- ability to manipulate language across
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Quiz: List 3 characteristics that we have discusses in class that distinguish "professionals" from non-professionals
(1) Requires on going training, own culture, own SPPS
(2) special monopoly over the right the provide a particular service through licensure or certification
(3) They have a defined scope of practice, COE, and hold consumers interest paramount.
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Quiz: Why are professionals required to abide by a Code of Ethics or a Code of Professional Conduct?
-Because professionals are placed in a position of trust, employed in private settings where no one will question their ethics. The COE proves guidelines for them.
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Quiz: What is the purpose of a Professional Code of Ethics?
* governs conduct of their professional members
* they regulate and guide professional relationships
* serve as a basis for evaluating professional decisions and conduct
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Name the 3 ethical decision making models
(1) Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
(2) The Stadler Model
(3) Sign Language Interpreting Model
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Quiz: Why does each of the 3 models in "decisions, decisions" start with a discussion of meta-ethical principles? What is the relationship between meta-ethical principles and ethical decision making?
* meta ehtical principles are over arching principles that should guide the ethical decision making process
* when faced with ethical dilemma you should consider the over arching principles that guide the situation
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Quiz: What is the difference between a "moral" and "ethics"?
* moral is principle of what is right or wrong as defined by a culture
* ethics are the ways that individuals applys those morals in relationship to others
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Quiz: Why is consulting with colleagues and important step? They are used in the steps in the Stadler and SLT model.
- When you talk to colleagues it forces you to reflect on your own decision making.
- AND it allows you to gather additional information before you proceed. (key:reflection on own decisions)
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What does LOVE stand for?
Linguistics Of Visual English
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What does MCE stand for?
Manually Coded English
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When was the Charter of Rights and Freedoms founded? What is the goal of this?
- 1985
| - Everyone has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law
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What is the Advocacy and Rights and Responsibilities?
- DHA website is an example of advocacy
- Any service that has people, an interpreter has to be requested
- Government employers are forced to provide the same rights as everyone else
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What is Legislation regarding access and the Eldridge Decision? How did the Eldridge decision start? Why is this important?
- same access as hearing person would
- how start? Deaf ppl were denied communication access to medical situations
- ****ED was specifically made for healthcare settings
- Why is this important? Once it went to court, if it ever happened again then the court can look back and see how they made a decision
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What is the Duty to Accommodate?
-businesses have to hire terps for interviews, meetings ETC
*accommodation is not courtesy it is the LAW
Undo Hardship: need to provide wheelchair access but no possible way to expand your business because of the structure of the building
-in USA businesses cannot claim undo hardship if they have over 25 ppl
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What is Accessing Government Services?
- 2006, the decision was made to integrate this into law
| - Government pays for it and someone has to provide a terp
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Are interpreting services federally mandated in Canada?
-there are pieces of legislation that speak to it, but nothing that clearly states that this is true.
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What is an ethical dielema?
- a situation where you have several options, some may be ethical and some may not be viewed as ethical by others
- situations where meta ethical principles, COE, personal values conflict
* you need to respond to dilemmas very quickly (that is the problem)
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What are meta ethical principles?
-Over arching principles that guide the practitioner in making decisions.
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What are the 5 values in the AVLIC COE?
(1) Professional Accountability (pigs)
(2) Professional Competence (pronounce)
(3) Non-discrimination (Niagara)
(4) Integrity in professional relationships (In)
(5) Integrity in business practices. (increments)
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What is AVLIC?
-AVLIC is the only national association that represents sign language interpreters in Canada. All members must be graduated from a recognized ASL-English Interpreter education program.
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Why would you want to be an AVLIC member?
- the AVLIC COE and guidelines for professional conduct highlights the requirements by all AVLIC members to posses the knowledge and skills to support accurate and appropriate interpretation.
* also includes DRP
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When was the first AVLIC test? (CES test)
-1990
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How many phases are apart of the ALVLIC certification?
4
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What are two key concepts that Humphrey discusses when talking about "ethical vigilance"? QUIZ #2
- an attitude of alertness, keeping an eye out for moral and ethical concerns
- thinking critically before making any decision
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True or false. One of the ways that terps maintain ethical vigilance is through reflection and critical thought about the code of ethics and decisions in light of the code.
-TRUE!
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What are two primary meta ethical principles that apply to the field of interpreting? QUIZ #2
-Autonomy and do no harm.
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What are two of the communication strategies we disucess in class pertaining to engaging in collegial dialogue with team terps?
- *aking questions
* curiosity
* holding space
* refraining from judgement (
* refraining rom slution
* reframing and reflecting (helps them clarify their thoughts and what the actual issue is)
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True of False. The terms "certified" and "certificate" are synonyms?
-FALSE
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What are some areas humphrey talks about decisions made and actions taken when providing services?
- appropriate rep of qualifications
- choice of apparel
- schedule management
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What happens when you are asked to share your "expert opinion"?
- share info limited to only your area of expertise
- maintain confidentiality
- share factual and objective data.
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Name one of the four primary ethical tenents presented in chapter 6 of the text?
1- Avoid accepting work for personal gain.
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What is the first thing you should do when considering the short and long term consequences of actions?
-think about the impact it has on consumers
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In chapter 6 we explored what professional relationships?
1- relationships between the interpreter and consumers being served
2- relationship between the interpreter and the organization for which service is performed
3- relationship between the interpreter and the interpreting and Deaf communities
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What is one way that we have talked about appropriate professional boundaries between interpreters and the Deaf community?
-involved but separate
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Describe two reasons why terps may want to limit physical contact such as hugging with consumers on the job?
- appearance of bias
| - professional relationship
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Is it professional to give clients a ride home from the assignment?
-NO!
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What is an appropriate reason for removing yourself from an assignment? Name 2
- you have a strong personal bias about the subject matter that you know will impact your ability to maintain neutrality.
- you are not qualified to handle the interpersonal dynamics and content of the assignment.
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True or false. Confidentiality in the field of terp means the that terp will never say anything to anyone about their terp assignments? Why?
- FALSE!
- legal mandate to report, assist colleagues with pertinent information
- vicarious trauma
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What is "certified"?
-taken and passed a written performance test from RID or AVLIC.
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What does professional boundaries help a terp maintain?
-objectivity and professional judegemnt.
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Is it okay to have sex with your consumers???
-YES! ha.aha. NOT
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Give an example of manipulating a situation for personal gain.
-need to pay pills, accepts assignment that you aren't qualified for.
