NAT: Interpreters and Translators at the Frontline Series - Ethics with a Difference

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Knowledge of ethics and applying such knowledge to solving ethical challenges in our daily life is “the cherry on top” in terms of rounding ourselves off as a truly professional, ethical practitioners.

As T/Is in Australia, we have the AUSIT Code of Ethics to refer to when faced with such challenges.  However, there are some instances where we would really like to have further insights into the ethics area to solve more difficult dilemmas. Sometimes we might even decide to take “the less damaging” path when confronted with such situations, as no solution may seem to be the ideal one.

Through an E-flash announcement sent in July, AUSIT QLD requested contributions of real-life problematic situations that members have faced during their day-to-day work as interpreters and/or translators to find, if not a “perfect” solution, at least the least damaging solution to these real-life dilemmas.  Of these contributions, three situations will be selected and discussed during this session.

In this webinar, we will explore different ways of solving the ethical dilemmas and/or give participants ideas on how to go about the process of applying the AUSIT Code of Ethics to real-life challenges.

The three situations to be chosen will be in the following categories:

   a) face-to-face interpreting;
   b) on-the-phone/video interpreting; and
   c) translation.

Please note that this is a LIVE event and IT WILL NOT BE RECORDED due to the sensitive nature of discussions.  The webinar will be offered to a national members-only audience and places are limited, so make sure you secure your place by registering ASAP.


Biography of Presenter - Patricia Avila

Patricia is originally from El Salvador and has worked as a Conference and Community Interpreter for over 30 years in Australia and overseas. She is very active as a T/I in the legal and medical fields through her Brisbane-based consultancy, and in the course of her career, she has successfully managed to unravel a broad range of ethical dilemmas related to our profession.

She delivers training for T/Is and designs interpreter training programs. A rewarding project for her was to assist IWSS in the delivery of “D&FV Forum for Interpreters”, together with AUSIT and Professionals Australia), which included an address by the Hon Di Farmer, Minister for Youth Justice, Child Safety and Against Domestic Violence.

Patricia also designed Queensland Health’s Introductory and Advanced Level training interpreter for interpreters, and co-designed “Introduction to Interpreting in Mental Health Settings” for Trans-cultural Mental Health.

As a conference interpreter she has worked in a broad range of topics, from the conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources to Haemophilia, and coping with COVID-19 in workplaces around the world.

She is the AUSIT representative to the Queensland Accessing Interpreters Working Group, QAIWG, providing advocacy and advice on matters relating to the profession as well the QLD NAATI RAC. She is an active mentor and coach for new T/Is and translators who value her knowledge and experience.

Please NOTE this is a live webinar commencing at 10.30am QLD (AEST) time.
You must log in and register to attend at the date and time advised.  Registrants will be provided with an access link to join two days before the event.


This is a LIVE EVENT and WILL NOT be recorded

PD Logbook: Level - Introductory

Please  consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points - downloadable from www.naati.com.au.   Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes.

Certificates:

You must log in and attend the full webinar to receive a Certificate for PD purposes.  These may take approximately two (2) weeks to be released following the event.