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What is Certificate in Healthcare Interpreting (CHI)

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Handbook of Research on Medical Interpreting
Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) National Technical Institute of the Deaf’s (NTID) nine-month non-credit certificate program which is primarily conducted online. The program aims to provide professional development to working SLIs in the specialization of healthcare. At the time of this paper, all graduates of this program had to be certified and have experience interpreting in the healthcare setting in order to qualify to participate.
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A Medical Interpreter Training Program and Signed Language Interpreters' Decision Latitude: Exploring the Impact of Specialized Training
Jasmine Marin (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 35
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9308-9.ch018
Abstract
The certificate in healthcare interpreting (CHI) is a medical signed language interpreter training program in the U.S. This qualitative study consisted of focus groups to examine the effect of CHI on graduates' views of their role, responsibilities, and decision latitude. Analysis suggests that CHI may be shifting practitioners from a restrictive conduit model (taking no action when faced with a decision) to a values-based approach. Also outlined are features of the program that contribute to this shift.
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