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Confidentiality
Term | Definition |
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Confidentiality Tenet | Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential communication. |
Confidentiality Guiding Principle | Confidentiality is highly valued by consumers and is essential to protecting all involved. Each situation has a standard of confidentiality. They are expected to know the general requirements and applicability of various levels of confidentiality. |
Confidentiality Illustrative Behavior 1.1 | Share assignment-related information only on a confidential and “as-needed” basis. |
Confidentiality Illustrative Behavior 1.2 | Manage data, invoices, records, or other situational or consumer-specific information in a manner consistent with maintaining consumer confidentiality (e.g., shredding, locked files). |
Confidentiality Illustrative Behavior 1.3 | Inform consumers when federal or state mandates require disclosure of confidential information. |
Examples of "as-needed" basis | supervisors, interpreter team members, members of the educational team, hiring entities |
Exceptions to confidentiality | Exceptions to confidentiality include, for example, federal and state laws requiring mandatory reporting of abuse or threats of suicide, or responding to subpoenas. |
Examples of interpreting situation | elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education, legal, medical, mental health |
Define Colleagues | Other interpreters |
Define Consumers | Individuals and entities who are part of the interpreted situation. This includes individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and hearing. |