Assessing Capacity for Clinical Decisions and Research for Persons with Low English Proficiency: Ethical and Practical Challenges

Assessing Language Competence: Guideline

Assessing Language Competence: Guidelines for Assisting Persons With Limited English Proficiency in Research and Clinical Settings

✍ Marcela C. Acevedo; Carla J. Reyes; Robert D. Annett; Edith M. López 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 American Counseling Association 🌐 English ⚖ 824 KB

Current guidelines indicate that therapeutic interactions must be in the client's primary language. This article addresses the ethical dilemmas faced by monolingual clinicians and researchers who must assess the foreign language competence of an interpreter. Guidelines are proposed for assessing lan