Summary of the draft Good Practice Guide
The Register of Irish Sign Language Interpreters (RISLI) has launched a public consultation on the RISLI policies. RISLI has developed a Good Practice Guide. The Good Practice Guide outlines what RISLI expects of interpreters in terms of best practices and expected behaviours. It is a voluntary guidance for registered interpreters. This is a short summary of the draft policy. Please see for the link below for the full draft policy.
This Good Practice Guide outlines what RISLI expects of interpreters. It makes clear that the service user is most important. The Good Practice Guide is a guide for professional conduct, rather than a set of enforceable rules
We expect interpreters to:
· Behave well at all times, and act in a manner that would be expected of an interpreter.
· Remember to think of confidentiality. Be careful not to share information with others where you do not need to.
· Be neutral and do not put forward or be led by your own personal views when interpreting.
· Take responsibility and be honest with service users.
· Only work in working conditions you are happy with.
· Act professionally when dealing with service users and other interpreters.
· Maintain your continuing professional development (CPD) requirements and follow the law at all times.
Please note this is a short plain English summary. Please refer to the full Guide of Good Practice for a full guidance as to best practices and expected behaviour.