During the encounter, in which component is it appropriate to declare deviations from provider or client words and briefly resume interpreting?

• A. Introduction
• B. Debriefing
• C. Mediation
• D. Post-Session

Answer: (C)

Intervening to declare deviations and briefly resume interpreting happens during the mediation portion of the encounter. In mediation, the interpreter can briefly indicate that the exact words have been altered or paraphrased and then continue conveying the intended meaning. This keeps communication accurate while maintaining the flow of the session. The other phases are for introducing the interpreter, reviewing the encounter afterward, or handling post-session wrap-up, and aren’t the moments for on-the-spot corrections to wording. So the appropriate time to declare deviations and resume interpreting is mediation.