Beyond Theory: Meeting CCHI’s New Interactive Ethics CE Requirement
by Johanna Parker
Saturday October 10th, 11AM ET
For interpreters certified by CCHI, 2027 is the dawn of a new era!
In line with CCHI’s commitment to raising the bar on healthcare interpreter quality standards, starting in 2027, CCHI-certified interpreters will need to complete 2 hours of interactive continuing education in healthcare interpreting ethics. It’s a small addition on paper, but it reflects CCHI’s recognition that ethical competence, like interpreting skill itself, requires continuous practice rather than one-time instruction. This is an opportunity to sharpen professional judgment and reinforce interpreters’ standing as accountable members of the healthcare team.
This session prepares interpreters to meet the requirement. Presented by CCHI Chair and member of the Continuing Education Committee, Johanna Parker, participants will unpack the rationale behind the new standard, gain understanding of interactive training versus passive coursework and tips for discerning which types of workshops and classes will help certified interpreters meet the requirement. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of the new requirement, hands-on experience with the kind of interactive ethics training that satisfies it, and a decision-making framework they can apply immediately in determining what types of training to engage in.
With the requirement taking effect January 1, 2027, this session gives interpreters both the what (a clear breakdown of the requirement) and the how (a working model of the interactive format CCHI now mandates) — positioning them to renew with confidence!
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain CCHI’s new interactive Ethics CE requirement, including its scope, timeline, and place within the broader 32-hour renewal cycle
- Identify what distinguishes “interactive” CE from traditional coursework.
- Apply a decision-making framework to evaluate CE offerings and select training that satisfies the interactive ethics requirement.
Speaker Bio
Johanna Parker holds an M.A. in Translation and Interpretation (Spanish <>English) from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) and is a federally certified court interpreter and CCHI Certified Healthcare Interpreter™-Spanish. She is Lead Interpreter for Education and Training at Stanford Health Care, a freelance conference interpreter, and a contract seminar and conference interpreter. Johanna trains interpreters around the country and is an adjunct professor at MIIS, where she teaches medical interpreting. She also educates providers on the importance of interpreter services and language access as a matter of health equity. She was awarded the California Healthcare Interpreting Association’s Trainer of the Year award in 2015.