Vers la professionnalisation de l’interprétation en milieu de soins de santé. Quel degré d’(in)visibilité pour l’interprète ?

Healthcare interpreting is a relatively new profession from two perspectives. Its many facets are still being studied in the field of Interpreting Studies and, more often than not, it does not rely on a full-fledged workforce. It requires particular professional translation and interpreting competences. Moreover, this profession is anchored in the new multicultural societies and faces new challenges that we will try to analyse within the framework of the sociology of the professions. This allows us to understand how a profession works, how it is recognized, and what is needed to achieve this recognition. We will attempt to define healthcare interpreting and explain the importance of recognizing it as a social practice. Against this backdrop, we will discuss the paradigm of invisibility, a principle that has been addressed in training programmes since the beginning of the professionalisation process of interpreting and translation.