Definition:
A set of values that indicate the language most preferred by the client for treatment related communication.
Guide for Use:
These data are collected at the initiation of treatment services. The client's preferred language of communication is collected regardless of whether or not service can be offered in the preferred language. For example, even though the client speaks English they would like their communication in Arabic in order to share with their Arabic speaking parents/family. Arabic is entered.
| Permissible Values |
|---|
| Arabic |
| Cayuga |
| Chinese |
| Chippewa |
| Cree |
| Delaware |
| Dutch |
| English |
| French |
German |
| Greek |
| Hebrew |
| Hindi |
| Hungarian |
| Italian |
| Japanese |
| Korean |
| Mennonimee |
| Mohawk |
| Odawa |
| Ojibwa |
| Ojicree |
| Oneida |
| Other |
| Other Native Language |
| Polish |
| Portuguese |
| Pottawatami |
| Punjabi |
| Russian |
| Seneca |
| Spanish |
| Tamil |
| Tuscarora |
| Ukrainian |
| Unknown |
| Vietnamese |
Context:
- Used in care to provide appropriate care delivery as required by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldridge_v._British_Columbia_(Attorney_General).
- To acquire informed consent (requires understanding).
- Used to monitor treatment service utilization for English, French and other language groups to determine and assess equitable access and or utilization based on proportion of these groups in district / region population.
- Use of interpreters and translation improve the quality and safety of care.
