The cultural mediator within public services: a new profession
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to raise the necessity of establishing cultural mediation in the public sector as a new profession linked to interpreting services. Therefore, we shall emphasise the role of the interpreter as a mediator in multicultural societies, as well as their intrinsic characteristics and needs. Furthermore, the situation of mediation in Spain will be presented and analysed, including examples of how mediation with immigrant population is dealt at the moment despite the lack of resources.
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