1. Press Release: November 20, 2015
Central Florida - Language Services Company Launches Professional Training
Clarivita Language Services in partnership with esteemed Federally Certified Court
Interpreter and Trainer, Maria Cecilia Marty-Martinez, launched the Elite Court
Interpreter Workshop series on November 20th in Tampa, Florida.
Students, who were both aspiring and experienced language interpreters representing
several languages including Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Japanese, had traveled
from throughout Florida and Georgia to attend the break-through workshop designed to
provide the most technique-focused court interpreter training experience available in a 1 -
day intensive course.
“I have taken other courses but never learned as much technique as I learned in the Elite
Court Interpreter Workshop… I feel this was Heaven sent.” Noemi C., Atlanta GA
Mara Cawthorn, Managing Director of Clarivita stated, “We’ve set out to provide the
most comprehensive, technique-focused interpreter training experience available … We
are very proud of what we have to offer to the Legal and Healthcare communities.”
Florida’s LEP (Limited English Proficiency) population continues to grow at a rapid
pace.
In April 2015 the State of Florida announced that by October 1st, 2015, the Florida State
Courts will require a CERTIFIED INTERPRETER in all legal procedures whenever
possible when an LEP plaintiff or defendant is involved.
These instances include any proceedings presided by a state court judge, general
magistrate, special magistrate, or hearing officer within the court system … As well as
depositions, mediations, arbitrations, examinations under oath, etc. and for which the
primary purpose is the communication or exchange of information related to a claim or
defense in or the settlement of a pending or impending court case.
“With only about 200 Certified Spanish Interpreters in the State of Florida there is a clear
need to bring more certified interpreters on board to serve our LEP residents and ensure
Due Process. However fewer than 30% of interpreter candidates actually pass the
State’s examination process”, said Cy Cawthorn, Clarivita’s Director of Business
Development & Operations.
Maria Cecilia Marty-Martinez stated, “I believe proper interpreting TECHNIQUE is the
most overlooked aspect of our profession. We ensure our students understand and apply
the level of excellence now expected in the Legal, Healthcare, and Corporate worlds.”

2. Clarivita Language Services plans to launch several more training courses in early 2016.
Transcription and Translation of Forensic Recordings will be offered to both enterprise
clients such as the FBI, as well as individual linguists.
Other courses, including Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting Techniques, will be
offered via live-classroom and online webinars. Most courses will provide continuing
education credits to Certified Interpreters.
Clarivita will also be launching training courses specifically for enterprise Healthcare
clients to train bilingual Staff on Medical Interpreting Techniques, Ethics and Protocol.
Mara Cawthorn, who is a Nationally Certified Healthcare Interpreter, stated, “Our
enterprise healthcare clients are very wise to the fact that being bilingual does NOT mean
one can interpret effectively between a doctor/provider and a patient. Proper
interpretation requires a high level of skill, focus and thorough training. Patient
satisfaction, re-admission rates, and liability risks can easily be negatively impacted when
an un-trained person acts as an interpreter.”
For more information about Clarivita’s language access solutions, including:
 Healthcare and Legal Interpreting Services
 Interpreter Training Courses
 Document Translation Services
 Voice-Over, Dubbing Services
… Can be found at www.clarivita.com, or by calling 407-205-9494.