State of Illinois Names Elizabeth Colon “Trailblazer”
October 14, 2013
In the past decade, Latino business ownership in the United States has doubled to 3.2 million companies. According to Hispanic Business, Illinois is home to 26 of the top 500 Latino-owned companies in the country, behind only Florida, Texas and California. These top Illinois businesses earned nearly $1 billion in revenue in 2012 and employed over 5,000 Illinoisans. The Governor of the State of…
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Metaphrasis Receives National Certification as Women’s Business Enterprise
July 15, 2013
Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions, LLC (Metaphrasis), a leading language services company, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Development Center – Chicago Certification Committee, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC’s national standard of certification,…
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Metaphrasis Expands Medical Interpreter Training Program
June 24, 2013
Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions, LLC (Metaphrasis), a leading Illinois-based language services company, is pleased to announce the availability of its Medical Interpreter Training Program to Southern Illinois communities. The company is now providing expertise and educational resources in the area of medical interpreter training to enhance quality standards in the interpreter…
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Attend Ethical Decision-Making for Medical Interpreting Professionals
June 5, 2013
Please join Metaphrasis and speaker, Sasha F. Carrillo, CHI, CMI, Metaphrasis’ Manager of Training Programs, Board Director of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC), and newly inducted board member of the Midwest Association of Translators and Interpreters (MATI), on Wednesday, June 19th, for an interactive and informative professional development event on ethical…
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World Day for Cultural Diversity
May 9, 2013
May 21st, 2013 marks the 11th anniversary of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. In 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity in wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks. One year later, The General Assembly of the United Nations declared May 21st World Day for…
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Amended CLAS Standards and Blueprint Now Available
May 9, 2013
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently introduced the new and amended National CLAS Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care. The National CLAS Standards are "intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities..." The standards create an effective outline which helps organizations…
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Professional Development: The ABC’s of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders
April 11, 2013
Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions, LLC. is pleased to announce our upcoming professional development events on mental health, presented by Allyse Sturdivant, Ph.D. The goal of these workshops is to provide you with an in-depth overview of mental health issues that are commonly seen in various healthcare, community and educational settings. Whether you work or volunteer in healthcare,…
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Mental Health Professional Development Mini-Series Starting March 27
March 22, 2013
Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions, LLC. is excited to announce our upcoming professional development event - a three part mini-series on Mental Health, presented by Allyse Sturdivant, Ph.D. The goal of this series of workshops is to provide you with an in-depth overview of mental health issues that are commonly seen in various healthcare, community and educational settings. Whether you…
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New Service: Healthcare Interpreter Staffing
February 25, 2013
Metaphrasis is pleased to announce the launch of its newest offering, Healthcare Interpreter Staffing. Geared specifically to address the needs of healthcare organizations, this new service helps make improvements and address scalability for those using either an internal interpreting program or who outsource to a language service provider. More than 100 interpreters are available to provide…
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December 2012 Newsletter
February 13, 2013
The holidays are upon us! As company President, I would like to take this time to send our sincere thanks to our clients and friends for their loyalty and goodwill throughout the year. We would like to wish you all a joyous holiday season and a New Year filled with peace and happiness.
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