Elizabeth Apazeller

Experience

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  Home Helpers Home Care

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2012

  Caregiver

  • Performed non-medical caregiving services in private homes• Enriched the lives of clients through meaningful connections and community engagement• Assisted in the training of new staff through mentorship

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  Hattie Larlham

  Feb 2012 - Jun 2020

  • Assisted students with a successful transition from school to work through vocational counseling• Specialized in guidance on topics such as self-advocacy, post-secondary opportunities, job exploration, work-based learning, and workplace readiness training• Created and adapted lesson plans according to students’ needs, including both individual and group work • Organized person-centered career assessments• Developed work experience sites in consumers’ areas of interest• Helped teams explore the best possible options for community employment and/or involvement • Wrote comprehensive overviews on how working affects benefits and how incentives could be utilized to maximize earnings• Resolved issues with benefits• Educated clients, families, providers, and various groups on benefits planning and what to expect • Monitored an annual budget of $750,000+ for services delivered in partnership with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities• Generated and processed authorizations for rehabilitation services• Tracked performance outcome statistics to gauge program efficacy • Conducted community-based assessments• Prepared job seekers for employment by refining their soft skills through work adjustment training• Acted as a substitute job coach for vocational training programs

  • Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Instructor

    Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Discovery Coordinator

    Mar 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Benefits Analyst

    Jul 2016 - Jun 2020

  • Vocational Rehabilitation Caseload Assistant

    Oct 2012 - Jul 2016

  • Assessment Specialist

    Feb 2012 - Sept 2012
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  Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board

  Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

  Service and Support Administrator (SSA)

  • Served as the point of contact in coordinating services for individuals to ensure health, safety, and welfare needs were met• Drafted and oversaw the implementation of person-centered plans (ISP) that promoted self-determination and community inclusion• Provided crisis assistance whenever there was an allegation of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and/or misappropriation

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  Self-employed

  Nov 2023 - now

  Certified Rehabilitation Counselor/Work Incentive Practitioner