Mariela Abreu

Experience

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  Riverdale Neighborhood House

  Oct 2010 - Aug 2011

  Planned and followed schedules schedules for daily activities and trips. Documented progress in camper's behavior to team members and supervisors. Helped children with behavioral and social disabilities complete their homework. Guided Autistic students with daily routines. Promoted acceptance within regular education students and students with disabilities.

  • Camp Counselor

    Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  • After School Counselor

    Oct 2010 - Jun 2011
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  Public School 369 Young Leaders Elementary School

  Jan 2011 - May 2012

  Social Work Intern

  Interviewed and facilitated individual counseling services for children with emotional and behavioral problems. Designed and recorded short to long term goals for assigned cases based on their capabilities and needs. Provided teachers with assistance and created new activities for students. Consulted with school social worker, parents, and teachers to determine treatment plans for students. Encouraged and taught self-help skills.

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  VNS Health

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2012

  Visiting Nurse

  Strengthened reputation and credibility through everything from accompaniment of clients from the school bus to doctors appointments. Demonstrated outstanding work ethic and personality with patients. Executed innovative means of building trust with clients by assisting them with daily living activities such as bathing and eating. Invested time with clients helping out with all activities that required motor coordination. Built strong relationships to ensure each patient had the same positive nursing care experience. Show less

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  Kids Fun Plaza

  Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

  Operations Manager

  Managed and schedules meetings for CEO. Remained in constant communication with clients via e-mails. Assisted with the billing process, reconciliation of statements, invoices and purchased orders. Organized the details of special events, travel arrangements. Managed the Kids Fun Plaza blog and gathered/reported blog analytics. Tested site content and provided feedback for developers and teachers. Recorded Spanish content for E-books and uploaded onto the site.

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  Vanderheyden Hall

  Jul 2015 - Nov 2016

  Family Service Worker
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  All Language Translations

  Jul 2016 - Sept 2018

  All Language Translations

  Provided virtual interpretations for clients with disabilities when meeting with their lawyer and a judge to enhance communication and provide accessible legal services. Provided in-person interpretation services for families and clinicians in a therapeutic setting, as well as a medical setting. In school settings, interpretation services were provided during yearly IEP case meetings.

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  MAMI Interpreters

  Jul 2016 - Feb 2018

  Spanish Interpreter

  Translate procedural information to facilitate understanding between doctors, patients among other service professionals. Rendered correct concepts/meanings between source and target languages conveying clarity, tone, and style from one language into another.Provide cultural information to healthcare providers in order to ensure appropriate provision of health services.

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  Kids Express Maplewood

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

  Teacher’s Assistant
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  Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth

  Aug 2021 - now

  Behavioral Health Clinician