Elena Stoycheva

Experience

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  Private client

  Aug 2000 - Dec 2005

  Child Care Provider

  -Incorporated play activities and games to provide psychological, cognitive and interpersonal development -Provided role model activities such as proper interpersonal, community and table manners -Encouraged emotional expression of children’s inner lives -Conducted adaptive behavioral functioning assessment and ensured that appropriate conduct standards were met

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  V&G Commerce LLC

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  Sales Representative

  -Used sophisticated verbal techniques for cognitive persuasion -Provided positive reframing scenarios for successful goal accomplishment -Systematically emphasized the interpersonal importance of positive perspectives and attitudes

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  Kids in Harmony Day School

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  Preschool Teacher

  -Developed appropriate developmental children’s lesson plans, according to NAEYC’s standards and the current trends in child development -Conducted early childhood cognitive intervention for assessment and development of letters, numbers, words, color and shape recognition -Provided role model activities such as mirroring daily life skills and basic foundations of proper interpersonal interactions -Introduced developmentally appropriate play for enhancing intellectual growth -Experienced cross-cultural interactions with children and families of different nationalities Show less

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  Triton College

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2014

  College Math Tutor and Instructor

  -Teach Intermediate Algebra and Geometry -Provide academic assistance to students with academic disadvantages -Develop tutorial strategies and supplemental materials tailored to learning students’needs - -Provide individualized emphatic and highly efficient assistance in problem solving tasks -Use different kinesthetic, visual, and verbal techniques to match student’s perceptual learning preferences -Work with a diverse student population Show less

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  Asian Human Services, Inc.

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

  Mental Health Counselor

  -Provide client intake and assessment services -Develop treatment and rehabilitation plans in cooperation with clients, including reviews and modifications every six months -Provide case management services, advocacy, linkage, support, consultation and follow-ups of these services -Perform crisis intervention including crisis assessment, counseling, referral, and follow-up services as needed -Make home visits and other field visits to clients -Intervene with collateral sources, agencies, bureaucracies, facilities and families on client’s behalf Show less

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  Home Instead Senior Care

  Dec 2017 - Dec 2021

  Client Care Manager

  -Take ownership of new clients and ensure all known information is appropriately stored in Clear Care Database (CC) client record -Conduct initial client introduction -Gather information from client, family and other members of the care team to create and maintain Service Plans in accordance with Agency policies -Conduct Supervisory and Assessment visits according to the Agency procedures -Use in-home time with client and caregivers to ensure all aspects of the Service Plan are being followed. While in the home take steps to: maintain a safe environment, monitor cash expenditures and associated documentation, promote client well-being trough caregiver education, collect and drop off necessary supplies and paperwork and generally ensure client expectations are being met -Serve as the primary inbound and outbound source of information for all matters related to the client including communication to client, family and associated caregivers Show less

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  RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE, LLC

  Mar 2022 - May 2023

  Hospice Social Worker

  -Identify the social, emotional, and economic needs of patients and families through a continuous assessment process -Participate in the development and revision of a plan of care focusing on those needs that can be met through social work skills - Implement the plan of care in accordance with objectives mutually established with the patient, family, physician, and other members of the interdisciplinary team -Provide individual and group counseling services or crisis intervention for patients and families to assist them in coping with their social, emotional, and economic needs -Evaluate the effectiveness of the social work plan of care and make revisions according to patient/family response and social work judgment - Consult and coordinate with other members of the interdisciplinary team regarding the social, psycho-social, emotional, and economic needs of the patient/family -Identify and utilize appropriate community resources and assess patient/family ability to access them Show less

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  Agents of Hope Training and Information Center

  Jul 2023 - Sept 2023

  Mental Health Counselor
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  WellBe Senior Medical

  Aug 2023 - now

  Medical Social Worker