Elena Latinsky-Ortiz
Hoboken,NJ
Summary
Dynamic and Empathetic Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) skilled in providing support and resources to enhance patient well-being and resilience in high-acuity populations. Proven ability to provide crisis counseling, perform comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, supply individualized treatment plans and collaborate in interdisciplinary teams.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Social Worker
NYC Health + Hospitals- Elmhurst
Queens, NY
11.2025 - Current
- Provide counseling and support to approximately 15 patients at a time addressing anxiety, depression, trauma responses, and adjustment to diagnoses
- Perform comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments in order to create treatment plans for patients that align with their goals
- Participate in interdisciplinary meetings to coordinate holistic care
- Generate detailed documentation within a timely manner
Matching Grant Intern
International Rescue Committee, IRC
New York, NY
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Supported the Matching Grant team within the International Rescue Committee’s Refugee and Asylee Integration sector to deliver housing, cash assistance, and related services in order to help clients achieve economic self-sufficiency
- Supported local offices within the U.S. in using the Matching Grant program as effectively as possible in order to support newly arrived refugees and other vulnerable populations
- Conducted various administrative tasks related to funding proposals, semiannual and annual reports, trainings and the analysis of vital data and metrics
Social Work Intern
Community Health Academy of the Heights High School
New York, NY
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Provided weekly therapy and counseling for approximately 10 students to support their overall well-being while also providing resources related to housing, food, academic support, and more to students
- Documented meetings, scheduled appointments, and facilitated social support groups within the high school to ensure the betterment of the mental health of students and overall well-being
- Worked closely with administration and staff to implement policies that ensure the development of students
Neurobehavioral Outpatient Unit Psychology Intern
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Administered Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to a full caseload of children with severe symptoms of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and other disabilities and mental illnesses in order to help decrease symptoms and improve their quality of life
- Discussed treatment, care and behavioral implementations with families
- Recorded data, graphed and tracked behaviors, as well as compiled data in order to create the best treatment plan possible for patients
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
Columbia School of Social Work
New York, NY05-2024
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD05-2022
Skills
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans
- Crisis assessment and safety planning
- Suicide risk assessment
- Short-term and long-term therapy planning
- Experience treating anxiety, depression, and adjustment to life stressors
- Grief and loss counseling
- Chronic illness adjustment and health-related anxiety
- Working with high-acuity and vulnerable populations
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
Certification
LMSW- Licensed Master Social Worker
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Medical Social Worker
NYC Health + Hospitals- Elmhurst
11.2025 - Current
Matching Grant Intern
International Rescue Committee, IRC
09.2023 - 05.2024
Social Work Intern
Community Health Academy of the Heights High School
09.2022 - 05.2023
Neurobehavioral Outpatient Unit Psychology Intern
Kennedy Krieger Institute
09.2021 - 05.2022
Master of Science - Social Work
Columbia School of Social Work
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Loyola University Maryland