ELIANNA BERNSTEIN
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Experienced in working in a variety of settings, primarily with children, adolescents, and their families. Passionate about supporting clients as demonstrated by helping to provide resources, resolve interpersonal conflicts and facilitate effective communication. Flexible and highly self-motivated with a gentle personality and a can-do attitude.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wellness Coordinator
Jewtina Y Co.
01.2024 - Current
- Provide group and one-on-one support to a cohort of people who identify as both Latino/a/e and Jewish by facilitating conversations about dual identity and its impact on mental/emotional well-being
- Promote and advocate for wellness education throughout the organization
- Collaborate with the Director of Learning to create a Wellness Resource Guide that documents a wide range of resources for mental and emotional wellness through a Jewish and Latino/a/e lens
School Social Work Intern
Parkway School District
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Collaborated with other interns to compile a list of resources for a variety of services in the St. Louis area for Students in Transition (those with unstable/inconsistent housing) and their families
- Managed a case load of high school and elementary school students to enhance social/emotional well-being and organizational skills
- Researched best practices in suicide prevention to find a suitable suicide risk assessment for the district's middle and high schools.
Social Work Intern
Children's Defense Team, Missouri State Public Defender
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Gathered and assessed biopsychosocial information for youth on probation or in detention centers
- Provided parents and guardians of clients with resources relevant to youth in the criminal justice system; reached out to potential advocates who could provide positive testimony
- Wrote a five-page mitigation memo to avert the severity of a sentence for a young woman on drug/assault charges.
Undergraduate Admissions Team Member
Washington University
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Reviewed essays and extracurricular activity sections of undergraduate applications
- Made collaborative decisions with other team members about applicants' qualifications to move forward in the application process
- Approached applications holistically, with a focus on an individual's accomplishments in the context of their life circumstances.
Teaching Assistant/Co-teacher
Summit View West School of the Help Group
08.2018 - 06.2020
- Taught special education courses in elementary reading comprehension, a sixth and seventh grade math course and an elementary science course
- Intervened in and managed conflicts that arose between students on an as-needed basis
- Provided general academic assistance, clerical support and supervision in two special education elementary classrooms.
Program Assistant
Center for Talented Youth
06.2013 - 08.2018
- Assisted a lead teacher with classroom preparation, lesson planning, and teaching lessons in summer reading workshop courses and biology courses
- Took detailed, personalized notes on each student regarding academic progress and course material.
Teaching Assistant
Warner Avenue Elementary School
09.2016 - 06.2017
- Provided general assistance in a fifth-grade classroom, such as helping students stay on task and answering questions about classwork
- Tutored individuals and small groups to make the math curriculum more accessible for students struggling in math
- Completed clerical tasks such as grading, filing papers, and classroom decoration.
Education
MSW - Child Behavioral Health
Washington University
05.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Jewish Studies
UCLA
06.2018
Skills
- Building connections
- Conflict resolution
- Active listening
- Verbal and written communication
- Solution-oriented
- Attentive to detail
- Writing and editing
- Taking initiative
- Computer literacy
- Quick to learn new skills
Certification
Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Registration No: ASW120491
Volunteer Experience
Adult Literacy Program of Los Angeles Public Libraries, Los Angeles, 08/2018-07/2019,
- Taught skills to increase comfort in an English-language learner's conversational English skills,
- Helped my student improve her grammar by using a textbook and supplemental materials
Reading Partners, Los Angeles, 10/2018-06/2019
- Followed the Reading Partners literacy foundations curriculum to help a kindergartner from an underserved community achieve grade-level reading proficiency
- Read to the kindergartner and encouraged active participation in the reading experience, modeling enthusiasm and love of reading
UBELONG, Cusco, Peru, 08/2017-09/2017
- Led informal conversational English learning sessions for youth at a shelter for abused and trafficked teenage girls
- Participated in daily activities with the teenagers and fostered connections with them that promoted a healthy self-image
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Hebrew
Limited Working
Timeline
Wellness Coordinator
Jewtina Y Co.
01.2024 - Current
School Social Work Intern
Parkway School District
08.2022 - 05.2023
Social Work Intern
Children's Defense Team, Missouri State Public Defender
02.2022 - 07.2022
Undergraduate Admissions Team Member
Washington University
10.2021 - 02.2022
Teaching Assistant/Co-teacher
Summit View West School of the Help Group
08.2018 - 06.2020
Teaching Assistant
Warner Avenue Elementary School
09.2016 - 06.2017
Program Assistant
Center for Talented Youth
06.2013 - 08.2018
MSW - Child Behavioral Health
Washington University
Bachelor of Arts - Jewish Studies
UCLA
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