Olesya Kvasov
MSW
Freehold,NJ
Summary
Friendly Social Worker committed to providing services to strengthen home, school and community partnerships. Accomplished at resolving conflict and encouraging positive relationships. Bilingual with fluency in Russian and English to effectively communicate with multicultural clients.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Clinical Social Work Intern
Person Centered Care Services
Staten Island, New York
09.2021 - Current
- Therapeutic intervention for people with developmental disabilities
- Group facilitating
- Run individual sessions with research based social and emotional practices
- Visited individuals in homes and attended group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements and procedures.
- Developed treatments and casework programs for average of 6 patients per month.
- Attended over 50 hours of meetings, conferences and training courses to advance professional knowledge of social work.
Clinical Social Work Intern
Police Athletic League
Staten Island, NY
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Facilitate workshops and other learning opportunities for students (K - %)
- Unwavering commitment to our students and their success
- Run individual and group counseling sessions with research based social and emotional practices
- Offered community resource guidance to clients to meet family needs for assistance.
Emerging Leaders Program
College Of Staten Island, City University Of New York
Staten Island, NY
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Set clear objectives and held teams accountable to high-performance expectations.
- Collaboration with Staten Island community
- Participated in community outreach
Undergraduate Researcher
Staten Island Legal Services
Staten Island, NY
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Needs assessment for Immigrant groups on Staten Island
- Participated in regular meetings to discuss aspects of research and experiments.
- Cooperated with others in team-based environment to identify points from data analysis.
- Conducted research for proposals and assessed potential impact on constituents.
- Attended meetings and presentations to learn more details about immigrants in Staten Island.
Social Media Intern
Staten Island Children's Museum CUNY Cultural Corp
Staten Island, NY
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Responded to comments, posts and questions from various channels.
- Assisted team with various marketing projects that would engage new leads and potential customers.
- Connected with influencers to increase reach of company posts.
- Tracked social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas for campaigns.
Social Media Intern
CUNY Cultural Corps, Museum Of Maritime Navigation
Staten Island, NY
09.2018 - 01.2019
- Tracked social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas for campaigns.
- Conducted daily updates to social media profiles to boost company online presence.
- Analyzed trends in social media posts and followers to maximize views.
- Responded to comments, posts and questions from various channels.Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting
- Created informative and entertaining posts for client's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages
Assistant of Patient Navigator
NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene PCIP
Staten Island, NY
09.2015 - 06.2016
- Assistant of patient navigator
- Worked with patients explaining procedures
- Worked with databases
- Scheduled patient appointments
- Assisted patients in understanding individual rights and responsibilities in regards to care, coverage and payment.
- Educated patients on insurance and healthcare plans.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting
Volunteer
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Assist in general office duties, including filing documents, delivering interoffice
- Act as liaison between patients, family members and visitors
- Answer bell calls
- Assist with patients set up and distribution of meals, beverages and snacks.
- Freed full-time employees up for more critical work by completing clerical tasks and office work.
- Provided immediate responses to questions from visitors.
- Supported staff with clerical work and other office tasks
- Helped with office tasks, taking messages, scanning documents and answering phone inquiries
Education
Master of Social Work - Social Work
The City University of New York, College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY 09.2019 - 05.2022
Bachelor in Sociology And Anthropology. -
CUNY, College of Staten Island
Saten Island 01.2014 - 05.2019
Minor in Political Science
CUNY, College of Staten Island
01.2014 - 05.2019
Skills
Grief support
Medicaid knowledge
Patient rights
Relationship building
Referrals and networking
Case management
Community resource knowledge
Play therapy
Additional Information
- AWARDS Civic Leadership Award/Office of Student Life/College of Staten Island
- HONORS Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
- CERTIFICATES CPR/ SKIP - R
Timeline
Clinical Social Work Intern
Person Centered Care Services
09.2021 - Current
Clinical Social Work Intern
Police Athletic League
09.2019 - 06.2020
Master of Social Work - Social Work
The City University of New York, College of Staten Island
09.2019 - 05.2022
Undergraduate Researcher
Staten Island Legal Services
02.2019 - 05.2019
Social Media Intern
Staten Island Children's Museum CUNY Cultural Corp
01.2019 - 05.2019
Emerging Leaders Program
College Of Staten Island, City University Of New York
09.2018 - 05.2019
Social Media Intern
CUNY Cultural Corps, Museum Of Maritime Navigation
09.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant of Patient Navigator
NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene PCIP
09.2015 - 06.2016
Volunteer
Staten Island University Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2015
Bachelor in Sociology And Anthropology. -
CUNY, College of Staten Island
01.2014 - 05.2019
Minor in Political Science
CUNY, College of Staten Island
01.2014 - 05.2019