social worker

MARINA PLAGOVA

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Los Angeles, CA 90004

home tel. (323) 466 - 7255

cell. (323) 428 - 0412

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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position of SOCIAL SERVICES WORKER, where I can apply my knowledge, skills, and experience gained abroad and in the Unites States.

SUMMARY: Extensive knowledge of working with ill patients, elderly care, minors. Strongly developed abilities in providing crisis prevention and intervention services to colleagues and other agency staff. High competence in building effective both client and co-worker relationship. Professional, mature, capable to handle confidential information and demanding clients. Dedicated, flexible and willing to perform above and beyond the call of duty.

HIGHLIGHTS

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QUALIFICATIONS: - Perfect communication and interpersonal skills;

- Verbal and written English (Russian, Ukrainian);

- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a new professional environment;

- Organized, resourceful, efficient, diligent, reliable, hardworking, dependable

- Highly motivated and goal oriented

- Associate Clinical Social Worker, registration ASW 25844

- Master’s degree in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

EXPERIENCE:

2006 - 2010 - Silver Wisdom ADHC, Los Angeles, CA

Social Worker

Duties: Interviewing and screening participants, individual counseling, preparation of individual plan of care, re-assessment of participant, home assessment, social support groups, province full documentation for all services on that day including quarterly progress in each participant record.

2004 - 2006 Olympic ADHC, Los Angeles, CA

Social Worker

Duties: work with elderly patients, initial of participants, home assessment, preparation and developing of individual plan of care, support social group, re-assessment of participant, provide one-on-one sessions, consultations for mentally impaired patients.

2003 - 2004 Quality Time ADHC, Los Angeles, CA

Social Worker

Duties: work with psychiatric participants, initial assessment, re-assessment of home environment, preparation of individual plan of care, discharge planning, support social group, multi-disciplinary team meetings, develop and provide one-on-one counseling sessions for admitted participants.

2001 - 2003 Sunbrige Rehabilitation Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Social Worker Assistant

Duties: work with elderly patients, interview and screening to determine general appropriateness for full assessment process under SW supervision; assist SW to develop and provide treatment for admitted patients, multi-disciplinary team meetings arrangements, discharge planning.

1999 - 2001 Specialty Laboratories, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Department of Molecular Biology

Duties: DNA, RNA and protein extraction, cell culture, lab management, tutoring.

1996 - 1998 Rossmore Senior Citizen Home, Los Angeles, CA

Social Worker Assistant

Duties: supporting recreational programs, including leading or assisting with group activities under SW supervision; treatment planning for geriatric clients, leading or assisting with SW support group; responsible for keeping clients health records and documenting provision of basic services.

EDUCATION:

2003 - 2007 City of Dubna, Moscow Area State Education Establishment of Higher and Professional Education "Dubna International University for Nature, Society and Man"

Specialty - "Social Worker"

1986 - 1991 Moscow Institute of Natural Economy named after G.V.

Plekhanov

Qualification: Sociologist

1980 - 1984 Kiev Municipal Pedagogic College No. 1, Kiev, Ukraine

Qualification: Teacher of Elementary School

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