Experience

RefugeeOne
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Adult Therapist

  • Jun 2023 - Present


The Marjorie Kovler Torture Treatment Center

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Social Work Intern - Survivors of Torture Program

  • Sep 2022 - May 2023

  - Provide individual psychotherapy and trauma-informed, culturally mindful interventions with a caseload of 10 clients who are survivors of political torture. - Assess client needs and collaborated with them to create an individual list of goals to be targeted during the intervention period. - Connect clients with different resources and referrals for their best overall care. - Assisted in conducting intakes for service eligibility. - Completed post-measure instruments to assess client satisfaction with support group for family program. Show less



Samos Volunteers

• Greece
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  - Provided clothing distributions for new arrivals at the community center’s Free Shop, ensuring clients had enough time to choose items upholding a sense of independence and dignity. - Organized the warehouse and planned for future clothing distributions ensuring enough stock for all people living in the refugee camp. - Conducted CV-making appointments to prepare refugees for the job searching process in the community in Greece. - Provided clothing distributions for new arrivals at the community center’s Free Shop, ensuring clients had enough time to choose items upholding a sense of independence and dignity. - Organized the warehouse and planned for future clothing distributions ensuring enough stock for all people living in the refugee camp. - Conducted CV-making appointments to prepare refugees for the job searching process in the community in Greece.



Heartland Alliance

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Refugee Case Management Intern

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  - Assisted refugees in problem-solving various issues while empowering them to handle things on their own and supporting their self-sufficiency. - Conducted home visits and new arrival intakes making sure refugees received a warm welcome, and had their basic needs met. - Effectively created files and managed documentation for clients. - Collaborated with team members in finding the best solutions for participants’ needs in a timely manner. - Assisted refugees in problem-solving various issues while empowering them to handle things on their own and supporting their self-sufficiency. - Conducted home visits and new arrival intakes making sure refugees received a warm welcome, and had their basic needs met. - Effectively created files and managed documentation for clients. - Collaborated with team members in finding the best solutions for participants’ needs in a timely manner.



Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Refugee Health Intern

  • Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  - Connected clients to local service providers in order to ease their resettlement period in the US. - Assisted case manager in maintenance of clients' case files. - Provided accompaniment for clients going to medical and state assistance appointments. - Collaborated in conducting orientations to prepare community members for accessing US health services. - Connected clients to local service providers in order to ease their resettlement period in the US. - Assisted case manager in maintenance of clients' case files. - Provided accompaniment for clients going to medical and state assistance appointments. - Collaborated in conducting orientations to prepare community members for accessing US health services.



New Sanctuary Coalition

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

  - Provided accompaniment for immigrants going to court hearings in New York City. - Enhanced communication skills with people from different backgrounds. - Collaborated with supervisors in finding the best methods to support immigrants in high-stress environments. - Provided accompaniment for immigrants going to court hearings in New York City. - Enhanced communication skills with people from different backgrounds. - Collaborated with supervisors in finding the best methods to support immigrants in high-stress environments.



One Happy Family

• Greece
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

  - Assisted in the daycare for children under the age of seven. - Attended weekly meetings proposing new projects for the center. - Researched and designed informational posters to be placed around the center's facilities. - Assisted in the daycare for children under the age of seven. - Attended weekly meetings proposing new projects for the center. - Researched and designed informational posters to be placed around the center's facilities.



Brooklyn International High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher's Assistant

  • Feb 2018 - Oct 2018

  - Volunteered as a teacher's assistant for immigrant adolescents with language barriers. - Mentored a student on a semester long creative project. - Collaborated in developing effective teaching, communication, and listening methods for second language English students. - Volunteered as a teacher's assistant for immigrant adolescents with language barriers. - Mentored a student on a semester long creative project. - Collaborated in developing effective teaching, communication, and listening methods for second language English students.