Alixandra Bleetstein, Lcsw, Mph Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Provide comprehensive care management to caseload of 12 ongoing clients through Medicaid's Health Home Program for children (ages 0-21 years). Provide service coordination to cases who are dually enrolled in the HHP as well as NYS Early Intervention. Enroll referred clients into the HHP.

New York, Ny

• Managed caseload of up to 6 care management cases, which included monthly face-to-face meetings, weekly phone calls, care coordination, and referrals to outside services• Provided extra ABA hours to children with diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder• Conducted weekly counseling sessions with 3 elementary school children under the supervision of an LCSW• Assisted during evaluations of young children presenting with symptoms of developmental delays and/or Autism to determine diagnoses and applicability for services under NYS Early Intervention program

Greater New York City Area

Screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment (SBIRT) implementation intern.• Assisted in the organization and facilitation of SBIRT trainings to NYCHHC staff• Created a preliminary organizational implementation plan for SBIRT use in adolescent health and school-based health centers through the collection, consolidation, and analyzation of qualitative data collected from NYCHHC staffUsed the information collected to inform my MPH capstone: "Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Implementation: A Formative Evaluation Proposal of NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation"

Brooklyn, Ny

Facilitated professional development workshops for disconnected youth; topics ranged from workplace readiness to health, resume, cover letter, job applications, and more. Provided trauma-informed crisis counseling and support to program participants. Offered post-program support to participants to assist with going back to school or finding meaningful employment.Columbia's MSW internship is 3 days/week, one day more than the requirement for CSWE accredited institutions.

Somerville, Nj

Served 1700 hours at Zufall Health Center. Individual project, STEP (Somerset Teens Education in Pregnancy), provided free prenatal education to pregnant teens aged 15-18 in high school. Certified Applications Counselor through the Affordable Care Act: assisted 82 individuals, enrolled 52 individuals in a Quality Health Plan. Conducted outreach to 522 individuals in the community, completed 40 hour Confidential Sexual Violence Advocate training for NJ. Completed Mental Health First Aid training. Completed Community Health Worker Certificate Program through Rutgers University

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Conducted research of individual state's Medicaid coverage for perinatal services. Evaluated pricing of Lamaze products and educational seminars in comparison to those of the competitors. Called and compiled database of contacts at Baby-Friendly Hospitals around the U.S. Contacted lapsed educators and encouraged them to re-certify. Compiled and analyzed yearly seminar data in order to disseminate outcomes to each specific educator on their programs.

New York, Ny

Created and disseminated educational outreach materials to enhance policy and knowledge related to the environmental health of children in our research cohort. Translated research to formats and wording that everyone can use and understand. Developed educational infographics based on research to be distributed for public consumption. Assisted with the design of a scientific study on hand washing and flame retardants. Managed and promoted the Center's social media platforms.

Greater New York City Area

Research liaison for Adolescent Healthcare. Collected data and contacted individuals to compile survey data on suicide prevention projects and adolescent healthcare services around the United States.Conducted ongoing snowball sampling via phone and email for a SAMHSA funded social network analysis survey of providers working with at-risk youth; maintained a SharePoint tracking system to monitor progress.Produced a mass mailing campaign including creation, mail merge and distribution; tracked and monitored client progress in Excel; designed info-graphics for a longitudinal research study; organized and distributed over 1,000 letters.

Conducted research for Dr. Sabrina McCormick to aid the development of TV/Documentary series pitches and creation. Research focused mainly on children's environmental health and climate deals between the world's largest nations.

Mph, Msw

MPH: Population & Family Health Department MSW: Advanced Clinical Practice

Bs Public Health, Public Health & Sociology