Aillen Aponte is a bilingual licensed social worker with over 10 years of experience working with youth and families. She currently works as a bilingual clinician providing therapy and assessments to youth ages 3-17. Previously she has held positions as a youth programs coordinator, disability youth advocate, and intern roles focused on case management, advocacy, and community outreach for individuals with disabilities. She has a Master of Social Work degree from Hunter College and is licensed in New York State.

1. Aillen Aponte, L.M.S.W. aillen.aponte@gmail.com
260 Audubon Avenue, Apt. 11B, New York, NY 10033 Mobile: (917) 392-0940, Home: (212) 795-0566
BI-LINGUAL ~ LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER
SKILLS SUMMARY:
Intakes Outreach Community Referrals Disability
Services
Assessments Case Management Benefits Advisement Interventions
Advocacy Group Facilitation Fluent in Spanish Client
Education
EDUCATION:
2006-2008 Hunter College, School of Social Work, New York, NY
Master of Social Work
LICENSE: N.Y.S. Licensed Master Social Worker, License No: 078243
EXPERIENCE:
8/14-Present Cayuga Centers for Children New
York, NY
Bilingual Clinician
• Provide individual therapy to program youth and group sessions with youth ages
3-17 years
• Administer required behavioral and mental health assessments
• Must be available to provide therapy on weekends and evenings
• Participate in 24-hour on-call phone availability for program youth and foster
parents
• Attend weekly clinical team meetings
• Provide record keeping and documentation for all clinical activities (case
documentation)
• Adhere to strict time sensitive federal record keeping guidelines
2/12 - 6/14 Centers for the Independence of the Disabled (CIDNY) New York, NY
Youth Programs Coordinator
• Oversaw workshops in Queens’s high schools, for youths with disabilities
ages 14-26 on topics of work readiness skills and transition information
from high school to post secondary life.
• Developed, coordinated, and provided parent workshops on education,
advocacy and independent living skills.
• Participated in community outreach activities and build relationships with
various Queens’s schools and community based programs.
• Worked with the Director of Advocacy on individual advocacy cases
related to Individualized Educational Program (IEP)/educational rights,
disability rights laws and guardianship.
• Ensured consistent reporting and documentation standards in program
database, and maintain full compliance with projects and grant deliverables.

2. 9/10-1/12 Harlem Independent Living Center New York, NY
Disability Youth Community Outreach Advocate (4/11-1/12)
• Planned, coordinated and implemented youth development programs for the
Northern Manhattan area with emphasis on the transitioning high school/College
entry-level student.
• Prepared and ran youth development activities, as well as prepared materials to
create positive publicity and enlist public support through media.
• Assisted youth to develop life management and personal development skills.
• Worked closely with parents, volunteers and community leaders.
Housing - Benefits Planning Advocate (9/10-4/11)
• Provided housing and entitlement counseling, resource information, referral and
advocacy for consumers according to Federal, State and Local laws.
• Assisted with housing and entitlement application completion.
• Worked with staff and advocacy groups on housing, systems and community.
• Represented the organization in the community on all disability related issues.
9/07-5/08 The Center for Independence of the Disabled (CIDNY) New York, NY
Assistant to Transition Coordinator Intern
• Counselor and advocate for students with disabilities ages 14 – 21.
• Provided program outreach to schools and community organizations.
Assistant to Intake Specialist Intern
• Conducted intake interviews; Case managed for individuals with multiple
disabilities.
9/06-5/07 Lavelle School for the Blind Bronx, NY
Assistant to Intake Social Worker Intern
• Case manager and advocate for 24 students, ages (3 to 21) with visual
Impairments and multiple disabilities (mental retardation and developmental
Disabilities).
• Provided clinical assessment, intervention and individual counseling.
• Co-created and co-facilitated support groups for female adolescent students.
• Co-facilitated parent groups, conducted field visit for TBI consumer.
9/05-5/06 Cerebral Palsy Association of New York State New York, NY
Assistant to Volunteer Services Coordinator Intern
• Conducted volunteer outreach and participation over telephone.
• Read to consumers with traumatic brain injury in their homes.
• Developed and conducted presentations about sensitivity towards the disabled.
9/02-5/03 Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service Brooklyn, NY
Assistant to Work Readiness Program Coordinator Intern
• Provided vocational counseling for individuals with disabilities
• Conducted intakes, made follow-up phone calls for consumers and staff.
TRAININGS: Professional Development Courses (non-inclusive sample):
2008-2009 “Child Abuse and Discipline: Working with Culturally Diverse Families”

3. “Sexual Healing: Helping Individuals and Couples with Sexual Concerns”
“Professional Recordkeeping and Charting: How to Document the Good Work We
Do”