Luz Rivera, M.S., MaEd, B.C.E.T.S. received her Master in Education from the University of Phoenix, holds a Master in Science from Carlos Albizu University and works with Intellexi in the area of child intellectual and emotional development. She works with parental stress due to having children born with developmental delays. Luz is also a consultant.

Luz dedicates time to a program that works with pregnant adolescent and young mothers she works from a Biopsychosocial and Spiritual perspective. In this program, she works with stress do to learning about the pregnancy and young parent’s stress do to their age and new role as parents. She also serves as advocacy and intern at the House of Representatives, Puerto Rico Legislation, where she is currently promoting new legislation in behalf of adolescents’ access to health service and a new public policy that would give priority to prenatal care before criminal process. This change will lower the negative impact and stress on the adolescent parents.

Luz is currently a Clinical Psychology doctoral student who has conducted her supervised clinical practice in the Sexual Abuse Program and Domestic Violence Program. She has work with domestic violence victims since 1991 in Ecuador and Puerto Rico. She has received training in working with both populations. She has worked with sexual abuse victims since 2004.

Luz has received numerous awards; Collegiate All- American Award 2007, 2006 and 2004; Dean’s List, 2006/ 2007; Who’s Who Among Student in American College and Universities 2006, 2005 and 2003; Chancellor’s List 2005-2006, 2004- 2005; Psy D Distinguished Student, Academic Excellence, 2005; Master in Science, Clinical Psychology Distinguished Student, 2005; 1000 World Leader of Scientific Influence, 2000; Caguas Distinguished Youth, 1988 and Recognition by Puerto Rican Senate, 1988.