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.