| Rosa D. Alvayero is a second year master student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is a MSW fellow for the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Program at the University. Rosa came to the United States from El Salvador by herself as a teenager and work extremely hard to complete her secondary education before attending Montgomery College, Trinity College, and the University of Maryland. Rosa graduated from University of Maryland with a major in Psychology and a certificate in Women Studies. Rosa’s desire to continue her education comes from her commitment and desire to helping others, especially immigrant children who have suffered the trauma of war, poverty, and who have had their families uprooted; who are adjusting to their new homes in the United States; who struggle with a new language, with learning disabilities, and health problems. Rosa has 3 years of experience in the field in a number of settings, including work in case management in a mental health clinic, and in domestic violence support center. Rosa also worked as a youth activities coordinator in Langley Park, Maryland, and in a pregnancy aid center as a case manager. Rosa’s did missionary work in Peru working with children with HIV, and in El Salvador assisting with earthquake victims. Rosa has worked with at risk-youth in a non-profit organization in Hyattsville, providing youth and their families with intense case management, crisis intervention, development and implementation of prevention programs. Rosa’s areas of interest include diverse immigrant populations, especially families and children, victims of domestic violence, and people suffering with HIV and AIDS. In the future, Rosa hopes to work to promote health care access for low income families and children. Moreover, Rosa desires to work to promote and impact policies to create a world not divided against immigrant populations, but united in the effort to overcome the factors that forces people to leave their homelands and to foster a welcoming atmosphere in favor of displaced families and children in the United States as well as in the world. top . |
