Adriana Molina
CA-CIFECMH Endorsed Infant-Family & Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist & Reflective Practice Facilitator II
About
Adriana has spent over 20 years working with at risk children and families coping with everything from living with AIDS, Extreme Poverty, Domestic Violence, Gang Culture and Child Abuse and Neglect. Ms. Molina is a CA-CIFECMH Endorsed Infant-Family & Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist & Reflective Practice Facilitator II and is currently the Co-Chair for the NCTSN Community Violence Group and the Chief Program Officer at Allies for Every Child in Los Angeles. Her focus in recent years has been to educate the community and stakeholders about Early Childhood Mental Health and strengthening System of Care communities serving children 0-5 and their families.
A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an adoptive parent, she has been described as a clinician by training, a social worker by trade and a community advocate in practice. In addition to being an active Individual Affiliate, Ms. Molina has been on the advisory group for Sesame Street in Communities to develop resources to support families and young children in Foster Care. She provides training and consultation on topics related to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Supporting Young Children and Youth with Transitions, Cooperative Partnerships with Child Welfare, Leadership, Community Violence and Community Collaboration as well as prevention and early intervention strategies for Secondary Traumatic Stress and Trauma and Developmentally Informed Services.
Adriana ha pasado más de 20 años trabajando con niños en riesgo y familias que se enfrentan a todo, desde vivir con SIDA, pobreza extrema, violencia doméstica, cultura de pandillas y abuso y negligencia infantil. La Sra. Molina es especialista en salud mental infantil, familiar y de la primera infancia y directora de programas de Allies for Every Child en Los Ángeles. Su enfoque en los últimos años ha sido educar a la comunidad y las partes interesadas sobre la salud mental de la primera infancia y fortalecer las comunidades del Sistema de atención que atienden a niños de 0 a 5 años y sus familias.
Terapeuta Matrimonial y Familiar licenciada y madre adoptiva, ha sido descrita como terapeuta por educación, trabajadora social de oficio y representante comunitaria en la práctica. La Sra. Molina ha estado en el grupo asesor de Sesame Street in Communities para desarrollar recursos para apoyar a familias y niños pequeños en hogares de crianza. Brinda capacitación y consulta sobre temas relacionados con la salud mental infantil y de la primera infancia, el apoyo a niños pequeños y jóvenes con transiciones, colaboraciones con bienestar infantil, liderazgo, violencia comunitaria y colaboración comunitaria, así como estrategias de prevención e intervención temprana para el estrés traumático secundario y servicios informados sobre trauma y desarrollo.
Adriana has spent over 20 years working with at risk children and families coping with everything from living with AIDS, Extreme Poverty, Domestic Violence, Gang Culture and Child Abuse and Neglect. Ms. Molina is a CA-CIFECMH Endorsed Infant-Family & Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist & Reflective Practice Facilitator II and is currently the Co-Chair for the NCTSN Community Violence Group and the Chief Program Officer at Allies for Every Child in Los Angeles. Her focus in recent years has been to educate the community and stakeholders about Early Childhood Mental Health and strengthening System of Care communities serving children 0-5 and their families.
A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an adoptive parent, she has been described as a clinician by training, a social worker by trade and a community advocate in practice. In addition to being an active Individual Affiliate, Ms. Molina has been on the advisory group for Sesame Street in Communities to develop resources to support families and young children in Foster Care. She provides training and consultation on topics related to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Supporting Young Children and Youth with Transitions, Cooperative Partnerships with Child Welfare, Leadership, Community Violence and Community Collaboration as well as prevention and early intervention strategies for Secondary Traumatic Stress and Trauma and Developmentally Informed Services.
Adriana ha pasado más de 20 años trabajando con niños en riesgo y familias que se enfrentan a todo, desde vivir con SIDA, pobreza extrema, violencia doméstica, cultura de pandillas y abuso y negligencia infantil. La Sra. Molina es especialista en salud mental infantil, familiar y de la primera infancia y directora de programas de Allies for Every Child en Los Ángeles. Su enfoque en los últimos años ha sido educar a la comunidad y las partes interesadas sobre la salud mental de la primera infancia y fortalecer las comunidades del Sistema de atención que atienden a niños de 0 a 5 años y sus familias.
Terapeuta Matrimonial y Familiar licenciada y madre adoptiva, ha sido descrita como terapeuta por educación, trabajadora social de oficio y representante comunitaria en la práctica. La Sra. Molina ha estado en el grupo asesor de Sesame Street in Communities para desarrollar recursos para apoyar a familias y niños pequeños en hogares de crianza. Brinda capacitación y consulta sobre temas relacionados con la salud mental infantil y de la primera infancia, el apoyo a niños pequeños y jóvenes con transiciones, colaboraciones con bienestar infantil, liderazgo, violencia comunitaria y colaboración comunitaria, así como estrategias de prevención e intervención temprana para el estrés traumático secundario y servicios informados sobre trauma y desarrollo.