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Rosamaria Alamo

Associate Teaching Professor

Dr. Alamo specializes in social work with children, youth, and families and integrated behavioral health.

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Rosamaria Alamo
Email:  ralamo@usc.edu
Phone:  +1 213.740.5832
Rank:  Clinical Field
Department:  Children, Youth and Families

Rosamaria Alamo

Associate Teaching Professor

Dr. Alamo specializes in social work with children, youth, and families and integrated behavioral health.

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Biography

Dr. Alamo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Pupil Personnel Services Credential. She has over 25 years of experience in social work serving children, youth and families in diverse settings to include schools, community based organizations, public child welfare and health care. Her career has focused on promoting the well-being, health, and mental health of vulnerable populations along with building the appropriate infrastructures that will support them. Dr. Alamo currently co-leads an innovative initiative that brings together law enforcement and social work professionals to create meaningful change in regards to how these two fields collaborate to support communities in need. She is the Region I Director for NASW CA-Chapter.

Education

University of Southern California

MA 2000

University of Southern California

BA 1995

Arizona State University: Doctor in Behavioral Health (DBH), 2020

Area of Expertise

  • Forensic Social Work
  • School Social Work
  • Individual and Family Counseling
  • Building Organizational and Human Capacity
  • Social Work
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Establishing Collaborations/Partnership between Social Work and Law Enforcement
  • Integrated Behavioral Health

Industry Experience

  • Research
  • Education/Learning

Affiliations

  • NASW
  • The Network for Social Work Management

Languages

  • Spanish