Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Post-Institute Presenter

Suicide & Risk Assessment

Estela Andujo, PhD   

Dr. Estela Andujo is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak- Peck, School of Social Work. She is a member of the USC Children Youth and Family Department where she teaches behavioral mental health theory and clinical practice courses. Dr. Andujo is a widely recognized expert and trainer on child and family psychotherapy and regularly speaks, coaches, and trains on topics related to clinical practice such as DSM 5, Clinical Supervision, LCSW Licensure, Law & Ethics, Gender & Gender Nonconforming Children and Trauma-informed Practices via the use of Sensory based techniques. She has expertise in integrating expressive arts and play therapy with children, adolescents and their families in clinical settings.

Dr. Andujo maintains a clinical affiliation with varied mental health facilities in Los Angeles county, having worked in a variety of capacities with children, adolescents and their families involved in the mental health system, as clinical therapist, clinical supervisor and clinical program director. Dr. Andujo’s clinical work and research has focused on mental health challenges and clinical practice with children, adolescents and their families.

As a Faculty Mentor, Dr. Andujo provides professional supervision for Social Work Students/Interns in their role as Navigators in the Multidisciplinary Stop Diabetes in its Tracks program in Pomona. In that capacity she participates as a member of the Navigation Task Force assisting with planning and coordination of the project.