## About

Carmen Rosa Noroña, MSEd, LICSW, IECMH-E®, is a licensed independent clinical social worker specializing in infant and early childhood mental health in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Additionally, she is Principal Investigator of BMC’s [Center of ...  Excellence in Immigrant Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health](/node/176669) and Child Trauma Clinical Services and Training Lead for BMC’s [Child Witness to Violence Project](/node/177737).

Originally from Ecuador, Ms. Noroña obtained her licensure in clinical psychology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito. She then earned a master’s degree in Early Intervention from Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by a master’s in clinical social work from the Boston University School of Social Work.

Ms. Noroña is an endorsed Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH-E®) clinical mentor with extensive clinical experience with traumatized children aged from birth to 5 years. She serves as supervisor, consultant, and trainer and is an endorsed Child–Parent Psychotherapy National Trainer and DC:0–5 expert faculty. She codeveloped BMC’s Diversity-Informed Tenets Initiative and its Family Preparedness Plan. Her work bridges practice, research, and advocacy for equity and culturally responsive care.

Ms. Noroña is bilingual with proficiency in English and Spanish.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Pediatric Specialty Care](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care), [Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care/developmental-behavioral-pediatrics), [Child Witness to Violence Project](/departments/child-witness-violence-project)
- ### Specialties
    
    Infant and early childhood mental health; child trauma; immigration trauma; perinatal mental health
- ### Languages
    
    Spanish
- ### Pronouns
    
    She/Her
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.6382](tel:617.414.6382)
- ### Primary Location
    
    Boston Medical Center  
    [1 Boston Medical Center Pl  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=1+Boston+Medical+Center+Pl%0D%0ABoston%2C+MA+02118)
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- ### Administrative Title
    
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
    
    [View LinkedIn profile »](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-rosa-noro%C3%B1a-licsw-ms-ed-iecmh-e-604bbb38/)
- ### Education
    
    Licentiate degree (Clinical Psychology), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, 1980
    
    MSEd (Early Intervention), Wheelock College, Boston, MA, 1992
    
    MSW (Clinical/Medical Social Work), Boston University, Boston, MA, 2012
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
    
    Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement (IECMH-E®), Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health
- ### Research Interests
    
    Two-generation interventions to address trauma; implementation of evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments with young children in real-world scenarios; immigration trauma and its impact on young children, their families, and providers; diversity-informed reflective supervision and the prevention of workforce secondary traumatic stress
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

  [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Carmen.Norona)