Programs and Support for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF)

Overview

Are you a service member, Veteran or connected? William James College would like to welcome you to the community!

We welcome all service members, Veterans, and their families who are interested in studying psychology to visit our campus and consider it for your graduate study. To connect with one of our students, don't hesitate to contact info@williamjames.edu for more information. William James College is a proud signatory of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Excellence.

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Military and Veterans Psychology (MVP®) Concentration

This concentration program trains mental health professionals to provide services to military service members, Veterans, and their families.

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Train Vets to Treat Vets®

The Train Vets to Treat Vets® (TVTV) is a community of care and connection, designed to ensure military-connected students thrive at William James College and go on to serve others with compassion, skill, and lived-experience-informed insight.

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Meet the SMVF Faculty and Staff

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Meet Dr. Jenny D'Olympia

Director, Train Vets to Treat Vets® Programs
Associate Professor, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department

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Yellow Ribbon Scholarship

Qualifying Veterans and family members will receive a matching Yellow Ribbon grant of up to $10,000 from William James College, which has been awarded unlimited student Yellow Ribbon spaces.

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Veteran Loan Programs

William James College is designated as an approved institution of Higher Learning (IHL) for Veterans Educational Benefits.

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Resources for Veterans

Find information on applying for benefits, admissions, forms required, important websites, detailed information on the chapters of the GI Bill®, Federal and State programs, Yellow Ribbon and other important information.

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Turning Research into Real-World Impact: Graduate Students Participate in a Qualitative Study of Army Veterans

In 2023, when Dr. Jenny D’Olympia, director of the Train Vets to Treat Vets (TVTV) program at William James College, was invited to join a project examining pathways into homelessness among United States Army Veterans, she jumped at the chance—not only to collaborate with prestigious researchers from across the country, but also to provide her students the chance to participate in making a real-world impact.

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