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Collaborating in the Field: Doubling Down on Education About the Co-Response Model
In one way or another, Sarah E. Abbott, PhD, Director of the Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health, has spent the majority of her career at the intersection of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis and the community at large. Her first exposure to work in America (after earning her BA at home, in England) came via recruitment by a nonprofit agency in central Massachusetts where Abbott spent several nights each week in a residential group home for individuals ages 18-25 with a mental health condition. While there, she witnessed first-hand the challenges associated when police responded to calls—which didn’t always go well.
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Leadership PsyD Student Travels to Kenya
Having the opportunity to travel to Kenya this summer was life changing to me in many ways. I had the chance to reconnect with my roots after nine years of being away as a refugee here in the US. It was refreshing to relive the way people live there, think and interact, and see the daunting challenges...
Ecuador Service Learning Program, Summer 2016In the Community
On Friday, July 15, 2016, a group of Latino Mental Health Program (LMHP) students and faculty traveled to Guayaquil, Ecuador for a 28-day summer immersion program.
Inspiring Exchange on Witnessing & Secondary Trauma with Earthquake First Responders in Ecuador
On 7/27/2016 I gave a conference on behalf of William James College at Universidad de Guayaquil in Ecuador on Witnessing and Secondary Trauma in Crises Response Work.
Haiti Service Learning Program - Summer 2016In the Community
On Saturday, July 16, 2016, a team of nine students and faculty from William James College traveled to Vallue (Petit-Goave), Haiti for a 10-day Service Learning and Cultural Immersion Experience. They provided training and conducted group workshops for educators, adolescents and young adults
Alumna Glavielinys A. Cruz receives Proclamation from the the city of Lawrence
We are proud to announce that our recent graduate, Glavielinys A. Cruz, from our Clinical Psychology PsyD program, received a Proclamation from the Honorable Dan Rivera, the mayor of the city of Lawrence. She is a Lawrence native and during her graduation party on 6/11/2016
OLP Alumni Spotlight: Vets Find Natural Bridge to Organizational Psychology
William James College has provided a welcoming bridge to veterans with its Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department. For these two individuals
Tomas Jonsson: The Impulse to Give Back
Tomas C. Jonsson, PsyD, Class of ’87, speaks of William James College as “a jewel of an institution.” He says he owes his success as a psychotherapist
PATHWAYS: Offering support, stability and the future students deserve
The importance of field education in the William James College student experience can't be overestimated-and neither can the impact of our students on the community.
William James College Honors Iron Mountain
for Pioneering Work in Supporting Veterans
Hope Fueled by Systemic Change
Our Alumni in the Criminal Justice System
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