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The Flutie Foundation Partners with William James College For Their Annual Law Enforcement and Autism Co-Response Training Program

The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism (Flutie Foundation), a leading non-profit in the autism community, is partnering with the William James College Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health to host a Law Enforcement & Autism Co-Response Collaboration on Friday, May 2nd from 9:00am-3:00pm.

William James College Celebrates 50th Anniversary By Honoring Respected Mental Health Advocates During Mental Health Awareness Month

The Honorable Margot Botsford, Entrepreneur Paul English, and the Ruderman Family Foundation to Receive the College’s Mental Health Humanitarian Award on May 8th. William James College, an independent, non-profit institution and a leader in educating the next generation of behavioral health professionals,...

Ideas Change Everything: Members of the OLP Department Take to the TEDx Stage

After more than six months of collaboration and careful planning, seven speakers with ties to the Organizational and Leadership Psychology (OLP) Department took to the stage on Saturday, March 29 for the inaugural TEDxWilliam James College event—one aimed at inspiring others to rise, to challenge,...

A STEP in the Right Direction: Center for Workforce Development Launches Skills Training for Equitable Pathways in Behavioral Health Program

Last fall, the Center for Workforce Development made huge strides in building linguistic and cultural capacity in the behavioral health paraprofessional workforce upon the launch of its Skills Training for Equitable Pathways (STEP) in Behavioral Health program in late September. The goal—to build...

Mentorship for the Win: Professional Connections Take Root in the Center for Workplace Development

Two years ago, fresh on the heels of her own graduation from William James College, Sadé Callwood, PsyD was tapped to offer professional mentorship via the Center for Workforce Development. Recalling the individuals responsible for shaping her own professional path—in particular those professors who...

Shining a Spotlight on Mental Health Disparities: Multicultural and Global Perspectives (CLI AC600)

Shani Turner, PhD, grew up in Boston and earned a trio of degrees in psychology to give back to her community. Early in her teaching career, Turner poured a passion for multiculturalism—gleaned through her research focus on mental health outcomes for communities of color—into an elective at the small...

Reconceptualizing Liberation: Towards a Transnational Feminist Psychology, Jill Betz Bloom PhD

In honor of Women’s History Month, Jill Betz Bloom, PhD invited the William James College community to Reconceptualiz[e] Liberation: Towards a Transnational Feminism on Thursday, March 6. Delivered on the eve of International Women’s Day—a celebration whose origin came on the heels of labor movements...

Course Spotlight: Addressing Substance Abuse in Schools (SB523)

For eight years and counting, Daniel B. Jacobs, PsyD, EdM, MBA has been giving school psychology graduate students a leg up when it comes to understanding the prevalence of substance use concerns in schools. Fueled by a background in developing and working in adolescent and adult treatment programs for...

Feeding a Passion: Innovative Leadership in Food Banking From a Trio of Community Members

Creating long-term relationships with folks doing impactful work has become a calling for Brandi M. Derr, PsyD, Director, Leadership Psychology PsyD Program. As a woman of color, she is often tapped for her expertise engaging executive leaders who find themselves in the minority within their organizational...

Why enroll in the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program?

William James College students share their voices on the many reasons they chose our Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

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