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Adler School of Professional Psychology is pleased to announce that Native American scholar and advocate Martin Brokenleg, Ph.D., will provide the Commencement address to graduates at the School’s upcoming Commencement ceremonies in Vancouver.

The ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel.Raymond E. Crossman, Ph.D., President of the Adler School, will join Larry Axelrod, Ph.D, Dean of the Adler School Vancouver Campus, to confer the graduates’ degrees.

Dr. Brokenleg is Director of Native Ministries and Professor of First Nationals Theology at the Vancouver School of Theology. He also serves as a vice president for Reclaiming Youth International, providing training for individuals who work with youth at risk.

A former professor of Native American studies at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. for 30 years, Dr. Brokenleg also was previously the director of The Neighborhood Youth Corps, a chaplain in a correctional setting, and an alcohol counselor. Dr. Brokenleg has consulted and led training programs throughout North America, New Zealand, and South Africa. He is a father of three and an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, practicing the culture of the Lakota people.

Adler School of Professional Psychology is an independent not-for-profit institution of higher learning that has provided quality education through a scholar/practitioner model for more than 50 years. Its mission is to continue the pioneering work of Alfred Adler by graduating socially responsible practitioners, engaging communities, and advancing social justice.

Located at 1090 West Georgia Street, Suite 1200, in Vancouver, BC, the Adler School offers master’s level programs in community psychology, counselling psychology and organizational psychology. For more information, visit www.adler.edu or call 604-482-5510.