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Maternal mental health disorders have significant long-term impacts not just on the well-being of the person who gave birth but, when untreated, on the whole family. Rachel Diamond, Ph.D., LMFT, the clinical training director for couple and family therapy at Adler University, shares insight on why we need maternal mental health awareness and signs of concern.
Through a partnership with After School Matters, Adler provides free individual counseling for youth participants; access to telehealth services; workshops on mental health awareness, grief, loss, intergenerational trauma and healing; and trainings for instructors to identify youth mental health needs.
Why does queer leadership matter? In this book, edited by President Raymond E. Crossman, 15 LGBTQ presidents and chancellors in higher education provide insight into their experiences and highlight the importance of queer leadership for the academy and the world. Read the article on Higher Ed Jobs.
Adjunct Faculty Wendy Kovacs Cortes, Ph.D., LMFT, offers insight in an Authority Magazine article about how to raise children who feel loved and connected.
Discussing some key topics before – or even after – they move in together can help couples successfully navigate this step.
Adler University assistant professor and clinical training director Rachel Diamond, Ph.D., LMFT, authored a piece for Psychology Today exploring how to communicate better and connect during the transition to parenthood.
Rachel Diamond, Ph.D., LMFT, the clinical training director for couple and family therapy at Adler University, discusses several ways the transition to parenthood can affect a couple’s relationship.
Narcissistic abuse in relationships can take the form of extreme emotional abuse. Yet both the victim and the abuser may have difficulty recognizing it.
Rachel Diamond, Ph.D., LMFT, assistant professor and clinical training director in the Department of Couple and Family Therapy, authored a piece for Psychology Today exploring how society penalizes working moms for having kids and rewards fathers.
Rachel Diamond, Ph.D., LMFT, assistant professor and clinical training director in the Department of Couple and Family Therapy, authored a piece for Psychology Today about how birth trauma is a unique type of traumatic event.