Everything changed for Michael Brennan, Psy.D.’12, when a military recruiter walked into Adler University in 2007. What began as a casual conversation about service and mental health turned into something deeper.
Adler University will welcome two visionary leaders to address its 2025 fall commencement ceremonies, celebrating more than 400 graduates advancing community well-being and systems-level change through their professions.
The grant supports doctoral psychology trainees for practice in high-need community-based primary care settings.
The outcomes of the partnership will include the co-development and delivery of customized training programs to address the mental health and wellness needs of First Nations communities.
The young men in Aaron Williams’ mentorship group know they can count on him to show up. Week after week. Conversation after conversation.
Incorporating animals as a therapeutic toolbox is known to create physiological changes in clients, including increase in oxytocin for a calming effect, increase in endorphins for pleasure effect, and increase in dopamine which causes the reward center effect.