Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 2818 RAPPORT the learning issue We want to train our students to think and act globally to prepare them to serve people from cultures around the worldto transition smoothly and competently between settings and cultures. Gemima St. Louis PhD Co-Director Center for Multicultural and Global Mental Health Gemima St. Louis PhD Co-Director of the new Center explains We want to train our stu- dents to think and act globally and to be ready to effectively serve and treat people from different cultures no matter the setting. Our students will gain hands-on experience in addition to profes- sional development clinical training research and academic study. They require cultural immersion and service learning to truly grasp what theyre learningand thats one of the key components that will set our program apart. To that end St. Louis lists Ecuador Guyana Haiti Guatemala and Kenya as established or potential locations where students will engage in immersion experiences. Jill Bloom PhD Co-Director of the Center opts for a broad interdis- ciplinary view. She explains that mental health is informed by a range of social political and economic issuesissues that include stress disease cultural context race and poverty. The students experience for a week in Haiti gives them the opportunity to leave old assumptions behind and do the rethinking required to work with and to under- stand people in an unfamiliar context. Our students learn that theory absorbed in a classroom doesnt always translate well. Expect the unexpected St. Louis concurs. They learn to think on their feet to develop new scripts as needed and to use powerful tools like music dance and art to build a connectionespecially when theres no common language. Alison Armour a third year clini- cal psychology doctoral student at the College appreciated the opportuni- ty to be forced to own our work and how we approached it. They trusted us. They were very empowering. She describes her experience in a small village in the mountains of Haiti as a chance to get out of my comfort zone and to be pushed to see what Im capable of. Armour a former French teacher says she learned about herself what she knows and what she needs to work onand she would recommend the experience to others without reservation. For Mari Carmen Bennasar PsyD Director of the 91香蕉视频成人在线 Latino Mental Health Programas well as a native of the Dominican Republic with Spanish and English parentsthis work is