School helps military vets find peace of mind

School helps military vets find peace of mind

Karen Meyer
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July 28, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Combat veterans often struggle to adjust to life once they return home. Many experience psychological challenges that require support from therapists who understand and are trained in this area.

A local school of psychology is making this possible.

Adler School of Professional Psychology's military psychology program will be starting this fall. It prepares students to work as clinical psychologists either as members of the military or as civilians.

Joseph Troiani is a retired U.S. Navy commander and an associate professor at Adler who created the military program.

"Two years ago we decided to formalize, that by the development of a specialty track of elective courses to better prepare the student interested in either going into the military as a military psychologist or in working with veterans," said Troiani. "For example, we have a course called 'The Psychology of Combat and Conflict.' ... We also have additional classes dealing with disaster response."
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School helps military vets find peace of mind