AARC's relationship with the Union Institute has been documented ad nauseum, dating back to their original identity as an Alberta's Kids franchise. However, for various reasons, AARC's clinicals have now chosen to pursue "higher education" at another obscure US-based facility, the Canadian campus of Loma Linda University. Why would these folks choose LLU? Let's have a look:
"The Canadian campus program is located on the campus of Canadian University College, a small Seventh-day Adventist college situated three kilometres north of the Town of Lacombe, at College Heights, Alberta. The region is a major agricultural and petrochemical center, serviced by the Town of Lacombe (Population: 10,500) and the City of Red Deer (Population: 75,923). Most major services, including hospital, dental, school, accommodation, and shopping, are available. College Heights is almost equidistant between Edmonton and Calgary.
Loma Linda University
Marital and Family Therapy Program
5415 College Avenue
Lacombe, AB T4L 2E5
Mission
Loma Linda University's fundamental purpose as an institution of higher education is to provide an environment for learning that emphasizes individual commitment to Christ, personal integrity, intellectual development, and generous service to mankind and the church. The University's commitment to excellence in teaching is undergirded by scholarly activity. The University also provides extensive continuing education, both locally and on distant campuses in North America and abroad.
Objectives
The essential goal of both faculty and students is the quest for meaning. Graduate students are expected to work toward both broad and detailed mastery of their field of study and also to participate with the faculty in the process by which knowledge is augmented. The Graduate School attempts to create an environment favourable to the pursuit of knowledge and meaning. Its goal is to make available to graduate students, who wish to study in a Seventh-day Adventist Christian setting, the education necessary for scholarly careers in the arts and sciences and in the health professions. The University encourages the development of independent judgment, mastery of techniques of research, and the arts of expression. The overall objective is to translate intellectual achievement to the service of mankind."
http://www.llu.edu/llu/grad/mfam/canada/Who knew Natalie had such an individual commitment to Christ, or that both she and Gonewaydown Brown would both want to study in a Seventh day Adventist Christian setting?
"Natalie Imbach
BA Psychology, MSc Marriage and Family Therapy
Markin Centre Clinical Director Colin Brown
BA, MSc Marriage and Family Therapy
Ann McCaig Centre Clinical Director"
http://www.aarc.ab.ca/organization.html