Palo Alto University (PAU) seeks to serve the mental health community by empowering students, faculty, and staff to engage minds and improve minds in their local and global communities.
Many PAU current students and alumnus have served their communities with their skills and talents:
Global Advancement of Counseling Excellence (GACE) is a model initiative launched by Palo Alto University (PAU) to address the global need for highly trained mental health professionals.
Rooted in understanding of the foundations of human behavior, the GACE model provides students with the tools they need to work with their immediate community to meet the ever-growing need for mental health support and treatment.
Founder, Dr. William Froming
Palo Alto University offers students a high-quality, tailored, competitive education with world-renowned faculty and instructors with a community of resources to support student success. Some of the other distinguishing reasons to come to PAU are:
All programs focus on social justice issues, cultural humility and service to a diverse client population.
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Palo Alto University has served its students, faculty, staff and community for over 45 years as a psychology-focused education institution.
Learn more about the growth and evolution of PAU:
1975 - Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP) founded in Palo Alto by prospective students and faculty who wanted to develop their professional knowledge of clinical psychology; Robert Kantor is its first President.
1984 - Dr. Allen Calvin joined PGSP as President.
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