Living with a Physical and Mental Disability

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Ave Valencia

Adriana was 29-going-on-30 when we met.

As usual, it was raining in our little Mexican city.

My husband and I went to our church and offered a couple friends a ride home.

It was only half an hour out of the way but little did we know that in that short amount of time God would start to undo years and years of somebody’s isolation.

You see, we were in a sign language congregation, and Adriana lived in one of the houses we were supposed to visit.

Most of our friends had been advised not to visit her, for on top of being deaf, she had Schizophrenia, and she was considered to be dangerous and violent.

When we drove by her house we noticed the door was open and we decided to stop and call on it.

Adriana’s mom was already one of Jehovah’s Witnesses but did not know sign…

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Published by Dr. Bree E. Cook, CFLE

Dr. Bree (Davis) Cook began her appointment as Vice President in May 2018. In this role Dr. Cook serves as the College’s Chief Academic Officer and as the Accreditation Liaison Officer. In her most recent position she served as associate dean of POC's School of Cultural & Family Psychology (SCFP). Dr. Cook has also held positions as the academic coordinator, assistant professor and clinical training coordinator in the SCFP. Prior to coming into higher education, Dr. Cook spent over 15 years in leadership and management positions in non-profits, serving as Family Based Services Director, Eden Dual Diagnosis Program Manager & IRB Chair and as a Staff Psychologist at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Dr. Cook holds a Psy.D. and master degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Multicultural & Community from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, and baccalaureate degree from University of California San Diego. She is also a Certified Family Life educator (CFLE). Dr. Cook has presented over 25 papers, seminars and workshops at a number of professional conferences such as, WASC Academic Resource Conference, Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference, National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates International Conference. She is a member of the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), National Association of African American Studies and the National Council of Family Relations.

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