Community Outreach - College of Liberal Arts and Education

Counseling and Addiction Studies


UDM's Counseling Clinic has served approximately 400 individuals this past year, providing no-cost counseling services to Detroit residents that otherwise would not have access to mental health services.

Criminal Justice and Human Services


Students in the Criminal Justice and the Human Services programs serve the community while at human service agencies, schools and other organizations through courses with a service-learning component. For example, students in the Introduction to Social Work course participated in the Gesu Parish Annual Homeless Shelter Project.

Psychology Clinic


During 2007-2008, the University Psychology Clinic and students in the Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology provided educational and psychological testing and assessment services for 250 clients.

Special Education and Loyola Academy Collaboration


Special Education undergraduate students provide tutoring to Loyola High School students and serve as aides to teachers in the classroom.

Education Department Partners with Area Schools

University of Detroit Mercy's Education Department has created school partnerships in the Cesar Chavez Academy (SW Detroit); Gesu Elementary School and Martin Luther King High School for student teacher placement and field experiences.

School Outreach

The Language & Cultural Training Program provides ESL and English language development courses at Holy Redeemer School in southwest Detroit. The Psychology and Counseling departments are providing low cost counseling services and the Education department offers tutorial services and student teacher placement in the Highland Park community schools.