By the early 1960s, little had changed, with mental health professionals being trained abroad and then returning to their home country with the challenge of adapting what they had learned in the United States to fit the socio-cultural realities of a Hispanic community.

Albizu-Miranda himself received his training at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and incurred the same difficulties of incorporating what he had learned into the culture of the island upon returning home to Puerto Rico.

Each campus includes a clinic that offers mental health and speech and language services to the surrounding community while providing a practical training site for students.

Located in the heart of Puerto Rico's capital city, the San Juan Campus set a precedent as the first independent professional school of psychology in North America.

The Albizu Clinic, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the university, provides mental health services to children, adolescents, and adults in San Juan and surrounding communities.

[citation needed] Since its inception, the Goodman Center has provided care to nearly 15,000 people from communities that are typically underserved due to factors such as financial hardship, limited or no insurance coverage, and lack of proficiency in the English language.

[citation needed] In addition, the Goodman Center is contracted by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools to conduct psychoeducational evaluations and receives referrals from community agencies and other sources.

Under the jurisdiction of the San Juan Campus, the location was created to provide academic offerings and clinical services to the western region of Puerto Rico.

[citation needed] The Albizu Clinic at the Mayagüez University Center provides mental health and speech and language services to children, adolescents, and adults in the surrounding community.