The Adler School Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice (IPSSJ), in collaboration with the Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice Project (IBRJP), has issued a white paper examining restorative justice practice in Chicago and Vancouver—recommending that justice systems and schools more formally integrate restorative justice, particularly in the United States where retributive justice has created …
Cindy Weisbart, Psy.D., is Program Director of the Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology program at the Adler School in Vancouver, and a registered psychologist who previously served with the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia. As we observe Mental Health Week in Canada this week (May 6- 12), and in light of the opportunity …
The Adler School of Professional Psychology Institute on Social Exclusion (ISE) today unveiled the results of its Mental Health Impact Assessment (MHIA), the first-of-its-kind study in the United States.
The Chicago City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a plan to close 53 elementary schools, in what has been identified as potentially the largest round of school closings ever in an American public school district. This week, parents, teachers’ and schools professionals’ groups, community organizations, and others organized three days of action prior to the City … Continue reading »
Dr. Kevin Osten, clinical psychologist and Director of the Adler School LGBTQ Mental Health and Inclusion Center, has announced that the Center in affiliation with Chicago Lakeshore Hospital will host a free continuing education program and dinner this month to provide a forum for discussing the social, cultural, and emotional components that impacts the life of LGBQ Latino/Hispanic … Continue reading »
Leaders of North America’s YMCAs recently came together in Baltimore to focus on “Keeping Y-Kids Safe in a Violent Society.” Among the select speakers were YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago President/CEO Dick Malone, U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator Pamela Hyde, and Elena Quintana, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Institute on Public … Continue reading »
Danny McGuire, Ed.D., spent more than 24 years in law enforcement–from serving as a suburban cadet/explorer and community service officer, to serving in a major metropolitan region’s sheriff’s department. He later joined the force for one of the country’s largest police departments. There, his duties ranged from serving on patrol, both as a police officer and sergeant, to serving on a Hostage Barricade … Continue reading »
Hurricane Katrina. ”Superstorm” Sandy. Western U.S. wildfires. The BP oil spill. All of these disasters and more over the last decade have changed lives, physical environments, and the collective psyche of entire affected communties and the country–as well as the face of modern emergency management.On May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., join us at the Adler … Continue reading »
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports startling increases in U.S. suicides particularly among men in their 50s and women ages 60 to 64. Among the findings published in today’s in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Rates for completed suicide rose significantly–by about 28%–for people ages 35 to 64, averaging about 17.6 per … Continue reading »
Gail Roy, M.A., ATR-BC, LCPC, is on the Core Faculty of the Adler School M.A. in Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy Program. Board-certified and registered as an art therapist and an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor, she holds a post-graduate certificate in clinical practice with LGBT individuals and their families. She has more than 20 years … Continue reading »
