“The honest psychologist cannot shut his eyes to social conditions which prevent the child from becoming a part of the community and from feeling at home in the world, and which allow him to grow up as if he lived in an enemy country. ” – Alfred Adler In observing Alfred Adler’s birthday today (b. 1870), and that … Continue reading »
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We’d like your feedback
Whether you are an Adler School student, prospective student, faculty member, mental health practitioner, community partner or other friend or colleague: You likely have great feedback for us on what you read (or don’t read) at this blog and our other social media sites. Your thoughts can help us improve on what we post, so we’d like to ask you to take a few … Continue reading »
A formula for community safety–and new reports on community justice, immigration & mass incarceration
r + o (hp2) = cs. Resources plus opportunity, multiplied by human potential multiplied by itself. The result is community safety. The Adler School Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice (IPSSJ) shares that formula to provoke some serious thinking about new approaches to longstanding ideas and practice on crime and justice. As IPSSJ explains: Social justice is … Continue reading »
Five Tips on Preparing for the Psy.D. Admission Interview
‘Tis the season for graduate school application deadlines–and preparing for Interview Day. Here at the Adler School Chicago Campus this month, prospective students for our Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) program have been in frequent contact with our Admissions counselors about their applications and Interview Days. (The priority deadline for Psy.D. program applications is Feb. 15, for … Continue reading »
Announced: Adler School Offers Western Canada’s First Psy.D. Degree Program
The Adler School of Professional Psychology in Vancouver will launch western Canada’s first Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) degree program in fall 2013. The British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education approved the new Psy.D. program this year, just as the nation adopts its first-ever national strategy for improving mental health outcomes. The “Changing Directions, Changing … Continue reading »
‘We all have so much to do’: More highlights from our 60th Anniversary Colloquium
This academic year, the Adler School celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding, based on the revolutionary ideas of Alfred Adler: that our health relies on our community life and connections, and socially responsible practitioners must advocate for the conditions and systemic changes necessary to achieve health, for the well-being of all. In 1952, Adler’s … Continue reading »
Highlights of the Adler School 60th Anniversary Colloquium: Dr. Harold Mosak
This academic year, the Adler School celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding, based on the revolutionary ideas of Alfred Adler: that our health relies on our community life and connections, and socially responsible practitioners must advocate for the conditions and systemic changes necessary to achieve health, for the well-being of all. In 1952, Adler’s associate … Continue reading »
Celebrating Our 60 Years (and Counting) of Leading Social Change
The Adler School’s founding ideas and rich history provide a clear direction for our School – to lead the charge for social change. This theme was reinforced for all of us as Adler School faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends who gathered at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre Oct. 26 for our School’s 60th Anniversary Colloquium with speakers including President Ray Crossman, Ph.D. … Continue reading »
Immediate closing thoughts on “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health”
Over the last two days at “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward,” the Adler School of Professional Psychology Institute on Social Exclusion (ISE) brought together the world’s leading minds on the social determinants of mental health to discuss the many ways in which city living can affect the mental well-being … Continue reading »
“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” – Rachel Wick, Jane Isaacs Lowe
The Adler School social media team has been blogging with updates and reaction throughout this week (Sept. 19-2o) from “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” in Chicago, hosted by the Adler School Institute on Social Exclusion. Posts are written by our students, each summarizing speakers, presentations and observations from the … Continue reading »
“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” – Marice Ashe, Mark Hatzenbuehler
The Adler School social media team is blogging with updates and reaction throughout the next two days (Sept. 19-2o) from “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” in Chicago, hosted by the Adler School Institute on Social Exclusion. Posts are written by attendees, each summarizing speakers, presentations and observations from the … Continue reading »
“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” – Drs. Liam Downey and Frances E. Kuo
The Adler School social media team is blogging with updates and reaction throughout the next two days (Sept. 19-2o) from “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” in Chicago, hosted by the Adler School Institute on Social Exclusion. Posts are written by attendees, each summarizing speakers, presentations and observations from the … Continue reading »
“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” – Dr. Kwame McKenzie
The Adler School social media team is blogging with updates and reaction throughout the next two days (Sept. 19-2o) from “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” in Chicago, hosted by the Adler School Institute on Social Exclusion. Posts are written by attendees, each summarizing speakers, presentations and observations from the … Continue reading »
“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” – Drs. Jennifer Ahern and Alex Richardson
The Adler School social media team is blogging with updates and reaction throughout the next two days (Sept. 19-2o) from ”The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” in Chicago, hosted by the Adler School Institute on Social Exclusion. Posts are written by attendees, each summarizing speakers, presentations and observations from the conference. Follow more conversation on Twitter … Continue reading »
“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” – Dr. Michael Marmot, Keynote Speaker
The Adler School social media team is blogging with updates and reaction throughout the next two days (Sept. 19-2o) from “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward” in Chicago, hosted by the Adler School Institute on Social Exclusion. Posts are written by attendees, each summarizing speakers, presentations and observations from the … Continue reading »
