The Adler School of Professional Psychology
Chicago Campus:
17 North Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312) 662-4000
Fax: (312) 662-4099
Email: admissions@adler.edu
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Vancouver Campus:
1090 West Georgia Street, Suite 1200
Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7
Canada
Phone: (604) 482-5510
Fax: (604)-874-4634
Email: vanadmissions@adler.edu
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www.adler.edu
Accreditation and Approvals
The Adler School of Professional Psychology holds various accreditations, approvals, recognitions, and memberships, including the following:
The School has been continuously accredited since 1978 by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools’ Higher Learning Commission. The Commission can be contacted at NCA-HLC, 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1413, 800-621-7440 / 312-263-7462, email: info@hlcommission.org, website: www.ncahlc.org.
The Adler School doctoral program in Clinical Psychology has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1998. The APA’s Committee on Accreditation can be contacted at The Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002, 202-336-5979, www.apa.org.
Adler Community Health Services Internship program in clinical psychology has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 2005. The APA’s Committee on Accreditation can be contacted at: The Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002-4242, 202-336-5979, email:apaaccred@apa.org, www.apa.org.
The Masters in Counseling Psychology – Specialization in Rehabilitation Counseling is accredited by the Council of Rehabilitation Education (CORE). CORE can be reached at 1699 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 300, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173, 847-944-1345, www.core-rehab.org.
The Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology is listed as a Designated Doctoral Program in Psychology by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
The Adler School Substance Abuse Counseling Program is approved by the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA) as an advanced counselor training program. The IAODAPCA can be reached at 401 E. Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62702, 217-698-8110, www.iaodapca.org.
The Adler School Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy degree program is approved by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA). AATA can be reached at 225 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 888-290-0878, www.arttherapy.org.
All degree programs offered at the Adler School Vancouver Campus, have ministerial consent under the authority of the Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB), Ministry of Advanced Education, Government of British Columbia, P.O. Box 9177, Victoria, BC, V8W 9H8, Canada.
The Adler School is approved to operate and grant degrees in the State of Illinois by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). IBHE can be reached at 431 East Adams, 2nd floor, Springfield, Illinois 62501, 217-782-2551, www.ibhe.org.
The Adler School’s educational offerings are approved for veterans’ education by the State Approving Agency for Veterans’ Education.
The Adler School is authorized under Federal law to enroll eligible international students.
The Adler School of Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association, the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation, the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drugs Abuse Professional Certification Association, and the National Board for Certified Counselors as a provider of Continuing Education (CE) programs.
Table of Contents
The School: An Overview 8
Facilities and Campus Locations 8
The School’s Mission 9
Social Responsibility 9
Nondiscrimination Policy 9
Diversity 10
Organization and Governance 10
Rights Reserved 10
Library Services 11
Center for Learning and Teaching 12
Writing Boot Camp 12
Adler Online 12
Adler Community Health Services 13
Clinical Training 13
Community Services 13
Adler Institutes for Social Change 14
Institute on Social Exclusion 14
Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice 14
Admissions Policies and Procedures 15
Application Process 15
Application Deadlines 15
Chicago Campus 16
Vancouver Campus 16
Evaluation of Applicants 16
Acceptance of Admission 17
Deferring Admission 17
International Applicants 17
Chicago Campus 17
Vancouver Campus 18
Students-at-Large / Non-Degree Seeking 19
Changing or Adding Programs 19
Re-admission 20
Transfer Credit 20
Academic Policies and Procedures 21
Schedule 21
Registration 21
Class Attendance 21
Chicago Campus 21
Vancouver Campus 21
Full-Time and Half-Time Status 22
Course Drop and Withdrawal 22
Chicago Campus 22
Vancouver Campus 23
Administrative Withdrawal 23
Withdrawal in Good Standing 23
Satisfactory Progress 24
Professional Communication Skills 24
Student Conduct and Comprehensive Evaluation 24
Qualifying Examinations 26
Master’s Level Licensure/Registration 26
Doctoral Level Licensure/Registration 27
Grading System 27
Chicago Campus 27
Vancouver Campus 29
Academic Standards 29
Leave of Absence 29
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – Chicago Campus 30
Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) – Vancouver Campus 30
Students with Disabilities 31
Tuition and Fees 32
Chicago Campus 32
2012-2013 Schedule 32
Payment Information 33
Tuition Refund Policy 33
Vancouver Campus 34
2012-2013 Schedule 34
Payment Information 34
Tuition Refund Policy 34
Financial Aid – Chicago Campus 36
Federal Financial Aid Eligibility Requirements 36
Types of Student Financial Aid 36
Unsubsidized Stafford Student Loans 36
Graduate PLUS Loan 37
Alternative Loans 37
Federal Work Study Program 37
Scholarships 37
Veteran’s Benefits 37
Changes to Federal Loans for 2012-2013 38
Federal Changes to Student Loans and Professional Students 38
Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy 38
Financial Aid Warning and Suspension 39
Financial Aid Appeal Procedure 39
Course In-Progress 40
Repeated Courses 40
Audited Courses 40
No Credit, No Pass 40
Incompletes 40
Readmitted Students 40
Leave of Absence 40
Withdrawal or Administrative Withdrawal 41
How Specific Grades Can Have a Negative Effect on Federal Financial Aid Eligibility 42
Financial Aid Disbursement Timeline 42
Debt Management and Loan Counseling 42
International Students – Chicago Campus 43
Adjustments and Cancellations 43
Financial Aid – Vancouver 43
StudentAid BC Information for Students 43
Loans 44
Canada Student Loans 44
British Columbia Student Loans 44
Grants 44
Canada Study Grant for Students with Dependents (CSG) 44
Canada Study Grant for Accommodations of Students with Permanent Disabilities (CSG-PD) 44
Canada Access Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities (CAG-PD) 45
International Students – Vancouver Campus 45
Programs of Study – Chicago Campus 46
M.A. in Counseling Psychology – Chicago Campus 47
M.A. in Counseling Psychology – Online Hybrid Format 50
M.A. in Counseling Psychology – Art Therapy 52
M.A. in Counseling Psychology – Specialization in Forensic Psychology 55
M.A. in Counseling Psychology – Specialization in Rehabilitation Counseling 58
M.A. in Counseling Psychology – Specialization in Sport and Health Psychology 62
M.A. in Counseling and Organizational Psychology 65
M.A. in Gerontological Counseling 70
M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling 72
M.A. in Police Psychology 75
M.A. in Criminology: Online 76
M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Online 78
Certificate in Advanced Adlerian Psychotherapy 81
Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy 83
Certificate in Substance Abuse Counseling 84
Practicum Requirements – M.A. Degree Programs 85
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology 86
Admission Requirements 87
Review of Applications 87
Length of Program 88
Time to Completion 88
Residency Requirement 88
Qualifying Examinations 88
Practicum 89
Social Exclusion Simulation 90
Right to Participate or Decline 90
Internship 90
Doctoral Dissertation 91
Degree Requirements 91
Elective Menu 93
Schedule 94
Suggested Course Sequences 94
Graduation Requirements 96
Degree Requirements for the Military Track 99
Degree Requirements for the Child and Adolescent Track 98
Concentration and M.A. Degree Options 99
Doctoral Concentration in Advanced Adlerian Psychotherapy 100
Doctoral Concentration in Art Therapy 101
Doctoral Concentration in Child and Adolescent Psychology 102
Doctoral Concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy 103
Certificate/Concentration in Clinical Neuropsychology 104
Doctoral Concentration in Organizational Development 106
Doctoral Concentration in Substance Abuse Treatment 107
Doctoral Concentration in Traumatic Stress 108
Doctoral Concentration in Primary Care Psychology 108
Programs of Study – Vancouver Campus 110
M.A. in Counselling Psychology 110
Master of Counselling Psychology 114
M.A. in Organizational Psychology – Vancouver Campus 117
M.A. in Community Psychology 119
Course Descriptions 122
Faculty 162
Chicago Campus 162
Vancouver Campus 164
Board of Trustees 165
Staff 165
Chicago Campus 165
Vancouver Campus 167
Academic Calendar 2012-2013 168
The School: An Overview
The Adler School of Professional Psychology is named for Alfred Adler (1870-1937), a physician, psychotherapist, and founder of Adlerian psychology. He is considered the first community psychologist because his work pioneered attention to community life, prevention, and population health. Adlerian psychology emphasizes the human need and ability to create positive social change and impact. Alfred Adler held equality, civil rights, mutual respect, and the advancement of democracy as core values. He was one of the first practitioners to provide family and group counseling and to use public education as a way to address community health. He was among the first to write about the social determinants of health and of mental health. Adler’s values and concepts drive the mission, work, and values at the Adler School today.
Today, the Adler School offers a wide array of graduate-level programs enrolling more than 1,200 students at campuses in Chicago, Illinois, Vancouver, British Columbia and online. In addition to education and training in psychological theory, science, and practice, students complete a range of required and elective experiences that extend beyond traditional practitioner training. The School’s mission-driven curricula have earned national and international recognition.
As the oldest independent psychology school in North America, the Adler School continues the pioneering work of Alfred Adler by graduating socially responsible practitioners, engaging communities, and advancing social justice.
Facilities and Campus Locations
CHICAGO CAMPUS:
Adler School of Professional Psychology
17 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60602
312.662.4000
www.adler.edu
The Adler School community moved into a new Chicago campus in 2010 located in the heart of downtown Chicago’s Loop. The new campus boasts LEED Gold Certification for environmental innovation and provides Adler School students with classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art smart technology, a library commons with dedicated space for instructional support, Mediascape collaborative workspaces, a Wellness Studio for yoga, meditation, and relaxation, and many other features that support a collaborative learning environment.
The Chicago campus is easily accessible by bus, train, or automobile and also features secure bicycle storage facilities. Located near the campus are a number of prestigious colleges and universities, government centers, public libraries, lake front parks, theatre and shopping districts, and museums. Major tourist attractions include the Art Institute of Chicago, Water Tower Place, Navy Pier, Auditorium Theater, Chicago Theater, Oriental Theater, Willis Tower, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, and the Field Museum of Natural History.
Vancouver Campus:
Adler School of Professional Psychology
1090 West Georgia Street
Suite 1200
Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7
Canada
604-482-5510
www.adler.edu
The Vancouver campus is located at the corner of West Georgia Street and Thurlow, in the heart of Vancouver's dynamic downtown shopping and business core. With stunning views, the campus boasts state-of-the-art classroom and administrative technology and progressive classroom and community facilities for Vancouver students, faculty, and staff.
The Vancouver Campus is conveniently accessible through public transit. The Burrard Skytrain station is easily accessed one block from the campus at Burrard Street (between W. Georgia and Dunsmuir). The Skytrain's Millennium and Expo Lines are just one station away from Waterfront, where connections for the Sea Bus and West Coast Express are available. A major bus hub is also located at Burrard and Dunsmuir Streets, which is 20 minutes from the Vancouver International Airport. Located downtown in an area that is internationally known for its shopping (Robson Street, and the Pacific Centre Mall) and restaurants, we are also just moments away - either on foot or a brief bus ride - from theatres, the Art Gallery, Stanley Park, and English Bay Beach.
The School’s Mission
The Adler School of Professional Psychology continues the pioneering work of the first community psychologist Alfred Adler by graduating socially responsible practitioners, engaging communities, and advancing social justice.
The values held by Adler School as relevant to its mission, include the following:
Social Interest: We are part of and invested in community, and we act and collaborate with compassion and social responsibility.
Pluralism: We respect and celebrate human diversity and difference.
Courage: We encourage leadership, innovation, and creativity, act on principle, and challenge the status quo.
Excellence: We embrace the highest level of quality, rigor, and integrity for education, scholarship, performance and outcomes.
Pragmatism: We are outcome-oriented and evidence-based, and we pursue real-world solutions and measurable results.
Social Responsibility
Building on the work of Alfred Adler, the mission of the Adler School of Professional Psychology emphasizes the importance of educating socially responsible practitioners. Today’s social challenges demand highly trained, relevant, and inventive practitioners to address them. No other institution prepares practitioners in the particular way that the Adler School prepares socially responsible practitioners—because we are uniquely and specifically informed by Alfred Adler’s ideas and constructs. Gemeinschaftsgefühl—Adler’s concept of social interest, or the relationship between health and community—is the foundation upon which we engage in the work of social justice and preparing practitioners to work in our communities.
The ability to engage in socially responsible practice has been adopted as a required competency in all Adler School’s degree programs. Attainment of this competency is achieved through a combination of practical training, coursework, and other activities: the Community Service Practicum (CSP) offers students a broad range of community-based experiences; classes provide information on theories and research on the effects of structural and systemic variables on human well-being; and other educational activities provided by the Adler Community Health Services and the Institutes for Social Change, provide students with opportunities to learn how to identify and address a wide range of clinical and social issues.
Socially responsible practitioners possess knowledge, skills, and attitudes that allow them to:
Understand the role of social context in conditioning physical and behavioral health;
Integrate this understanding into their professional practice; and
Collaborate with others to reform social, political, and other structures and systems that adversely affect
well-being.
Nondiscrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Adler School of Professional Psychology that no person shall be the object of discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, parental status, family relationship status, physical or mental disability, military status or other status protected by local, state, or federal law in its employment or its educational settings, including all academic, required or School-sponsored activities, on or off campus. The Adler School reserves the right to take actions that are consistent with its policies and procedures to deal with individuals found to have engaged in harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation in violation of this policy.
The School maintains policies and procedures to support students in their academic endeavors. Policy statements regarding expectations of student behavior and procedural guidelines for resolution of problems are available to all students and to all members of the School community at www.adler.edu. Questions, concerns, or complaints regarding the School nondiscrimination policy or protection against discrimination should be directed to the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs or the Associate Vice President of Human Resources and will be handled according to Adler School policies and procedures.
Diversity
Celebrating the richness of human diversity is at the heart of Adler School's commitment to social responsibility and is reflected in the content of our curricula and makeup of our community. Apparent differences in race, ethnicity, language, religion, values, beliefs, disabilities, class, sexuality, gender, and age are woven into the fabric of excellence at Adler School. At every level of our organization, we invite and embrace diversity of faculty, staff, students, sponsors, trustees, vendors, and our wide range of business partners. The curricula for all programs provide the opportunity for students to acquire knowledge, skills, and values related to individual and group diversity. Field placements for clinical training are available in areas where the clientele is partly or primarily from traditionally underserved groups.
Recruitment and retention of a diverse student body is important to prepare students to enter a world in which the understanding of individual and cultural diversity is essential for peace and progress. Student organizations provide support and fellowship for members of diverse and marginalized groups. Our commitment to honoring diversity is not only a concept, it is practiced.
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