Past Events

Hosted by Cristina Cox, Ph.D.

Please RSVP by July 13th.

Join us for an online information session to learn more about our online and online/hybrid programs! We will present an overview of our Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (Online/Hybrid), Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Online), and Master of Arts in Criminology (Online). These programs provide working professionals with an opportunity to pursue a degree in their field of interest by attending school part time.

Attendees should have access to a high speed internet connection and speakers to enjoy the presentation. Space is limited. Please click here to register for this event.

At an Information Session you will receive a brief overview of our degree programs, campus services, and admissions requirements from our Admissions team. Faculty are not present at Information Sessions, however, our Admissions team is available to answer any questions you may have about our programs. Attendees will also have the opportunity to tour the campus and attend a financial aid workshop. To register for this event, click here.
 

Join us for a series of critically-acclaimed and award winning films about tough issues that aging adults must consider. We will be joined by directors Stu Maddux and Gordon Quin on their respective viewing nights—each film is followed by a lively audience discussion with
Dr. Bilkey, the Department Chair of the Gerontological Counseling Program. Refreshments will be served.

5:30-8:00 p.m. every-other Tuesday
May 1st through July 10th

• May 1st Consider the Conversation (60 min), directed by Terry Kaldhusdal & Mike Bernhage
• May 15th Gen Silent (70 min), Special Guest Appearance by Director Stu Maddux. To RSVP, please contact ce@adler.edu.
• May 29th The First Grader (103 min), directed by Justin Chadwick
• June 12th Prisoner of Her Past (57 min), directed by Gordon Quin
• June 26th shorts: Backseat Bingo (5:25), directed by Liz Blazer, Beautifully Esther (23 min), directed by Ricardo Korda
• July 10th Young at Heart (107 min), directed by Stephen Walker & Sally George

In this ACGC sponsored event, Dr. Paul Rasmussen of the Psy.D. program at the Adler School will talk about the three critical dimensions of parent education and child guidance. Parents and other child-care providers frequently get caught up in the meeting the immediate challenges of parenting and childcare, or are overwhelmed by the obstacles, and do not keep in mind the task of parenting.  Dr. Rasmussen with discuss the differences and the importance of parent education and child guidance.

Parents, teachers, parent educators, family counselors, psychology students, and all individuals wanting to learn more about building and maintaining effective relationships among parents and children will benefit from this event.

Dr. Rasmussen is the Director of the Adler Child-Guidance Center and member of the Psy.D. faculty. He has been working with individuals and families for over 25 years. 2 CEU hours offered ($20.00 processing fee).

Reserve your space via email.

Join us for a series of critically-acclaimed and award winning films about tough issues that aging adults must consider. We will be joined by directors Stu Maddux and Gordon Quin on their respective viewing nights—each film is followed by a lively audience discussion with
Dr. Bilkey, the Department Chair of the Gerontological Counseling Program. Refreshments will be served.

5:30-8:00 p.m. every-other Tuesday
May 1st through July 10th

• May 1st Consider the Conversation (60 min), directed by Terry Kaldhusdal & Mike Bernhage
• May 15th Gen Silent (70 min), Special Guest Appearance by Director Stu Maddux. To RSVP, please contact ce@adler.edu.
• May 29th The First Grader (103 min), directed by Justin Chadwick
• June 12th Prisoner of Her Past (57 min), directed by Gordon Quin
• June 26th shorts: Backseat Bingo (5:25), directed by Liz Blazer, Beautifully Esther (23 min), directed by Ricardo Korda
• July 10th Young at Heart (107 min), directed by Stephen Walker & Sally George

Advanced Supervision, Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way is a workshop experience created to support parent educators and clinicians in the use of the tools and experiential activities learned in the 2-day Teaching Parenting workshop--a pre-requisite for attending. Participants will share their success and challenges using Positive Discipline methods and get feedback, practice, support, and suggestions for increasing their effectiveness and confidence with sharing the PD philosophy with families.

• Facilitator: Dina Emser, MA, Certified PD Lead Trainer
• Cost: $125 Adler Student Fee, $150 Regular Fee (All Fees include Handout, CPDU’s for Illinois Teachers, CEU’s, and 1 PD Teleconference registration.  
• Location: Adler School of Professional Psychology, 17 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL

Register Online: www.positivediscipline.org

In this ACGC sponsored event, Dr. Jay Colker of the MAO faculty will talk with a family about common and unique family challenges. Dr. Colker will use this as an opportunity to talk about the Adlerian-based methods of parent-education and child-guidance, including such topics as encouragement, logical consequences and the purposes of childhood behaviors.

Parents, teachers, parent educators, family counselors, psychology students, and all individuals wanting to learn more about building and maintaining effective relationships among parents and children will benefit from this event.

Dr. Jay Colker has been helping families to stop fighting, to learn effective strategies for overcoming conflicts, and to have fun together for many years. He is the author of the book: What do I do if? Dr. Colker has a rich history of Adlerian-based family education and was mentored by leaders and innovators in Adlerian Family Education. Dr. Colker currently oversees the Parent-Education courses at the Adler School.

2 CEU hours offered ($20.00 processing fee)

Reserve your space via email.

Join us for a series of critically-acclaimed and award winning films about tough issues that aging adults must consider. We will be joined by directors Stu Maddux and Gordon Quin on their respective viewing nights—each film is followed by a lively audience discussion with
Dr. Bilkey, the Department Chair of the Gerontological Counseling Program. Refreshments will be served.

5:30-8:00 p.m. every-other Tuesday
May 1st through July 10th

• May 1st Consider the Conversation (60 min), directed by Terry Kaldhusdal & Mike Bernhage
• May 15th Gen Silent (70 min), Special Guest Appearance by Director Stu Maddux. To RSVP, please contact ce@adler.edu.
• May 29th The First Grader (103 min), directed by Justin Chadwick
• June 12th Prisoner of Her Past (57 min), directed by Gordon Quin
• June 26th shorts: Backseat Bingo (5:25), directed by Liz Blazer, Beautifully Esther (23 min), directed by Ricardo Korda
• July 10th Young at Heart (107 min), directed by Stephen Walker & Sally George