Past Events

Student forums are programs developed specifically with students in mind and address a variety of issues related to counseling and the mental health profession. Room 16-114.

Join us for an online open house to learn more about our Master of Arts in Counseling: Specialization in Rehabilitation Counseling program! This is a great opportunity to hear from our core faculty, ask questions, and learn about opportunities within the field of rehabilitation counseling. 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.

Join us to learn more about the Adler School Vancouver Campus, the Doctor in Psychology in Clinical Psychology (Psy. D.), the M.A. in Counselling Psychology (MAC), M.A. in Organizational Psychology (MAOP), M.A. in Community Psychology (MACD), and Master of Counselling Psychology (non-thesis MCP) programs.

During the session we will be discussing admission requirements, program descriptions, and financial information, as well as answering any other questions you may have for us. We hope you are able to join us!

Click here to register for this event.

The Office of Admissions invites you to join us for an Information Session! At an Information Session, you will meet one of our Admissions Counselors and receive a tour of the campus. Following the tour, Admissions Counselors will review program information and answer questions for those who are interested. Tours will begin promptly at 2:00pm, so please allow plenty of time to arrive to campus.

We encourage you to RSVP in advance, as space is limited.

Join us for an online open house to learn more about our Military Psychology programs! We will present an overview of our MA in Psychology, Specialization in Military Psychology (Online) and our Doctorate in Clinical Psychology: Military Track. This is a great opportunity to hear from our core faculty, ask questions, and learn about opportunities within the field of military psychology.

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.

The ISE developed an experiential role play exercise called the 'Social Exclusion Simulation' with the purpose of illustrating what social structures are, how they operate, and how they can systematically block some groups' access to rights, resources, and opportunities required for social integration. The Simulation uses reentry experiences of formerly incarcerated women to illustrate how some community’s efforts at social integration are systematically stymied by structural features of our society. The Simulation has proven to be a very effective tool for helping people to (1) change their outlooks and behaviors vis-à-vis important social issues; (2) question prevailing perceptions and assumptions; and (3) appreciate the limits on personal responsibility resulting from a context of constraining social structures and systems.

To participate, you must RSVP in advance. Please include the date you wish to attend.

If you are an Adler PsyD student and you elect to exercise your right not to participate in the simulation, you may do so without any penalty. For more information please contact your faculty advisor.

Join us for an overview of the Vienna Child Guidance Centers and the work of Rudolf Dreikurs and his pioneering colleagues in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Participants will also learn effective applications of IP today and where Adlerian psychology is going over the next decades. Location: Adler School of Professional Psychology, Community Hall

RSVP to continuingeducation@adler.edu

The Office of Admissions invites you to join us for an Information Session! At an Information Session, you will meet one of our Admissions Counselors and receive a tour of the campus. Following the tour, Admissions Counselors will review program information and answer questions for those who are interested. Tours will begin promptly at 2:00pm, so please allow plenty of time to arrive to campus.

We encourage you to RSVP in advance, as space is limited.

By: Candace Plattor

There are many types of addictive behaviours that people choose to engage in to hide from their feelings and their life tasks.  Some of the addictions your clients may present with could include alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders, gambling, smoking, Internet addiction, compulsive over-spending, sex addiction, codependency in relationships, and often a combination of several of the above.

People do not become addicted in isolation, nor do they recover in isolation. Therefore, it becomes imperative to be able to help the families and other loved ones when treating addicted clients so that the entire family dynamic can heal. All too often, loved ones of addicts make critical mistakes when trying to help, ultimately leading to enabling behaviours of their own. Rather than actually helping, loved ones can unwittingly become "addicted to the addict's addiction." This creates a lose-lose situation for everyone involved.

When the loved ones of your addicted clients can understand the intrinsic differences between helping and enabling, as well as how vitally important it is to be able to set and maintain appropriate, self-respectful boundaries with the addicts in their lives, the whole dysfunctional system can begin to repair itself.

Whether your client is the spouse, partner, parent, child, or friend of an addict, the key to a healthy and stable recovery lies in helping them shift their focus away from their loved one's addiction to their own self-care, thus coming off the roller-coaster chaos of addiction and ultimately living their own best lives.

Workshop Objectives:

• Exploring the special needs of clients who are loved ones of addicts and discovering strategies that best address their desire for change.
• Becoming aware of your own personal triggers when working with loved ones and how to manage transference/countertransference issues in therapy sessions.
• Assisting your clients to differentiate between their 'helping' and 'enabling' behaviours, so that they can begin to set and maintain healthier, self-respecting boundaries.
• Learning to help clients come off the emotional roller coaster of being 'addicted to the addict's addiction' and focus on their own lives with holistic self-care.

About Candace Plattor

Candace Plattor, M.A., R.C.C., is a therapist in private practice, specializing in addictive behaviours such as Substance Misuse, Eating Disorders, Internet Addiction, Smoking, Gambling, Compulsive Over-Spending, and Relationship Addiction.

Candace offers individual, couple, and family counselling in her Vancouver, BC office and by telephone worldwide. She also counsels family and friends whose loved ones are struggling with addiction, and provides Clinical Supervision for therapists working with addicts and their loved ones.

The workshop runs on Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th from 9:30am to 4:30pm and is open to all Adler students, faculty, and alumni, as well as professional counsellors (presuming space is available - max 30 participants).  At the end of the workshop you will be issued a certificate of completion - workshops are not for credit.  The tuition for the 2-day workshop is $380. 

Please contact Kirsten Pool at kpool@adler.edu for information on how to register for the workshop.