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Marni Rosen, Psy.D.: Expressing the Traumatic Truth through Art Therapy
In our last issue of the Adler School’s Gemeinschaftsgefühl magazine, we profiled the work and words of Marni Rosen, a 2011 graduate of our Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) program....
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Carrying On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Quest for Social Justice
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” This quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks...
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Art Therapy’s Power to Prevent Youth Violence, Improve Communities
One reason that youth turn to gangs is to fulfill a simple human need: to feel included. Lariza Fenner, Core Faculty in the M.A. in Counseling: Art Therapy program at the Adler School, has seen this...
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Combating Gun Violence: From Public Health, Behavioral Health and ‘Whole...
Violence is a public health problem, and it is a behavioral health problem. Joseph Troiani, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Adler School’s Psy.D. Military Clinical Psychology...
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‘After Newtown’: Dissecting a Nation’s Fascination with Firearms
PBS is receiving wide attention this week for its “After Newtown” programming intended to continue the national conversation on guns, violence, safety and mental health in America. The hour-long...
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Examining Environmental Factors that Exasperate Violence
Green space. Nutrition. Clean air and water. What do these things have to do with violence prevention? They are all social determinants of mental health, conditions that play a role in shaping the...
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Violence Prevention: What Comes After the Conversation?
Over the last week, our “Conversations on Social Change: Preventing Violence” sparked discussions about where violence begins and how we prevent it. We’ve highlighted ways that community mental health...
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Debunking Myths about LGBT Families Critical to Social Change for Equality
This week’s legislative progress on Illinois’ proposed Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, along with similar legislation in other states, has brought to the forefront so many important...
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Restorative Justice at Work: Reducing Violence at Chicago’s Fenger High School
“The Fenger case shows that restorative justice practices can be real, tangible vehicles for making city schools better by offering a pathway to peace for students willing to learn. It’s our job to...
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Sexual Violence and Why Advocacy Matters: A Discussion with ‘Project...
Janna Henning, JD, Psy.D., Associate Professor, Adler School of Professional Psychology Sexual violence remains prevalent in the United States. Cultural factors—including legal and political systems...
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Examining sexuality, identity, culture, and race: The 2012 Multifacted Themes...
Dr. Nataka Moore, Adler School Core Faculty and co-founder of the Multifaceted Themes of Diversity Conference Do social movements need icons? How do race, class, gender, and sexuality dictate who...
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New EEOC guidance on arrest records and hiring decisions: Working with...
After more than 20 years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this spring revised its policy guidance on employers’ use of arrest records in making hiring decisions. The...
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“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward”– Dr....
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...
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“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward”–...
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...
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“The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward”–...
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...
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Immediate closing thoughts on “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health”
Dr. Michael Marmot with the Adler School’s Dr. Lynn Todman and President Dr. Ray Crossman Over the last two days at “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward,” the Adler...
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Discussing Community-Based Approaches to Youth Crime and Justice in Cook County
On Thursday, a group of leaders in Chicago’s movement to build a stronger, more effective, and more holistic approach to juvenile justice is gathering at the Adler School. Convened by our Institute on...
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Response to Adler School IPSSJ & Juvenile Justice Task Force Partners’ Report
By investing in the human capital of Cook County communities, we can indeed transform the cycles of fear, oppression, and trauma that have fueled the youth violence epidemic in the Chicago area. In...
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Gender Neutrality and Gender Inclusion: What Does It Mean?
The Swedish government has made headlines for its work to promote gender neutrality—and equality—through efforts that include providing generous paternity benefits and plans to spend $340 million to...
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TEDxVancouver Talk on Restorative Justice from Alumna Natalie DeFreitas...
How effective is our system of justice if 70 percent of people are reoffending after jail? It’s one of the questions that Adler School alum Natalie DeFreitas, M.A., RCC, raised–and addressed–this fall...
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