About Adler University

Why Consider Adler University Chicago, Vancouver, or Online?

Adler University works in service of “gemeinschaftsgefühl,” or the social interest or connection between individual and community wellbeing. As such, its programming is dedicated to teaching practitioners how to provide systemic and structural community intervention. For students interested in social justice and working toward healthy, thriving communities, Adler University provides relevant options. Here are other reasons to consider Adler University:

The Adler School of Psychology

For many people, Adler University may be synonymous with psychology. Indeed the school focuses the majority of its programming in areas of psychology such as clinical psychology, art therapy, couples and family therapy, mental health, forensic psychology, college counseling, and numerous others. As such, prospective students interested in enhancing or advancing their knowledge and careers in psychology can immerse themselves in an environment primarily devoted to just that.

Adler University Online and On Campus

Adler University offers a wide array of its programs on campuses in Chicago and Vancouver. It also offers four Adler School of Professional Psychology online degrees:

1. A Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
2. An M.A. Industrial and Organizational Psychology
3. An M.A. in Psychology with a specialization in Military Psychology
4. An M.A. in Applied Psychology

For students who wish to blend Adler University online programs with on-campus ones, hybrid programs may be an option through Adler graduate school Chicago and the Adler Institute Vancouver.

Adler Grad School Values

Adler University focuses its intentions on producing socially responsible practitioners who can be effective personal and social change agents. Students at Adler learn how to engage communities and establish collaborative partnerships to strengthen communities and provide service. All of this is in service to social justice and working towards equitable distribution of economic, social, political, civil, cultural, and other resources and opportunities in society. Adler’s overall objective is to help practitioners promote the optimal development of people and communities.

Adler’s Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice

Consistent with its mission and values, Adler University has an Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice to help meet public safety challenges with socially just solutions. The Institute focuses on addressing trauma, decriminalizing communities, and building community capacities. Some of its projects active in 2018 include(d) Community Restorative Justice Hubs, the Community Anti-Violence Education Project, and Social Justice Simulations. A team of people at Adler’s Chicago campus and beyond work with community partners to facilitate meaningful and impactful projects.

Community Engagement through Adler University

In addition to doing so through the Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice, Adler University engages with communities through:

• Adler Community Health Services
• The Center for Adlerian Practice and Scholarship
• The Center for Civic Learning and Community Action
• The Center for Equitable Cities

Each of these entities works alone or with the Institute to pursue social justice in communities throughout Illinois and the U.S. Agencies like these provide opportunities for students to get engaged in areas of community health and social justice that are most important to them.