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<![CDATA[News from The Chicago School Listing]]> 600 <![CDATA[The Chicago School Opens Campus in Heart of Nation's Capital]]> Date: 7/6/2010 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP), the nation's largest nonprofit graduate school focused exclusively on psychology and related behavioral sciences, will open its newest campus in the heart of the nation's capital this August. ]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3512-18165 <![CDATA[Doctoral Student at TCSPP to Serve Executive Council of ABAI]]> Date: 6/22/2010 to 5/30/2011 Antonio Harrison, a doctoral student in the Applied Behavior Analysis Psy.D. program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles has been elected to the coveted position of Student Representative to the Executive Council of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3447-17807 <![CDATA[26th Annual Commencement of TCSPP ]]> Date: 6/21/2010 to 8/31/2010 Almost 700 Chicago School of Professional Psychology students received master’s or doctoral degrees in one of 11 psychology programs. Graduates, family and friends, faculty and staff filled the Civic Opera House to near capacity at the 26th annual commencement of the respected institution. ]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3446-18075 <![CDATA[Dr. James Shaw Forges Path to Address Youth Violence]]> Date: 6/17/2010 Chicago School Professor Dr. James Shaw Forges Path to Address Youth Violence ]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3439-17519 <![CDATA[Dr. Keith Carroll is New Chair of I/O and Business Psych at TCSPP-Chicago]]> Date: 6/17/2010 to 12/31/2010 Dr. Keith Carroll Appointed Chair of I/O and Business Psychology Department at TCSPP Chicago Campus]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3440-17787 <![CDATA[CCP Now Accepting Applications for 2010-2011 Fellowship Program]]> Date: 6/2/2010 to 8/16/2010

The Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis is now accepting applications for the 2010-11 Fellowship Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

Practicing clinicians and graduate or postgraduate students in clinical psychology, social work, psychiatry, and related fields may apply.

The fellowship is a one-year program, with possibilities for continuing affiliation.

Applicants should submit a current CV, two letters of recommendation and a personal statement of interest in the fellowship program.

Applications for the 2010-11 academic year will be accepted until August 1, 2010. Review of applications will be completed by August 15th, and notification of acceptance will follow soon thereafter.

Upon acceptance, fellows must become CCP Affiliates. The annual affiliation fee for fellows is $75, and includes admission to all CCP events and a 10% reduction in fees for study groups under the auspices of CCP. There are no other charges for the fellowship program.

The CCP Fellowship Program has three components:

Individual monthly meeting throughout the academic year with an assigned mentor

Monthly small group meetings led by CCP mentors or advanced candidates.

Participation in the CCP sponsored public lectures given by visiting and local faculty through CCP's Fridays@CCP and Sundays@CCP.

Applicants should email completed materials to both Sandra Ullmann, Chair of the Fellowship Committee (sullmann@ccpsa.org) and to Betty Melton, Administrative Director (bmelton@ccpsa.org). You may also contact Betty Melton at 630.241.2363.

Sandra Ullmann, PsyD

Chair, Fellowship Committee

]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3413-17350 <![CDATA[Dr. Michele Nealon-Woods Named Next President of TCSPP]]> Date: 5/19/2010 to 1/18/2011 ]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3388-17186 <![CDATA[Meet the Next President of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology …]]> Date: 5/14/2010 Earlier this afternoon, our national search to find the next president of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology reached a conclusion. I am privileged and honored to formally announce that the Board of Trustees has named Dr. Michele Nealon-Woods as the school’s new leader and successor to President Michael Horowitz. ]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3377-17535 <![CDATA[Forensic Psychology Resource Collection Opens at LA Campus]]> Date: 4/23/2010 to 9/1/2010 Representatives from local criminal justice agencies and community-based organizations gathered in the library of the Downtown Los Angeles Campus of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 for the opening of a special collection named in memory of Kenneth Garner, the late Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Deputy Chief who passed away suddenly in 2009.]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3296-17534 <![CDATA[Chicago School Student Rene Herrera Receives Schweitzer Fellowship]]> Date: 4/22/2010 to 9/1/2010 (CHICAGO) Rene Herrera, a student in The Chicago School's Master's in Clinical Counseling Program (MACC), has been awarded a 2010-2011 Schweitzer Fellowship.]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3290-17536 <![CDATA[Commencement 2010 Updates]]> Date: 3/16/2010 ]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3056-16551 <![CDATA[Francis-Thornton, Miller Elected to Head Alumni Council]]> Date: 3/12/2010 ]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3129-15628 <![CDATA[Board Elects Chaifetz, Cohen as Newest Trustees]]> Date: 3/10/2010 ]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3128-15627 <![CDATA[After 10 Years of Service, Dr. Michael Horowitz Announces his Transition]]> Date: 3/8/2010 ]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3055-15123 <![CDATA[A Message from President Horowitz]]> Date: 3/4/2010 ]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3054-15121 <![CDATA[Academics and Staff set Continuous Goals for Improving Quality]]> Date: 2/26/2010 ]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3053-15120 <![CDATA[TCS SoCal Academic Dean Accepts Invitations to Serve on Three Boards]]> Date: 2/1/2010 Dr. Marty Harris, Academic Dean, Southern California Campuses, has been appointed to serve on the Initial Review Board of the American Psychological Association’s Minority Fellowship Program (APA-MFP). ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2849-13971 <![CDATA[Peru Students Visit Chicago Campus]]> Date: 1/30/2010 ]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-3098-15509 <![CDATA[L.A. Faculty Member Connects with Community at a Local Gathering]]> Date: 1/26/2010 Faculty member spearheading TCSPP’s Latino Mental Health Initiative in Southern California is also taking steps to build community relationships that will benefit students as they carry out community service work throughout the region.]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2775-13514 <![CDATA[First Recipients of President’s Awards for SoCal Announced]]> Date: 1/26/2010 In a special ceremony before staff and faculty at the downtown Los Angeles Campus, Dr. Debra Warner and Dr. Rachel Findel-Pyles received the first two President’s Awards for Academic Leadership in Southern California]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2780-13583 <![CDATA[TCS Volunteers Participate in MLK Day of Service]]> Date: 1/18/2010 Shyma El Sayed, a TCS student, helped kids write their names in hieroglyphics, giving them a glimpse of Egyptian culture. ]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2847-13969 <![CDATA[Federal Funding Brings Mental Health Services to Chicago’s South Side]]> Date: 12/17/2009 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and the Community Mental Health Council, Inc. to Provide Additional Treatment to At-Risk Populations ]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2664-12827 <![CDATA[Adjunct Professor Appears on The Biggest Loser]]> Date: 12/14/2009 As a contestant this fall on the hit NBC series, The Biggest Loser, adjunct professor Shay Sorrells inspired millions around the world with her drive, determination, and positive spirit]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2654-12832 <![CDATA[L.A. Campus Hosts Hostage Negotiation Seminar ]]> Date: 12/14/2009 The intensity was turned up at the Los Angeles Campus this month as the Forensic Psychology Department hosted its first two-day seminar, December 12 and 13, on hostage negotiation.]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2658-12743 <![CDATA[Using Psychology to Help Rwanda Heal from Genocide]]> Date: 12/14/2009 Two TCS faculty teach, learn in six-day workshop in Kigali; hope torefine curriculum for a train-the-trainers program to branch out throughoutcountry]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2656-12761 <![CDATA[ABA Experts to Converge at Conference Sponsored by LA Campus and CCBS]]> Date: 12/14/2009 "Applied Behavior Analysis: Evidence Based Solutions for Helping People,” a one-day conference hosted by the L.A. Campus]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2655-12817 <![CDATA[Southern California Campuses Charter President’s Advisory Council]]> Date: 12/12/2009 The Southern California Campuses of The Chicago School of ProfessionalPsychology recently established the President’s Advisory Council, agroup of volunteer advisors convened to provide input on a variety ofcritical planning and operations decisions.
]]> Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2647-13027 <![CDATA[Alumnus Connects TCS-L.A. to His Work with Inner City Youth and Gangs]]> Date: 12/12/2009 Several representatives from The Chicago School met in December with intervention specialists, case workers, and alumnus Stan Bosch to explore how interns could help in reaching out to Los Angeles inner city youth and gang members.
]]> Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2643-12697 <![CDATA[Yellow Ribbon Project Offers Healing for Children of Returning Vets]]> Date: 12/12/2009 For Cassandra Jennings, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have taken on a new reality. One of 36 students representing a cross section of TCS programs, Cassandra—a Clinical Psy.D. student in the Child and Adolescent track—is devoting her weekends to helping families of returning Illinois veterans recover from the splintered existence that defined their deployment.
]]> Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2650-12740 <![CDATA[Professor’s Passion for Reading and Literacy Honored]]> Date: 12/11/2009 Professor’s Passion for Reading and Literacy Honored with Naming of Nancy Davis Collection at Garfield Park Preparatory Academy Library]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2640-12683 <![CDATA[Chicago Campus Takes the LEED to go Green and Eco-friendly]]> Date: 12/7/2009 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology received the LEED certification this semester for its space on the fourth floor at the Merchandise Mart.]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2629-12582 <![CDATA[Forensic Center Town Hall Meeting on Youth Violence]]> Date: 12/3/2009 More than 100 City High School Students and Community Leaders Visit Chicago Campus for Forensic Center Town Hall Meeting on Youth Violence]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2637-12685 <![CDATA[Three Staff Members Won TCS’ Inaugural President’s Vision Award]]> Date: 11/27/2009 True to the Core, How Three Staff Members Won TCS’ Inaugural President’s Vision Award]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2642-12760 <![CDATA[TCS Forensic Center Hosts S.O.S Program Town Hall Meeting]]> Date: 11/25/2009 The Chicago School Forensic Center Hosts Save Our School Children (S.O.S.) Program Town Hall Meeting.]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2632-12579 <![CDATA[Platt Retail Institute at TCS Releases First Digital Signage Index]]> Date: 11/24/2009 The Platt Retail Institute (PRI), in conjunction with the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, has released the first North American Digital Signage Index (NADSI).
]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2644-12699 <![CDATA[US Leading Child Welfare Advocates Visit TCS to Discuss Rights of the Child]]> Date: 11/20/2009 Two of the Nation’s Leading Child Welfare Advocates Visit TCS to Lead Discussion Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2631-12581 <![CDATA[TCS 30th Anniversary Panel Brings Presidents Together, Past and Present]]> Date: 10/9/2009 October was history month for The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2648-12709 <![CDATA[The Chicago School Welcomes Dr. Orlando L. Taylor to Senior Leadership]]> Date: 9/22/2009 CHICAGO – The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS), announces Dr. Orlando L. Taylor as the newest member of The Chicago School community.]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2630-12674 <![CDATA[The Chicago School Model of Education Goes to Press; Implementation begins]]> Date: 9/21/2009 “Preparing engaged professionals,” three words out of nearly 40,000 that comprise the newly published Chicago School Model of Education, but three that perhaps best capture its doctrine.]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2627-12584 <![CDATA[Adjunct Professor Competes on the Hit TV Series The Biggest Loser]]> Date: 9/15/2009 For years Chicago School adjunct professor Shay Sorrells motivated clients and students by reflecting on her personal story—one involving homelessness, a struggle with her weight, and a parent wrestling with addiction.]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2090-9350 <![CDATA[A New Kind of School for Garfield Park]]> Date: 9/15/2009 It was clearly a family affair. As dozens of moms and dads, aunts and uncles, and grandparents stood proudly by, 120 children found nametags and desks and settled into freshly painted classrooms.]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2641-12689 <![CDATA[TCS Awarded Learn and Serve Grant to Help Community Agencies]]> Date: 9/10/2009 For years, Dr. Sayaka Machizawa and Jill Glenn of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s (TCS) Office of Community Partnerships helped local service agencies to do more with less. Their approach to community engagement was not just planning weekend volunteer activities, but working with agencies to define challenges and then create a plan for capacity building with students delivering research, training, and direct service.
]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2649-12708 <![CDATA[TCS Awarded Grant to Help Agencies to Preserve Services and Build Capacity]]> Date: 9/10/2009 Thanks to a three-year Learn and Serve America grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), The Chicago School has the means take its unique model of community-engaged education to new heights.]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2059-9215 <![CDATA[L.A. Campus Joins City Attorneys Office HALO Project to Help the Homeless]]> Date: 8/19/2009 A dozen Los Angeles Campus students shared a calling this summer to help L.A.’s homeless population.
]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2009-8971 <![CDATA[Dr. Michael Horowitz Names Campus Presidents for Chicago, SoCal, and Online]]> Date: 8/13/2009 Dr. Michael Horowitz, president and CEO of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS) announces the appointment of Drs. Carroll Cradock, Michele Nealon-Woods, and Darcy Tannehill as campus presidents for TCS’ Chicago, Southern California, and Online campuses respectively.
]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2003-8873 <![CDATA[Chicago Forensic Chair Michael Fogel Elected to ABFP Board of Directors]]> Date: 8/12/2009 Dr. Michael Fogel, chair of the Department of Forensic Psychology, was elected this summer to the American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP) Board of Directors.
]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1999-8875 <![CDATA[New Ph.D. Program Gives Leadership Education a New Spin]]> Date: 8/10/2009 Recognizing the challenges that organizations face in today’s rapidly evolving society, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS) is launching a new Ph.D. program aimed at preparing leaders for both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1995-8832 <![CDATA[Center on Halsted to Benefit from MACC Student's Schweitzer Fellowship]]> Date: 7/30/2009 The opportunity to combine his passions of art and psychology in a project that will benefit a population about which he cares deeply—GLBT elders—is almost a dream come true for Clinical Counseling student Gregg (Cal) Calvird. But it is a vision that he will soon transform into reality.]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1966-9028 <![CDATA[New TCS Initiative to Improve Mental Health Among Chicago Latinos ]]> Date: 7/28/2009 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Receives Grant from The Chicago Community Trust to Build Latino Mental Health Providers Network]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1953-8933 <![CDATA[TCS Welcomes Santa Barbara Graduate Institute to its Academic Community]]> Date: 7/27/2009 Santa Barbara Graduate Institute (SBGI) is the newest addition to The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s academic community.
]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2004-8886 <![CDATA[Croatia Added to International Partners List]]> Date: 7/27/2009 The Chicago School’s focus on global outreach expanded last month when the University of Zagreb and the Croatian Institute for Brain Research became the school’s most recent international partners. The three-year agreement will provide for student and faculty exchanges, joint conference participation, collaborative student research projects, and the development of a certificate program.]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1940-8601 <![CDATA[Government of Mexico Honors Trustee Carmen Velásquez with Ohtli Award]]> Date: 7/26/2009 Chicago School Trustee Carmen Velásquez received the government of Mexico’s highest honor, the Ohtli Award, on July 27 in recognition of her years of service to the Mexican community. ]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1964-8659 <![CDATA[I/O Students Board CTA Buses to Learn How Riders and Drivers Really Feel]]> Date: 7/22/2009 Thanks to a group of students in theBusiness Psychology Department, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) haslearned a thing or two about how their bus drivers feel about theirjobs. Better yet, CTA plans to use the information to improve employeesatisfaction and—ultimately—the transit experience for riders.]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1963-8883 <![CDATA[CIS Director, Dr. Nancy Dubrow, Appointed as U.N. Representative]]> Date: 7/20/2009 Dr. Nancy Dubrow,director, Center for International Studies and associate professor hasbeen appointed by the International Society for Traumatic StressStudies (ISTSS) as the organization’s representative to United NationsHeadquarters in New York, Geneva and Vienna.
]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1962-8885 <![CDATA[The Chicago School Named One of Nation’s ‘Great Colleges to Work For’]]> Date: 7/10/2009 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is among a select few colleges and universities named this month to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual list of “great colleges to work for.”
]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1881-8243 <![CDATA[TCS and Platt Retail Institute Announce Formal Affiliation]]> Date: 7/7/2009 Partnership to Advance the Understanding and Application of Consumer Psychology in the Retail Sector
]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1880-9024 <![CDATA[Annual Softball Picnic Recap]]> Date: 6/30/2009 More than 50 students, alumni, faculty, and staff turned out for this year's annual softball picnic.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-2005-8972 <![CDATA[Asst. Sec. of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth Keynotes 2009 Commencement]]> Date: 6/10/2009 The Honorable L. Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, received an honorary Doctor of Psychology degree and addressed The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s graduating class of 2009. The commencement ceremony took place on Friday, June 12, at the Civic Opera House in downtown Chicago.]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1693-8973 <![CDATA[ABA Thesis Defense Held June 4]]> Date: 6/8/2009 The ABA Department held their annual thesis defense day June 4 in Chicago.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1989-8799 <![CDATA[ABA Thesis Defense Held June 4]]> Date: 6/8/2009 to 8/9/2010 The ABA Department held their annual thesis defense day June 4 in Chicago.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1990-8811 <![CDATA[Steve Lopez’s The Soloist Named Book of the Year for 2009-2010]]> Date: 6/4/2009 Steve Lopez’s The Soloist—based on the true story of an L.A.Times columnist who becomes an advocate and friend to a mentally ill homeless man who was once a musical prodigy—is The Chicago School’s Book of the Year for 2009-2010.]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1719-7474 <![CDATA[Intl Office Wraps Academic Year with Tour Stops to Puerto Rico and Thailand]]> Date: 6/4/2009 Thailand and Puerto Rico are the latest two luggage stamps added to The Chicago School’s growing list of international destinations visited by students, faculty, and staff in the 2008-2009 academic year.
]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1706-7476 <![CDATA[Asst. Sec. of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth to Keynote 2009 Commencement]]> Date: 6/2/2009 The Honorable L. Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will receive an honorary Doctor of Psychology degree and address The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s graduating class of 2009. The commencement ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 12, at the Civic Opera House in downtown Chicago.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1694-7285 <![CDATA[Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute Event Draws More Than 300 From the Community]]> Date: 6/1/2009 The Naomi Ruth Cohen (NRC) Institute for Mental Health Education continued its tradition of community-focused education on May 31 with its Eighth Annual Mental Health Conference.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1705-7475 <![CDATA[President’s Cabinet Welcomes New Vice Presidents]]> Date: 5/18/2009 President Horowitz welcomed three new vice presidents to his cabinet during the spring semester to oversee the areas of finance, information technology, and advancement.]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1708-7379 <![CDATA[Late LAPD Deputy Chief Garner Receives TCS’ Inaugural President’s Award]]> Date: 5/15/2009 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology honored the late LAPD Deputy Chief Kenneth O. Garner on May 15 with the inaugural President’s Award for Visionary Leadership.
]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1718-7501 <![CDATA[Alumni Council Taps Dr. Grant White as 2009 Distinguished Alumnus]]> Date: 5/13/2009 Dr. Grant White (Psy.D. ’93), whose work as a faculty member and an alumnus have significantly broadened The Chicago School’s impact on underserved communities, will be honored at the June 12 Commencement as the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1622-7040 <![CDATA[Higher Ed Development Veteran Named VP of Institutional Advancement for TCS]]> Date: 5/13/2009 With more than 20 years of leadership experience in nonprofit education, Timothy T. Shannon, Ph.D., is The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s new vice president of institutional advancement.]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1631-6906 <![CDATA[SoCal I/O Students Go ConCISE with New Consulting Center]]> Date: 5/11/2009 During the summer internship period, TCS-SoCal I/O students will be partnering with organizations to perform organizational culture assessments, develop employee selection processes, conduct job analysis, and develop stress management and conflict resolution training programs.]]> Mon, 11 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1639-6834 <![CDATA[Chicago Campus Welcomes Latino Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Alliance]]> Date: 5/6/2009 Univision was on campus on May 6 for a Chicago Campus event to introduce the Latino Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Alliance.]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1634-6862 <![CDATA[Community Members Turn Out at NAMI Rally in the Loop]]> Date: 5/5/2009 Members of The Chicago School community united on May 5 for an outdoor rally at the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago to lend their voices for more mental health funding in Illinois.]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1633-6856 <![CDATA[TCS Welcomes Terry Merkley as Vice President of IT]]> Date: 5/3/2009 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS) welcomes Terry Merkley as its new vice president of information technology. Merkley brings to TCS nearly 25 years of technology experience in consulting, managing, and directing IT departments.]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1528-6583 <![CDATA[TCS Announces Nation’s First Psy.D. Program in Clinical Forensic Psych]]> Date: 5/3/2009 Seven years after becoming the Midwest’s first graduate school to offer a master’s degree in Forensic Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is expanding its forensic offerings with a new doctoral program designed for individuals seeking to advance their career in the law and legal sectors.]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1529-6584 <![CDATA[Timothy T. Shannon, Ph.D., Named Institutional Advancement VP]]> Date: 5/3/2009 With more than 20 years of leadership experience in nonprofit education, Timothy T. Shannon, Ph.D., is The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s new vice president of institutional advancement. ]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1532-6588 <![CDATA[Chicago Campus Welcomes New Dean]]> Date: 5/3/2009 Dr. Michael Horowitz, president of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS), announces the appointment of Dr. Carroll Cradock as dean of TCS’ Chicago Campus.]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1530-6901 <![CDATA[Memorial Honors Namesake of the Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute]]> Date: 5/3/2009 On the eve of the ninth anniversary of her passing, friends and family of Naomi Ruth Cohen gathered at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS) in April to dedicate a memorial in her honor. Naomi took her life in May 2000 after suffering from a virulent form of bipolar disorder.
]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1527-7319 <![CDATA[SoCal Campus Offers New Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Concentration]]> Date: 5/1/2009 TCS-Southern California announces a new Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Concentration (PPC) offered by the Westwood Campus Department of Psychology.]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1642-6887 <![CDATA[L.A. Campus Hosts First Diversity in the Community Poster Presentation]]> Date: 4/30/2009 As a capstone of their Diversity II class, all 51 students in the Clinical Psy.D. program participated in a Diversity in the Community Poster Presentation on April 30 at the L.A. Campus.]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1636-6865 <![CDATA[Forensic Psychology Students Take Top Honors at MHCC]]> Date: 4/29/2009 Two Forensic Psychology students took top honors at the Mental Health in Corrections Consortium (MHCC) 2009 Symposium, held April 28 and 29 in Kansas City, Mo., making this the second consecutive year that Chicago School students have been recognized for outstanding poster presentations.]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1626-6875 <![CDATA[FO Students Visit CPD Academy to Hone their Hostage Negotiation Skills]]> Date: 4/26/2009 A year after turning the 5th floor of 325 N. Wells into a mock prison under siege, Dr. Nancy Zarse of the Forensic Psychology Department took her Hostage Negotiation course to new heights this April with day-long exercise at the Chicago Police Department Training Academy.]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1632-6907 <![CDATA[CIS Brings a Glimpse of Japan to Hyde Park Children]]> Date: 4/23/2009 The seemingly indecipherable characters of the written Japanese language came to life for 30 inner-city children last month as Chicago School student Kayoko Hayashi taught them what their names look like in her native language.]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1623-6871 <![CDATA[Third “Starting from Scratch” Lecturer Probes “The Blessings of Adversity”]]> Date: 4/17/2009 The journey from an abuse-ridden childhood to the life of a corporate executive was not an easy one, guest speaker Juan Ortiz told an audience of students, faculty, and community partners at an April 16 event that marked the third in The Chicago School’s “Starting From Scratch” lecture series.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1606-6756 <![CDATA[“Starting from Scratch” Lecturer Probes “The Blessings of Adversity”]]> Date: 4/17/2009 The journey from an abuse-ridden childhood to the life of a corporate executive was not an easy one, guest speaker Juan Ortiz told an audience of students, faculty, and community partners at an April 16 event that marked the third in The Chicago School’s “Starting From Scratch” lecture series.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1618-6796 <![CDATA[“Starting from Scratch” Lecturer Probes “The Blessings of Adversity]]> Date: 4/17/2009 The journey from an abuse-ridden childhood to the life of a corporate executive was not an easy one, guest speaker Juan Ortiz told an audience of students, faculty, and community partners at an April 16 event that marked the third in The Chicago School’s “Starting From Scratch” lecture series.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1620-6799 <![CDATA[TCS Taps Terry Merkley as VP of Information Technology]]> Date: 4/15/2009 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS) welcomes Terry Merkley as its new vice president of information technology. ]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1630-6908 <![CDATA[L.A. Campus CIT Draws more than 200 from the Community]]> Date: 4/11/2009 More than 200 professionals in government, law enforcement, social services, and community-based institutions convened at the L.A. Campuson April 11 for a free Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) coordinated by Forensic Psychology lead faculty Dr. Debra Warner.]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1635-6885 <![CDATA[L.A. Campus Student Wins FMHAC Scholarship ]]> Date: 4/7/2009 Jessica Karabinus of the L.A. Campus was one of three students recognized this year with a $1,000 scholarship from the Forensic Mental Health Association of California (FMHAC).]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1637-7288 <![CDATA[TCS Introduces New Ph.D. in International Psychology]]> Date: 3/30/2009 Recognizing a need for more trained professionals to understand and work with global challenges such as socio-cultural contexts, conflict, poverty, and natural disasters, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is chartering the nation’s first Ph.D. in International Psychology.]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1389-6585 <![CDATA[Dr. Yael Danieli Brings Trauma Expertise to New International Ph.D. Program]]> Date: 3/30/2009 Positioning The Chicago School as a leader in the emergent discipline of international psychology is a tall order—one that demands the expertise and guidance of a giant in the field.]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1390-5953 <![CDATA[L.A. Students and Faculty Take Crisis Intervention Training on the Road]]> Date: 3/25/2009 Working with the City Attorney’s Office, Dr. Debra Warner and her Los Angeles Campus Forensic Psychology students have begun a series of weekly trainings about mental illness targeted to prosecution and defense attorneys.]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1355-5837 <![CDATA[TCS Chicago Opens Career Week with Stanford University’s Dr. John Krumboltz]]> Date: 3/25/2009 "Luck Is No Accident: Making the Most of Happenstance in Your Life andCareer” was the title of a lively two-hour discussion delivered byStanford University Professor John Krumboltz before a capacity audienceat the Chicago Campus.]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1353-6259 <![CDATA[TCS Joins Renaissance 2010 Movement with Garfield Park Preparatory Academy]]> Date: 3/13/2009 In one of its most high-profile partnerships to date, The Chicago School has teamed up with the Chicago Public Schools on an ambitious project to improve educational opportunities for children on the city’s west side and offer TCS students unique practicum and internship experiences.]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1295-5597 <![CDATA[TCS-LA Supports Local Community and by Offering Free CIT Training, April 11]]> Date: 2/17/2009 The Chicago School at Los Angeles is hosting a free Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) on April 11, which will be targeted to professionals in government, social services, and community-based institutions.
]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1175-6240 <![CDATA[Dean Nealon-Woods Named to 2009 CA Issues & Trends Program]]> Date: 2/12/2009 Leadership California has selected Dr. Michele Nealon-Woods, dean of TCS-Southern California, as a member of the Class of 2009 for its 2009 California Issues & Trends Program (CIT).
]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1147-4796 <![CDATA[Mideast Trip Offers Insight into the Psychological Toll of Ongoing Conflict]]> Date: 2/11/2009 It was “the wall”—the barrier that separates Israel and the West Bank—that made the biggest impact on Forensic Psychology student Yasmeen Musa during her December visit to the Middle East.
]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1127-4801 <![CDATA[Book of the Year Programs Connect Community to Hmong Culture]]> Date: 2/10/2009 Now that Anne Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, The Chicago School’s current Book of the Year, has become a popular read among students, faculty and staff, a number of programs are underway to further connect TCS to the book’s profiled people, the Hmong.
]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1108-4480 <![CDATA[Student Health and Wellness Team Announces New Self-Development Programming]]> Date: 2/10/2009 Do you want to learn to sing? Help someone else learn to read? Practice yoga or meditation? Take better care of yourself? Improve your financial health? Get involved with professional organizations?]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1109-4481 <![CDATA[TCS Makes President's Community Service Honor Roll for Second Year]]> Date: 2/10/2009 For the second straight year, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts to the community. ]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1110-6589 <![CDATA[1979–2009: Looking Back at 30 Years of TCS History]]> Date: 2/9/2009 It was the year of Three Mile Island, the American hostages in Tehran, the Steel City winning the Super Bowl and World Series, and Margaret Thatcher becoming Great Britain’s first female prime minister. ]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1117-4688 <![CDATA[TCS Alum Named CGI Counseling Center Director]]> Date: 2/9/2009 Dr. Melodie Schaefer, a Chicago School-educated clinical psychologist with three decades of experience in mental health and in the California professional psychology arena, has been named director of the California Graduate Institute (CGI) Counseling Centers.]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1111-9245 <![CDATA[Sri Lanka Project a Transformative Experience for TCS Students and Faculty]]> Date: 2/8/2009 Over the past four years, TCS Adjunct Professor Mike McNulty has spentmore than 300 hours by air and another 125 hours on the ground trekkingback and forth to Sri Lanka, a small island nation still wrestling withthe effects of the catastrophic tsunami that struck southern Asia in2004, not to mention an ongoing civil war. When he returned for hiseighth visit this past December to continue his work directing the SriLanka Project, with him were four Chicago School students and twofellow faculty members.]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1116-8872 <![CDATA[Chicago School Board Elects Two New Trustees]]> Date: 2/4/2009 The governing body of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology elected two new trustees during its winter meeting held on January 30, 2009.]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1112-4488 <![CDATA[Chicago Community Turns Out for Forensic Center Dedication]]> Date: 1/30/2009 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is poised to further connect its psychology services to the legal sector and community agencies that interface with the court system thanks to its new Forensic Center, which was formally dedicated at a Merchandise Mart event on January 30.]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1135-4585 <![CDATA[Chicago Campus Welcomes Five Fudan University Students]]> Date: 1/27/2009 Five psychology students Shanghai, China, visited the Chicago Campus in January, the latest in a series of exchange programs with Fudan University.]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1114-4491 <![CDATA[Dr. Horowitz Discusses Psychology and the Economy at Niagara Foundation]]> Date: 1/27/2009 On January 27, Chicago School President Michael Horowitz spoke on the timely issue of psychology and the economy as part of the Niagara Foundation’s monthly speaker series. ]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1088-4421 <![CDATA[TCS China Office Connects East to West]]> Date: 1/26/2009 Like his native China, Yanjun Weng likes to think big. It’s a characteristic that makes him right at home at The Chicago School.]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1087-4507 <![CDATA[TCS-LA Taps Dr. Albert Edwards as Lead Faculty for West Coast I/O Program]]> Date: 1/17/2009 The Chicago School’s Los Angeles Campus welcomes a new lead faculty for its Industrial and Organizational Psychology (I/O) program.
]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT ID843-1145-4621 <![CDATA[First Petra Reim Scholarship Awarded]]> Date: 12/11/2008 A Clinical Psychology doctoral student with a passion for social justice issues has become the first recipient of a scholarship fund established earlier this year to memorialize the life of Petra Reim, a Clinical Psy.D. student who died unexpectedly in February 2008.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-907-3547 <![CDATA[Mart Phase II Project Nears Completion, Slated to Open in January]]> Date: 12/9/2008 The moving van is once again parked at The Chicago School’s 325 N.Wells Street building, this time to transport one academic department and three centers across the street to 30,270 usable square feet of newspace in the Merchandise Mart.]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-819-3548 <![CDATA[ISPA Plants Roots at The Chicago School]]> Date: 12/9/2008 The Chicago School took another step toward greater internationalization this semester as the Chicago Campus opened its doors to the International School Psychology Association’s (ISPA) central office.]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-820-3120 <![CDATA[Playwright and Director Luis Valdez Discusses “The Power of Zero”]]> Date: 11/21/2008 “The future belongs to those who can imagine it.” With this sentence celebrated playwright, theater director, and filmmaker Luis Valdez concluded his provocative talk titled “The Power of Zero,” the second event in The Chicago School’s ongoing “Starting from Scratch: The Psychology of Beginning” lecture series.
]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-727-2797 <![CDATA[Students and Faculty Attend National Latino Psychological Association Event]]> Date: 11/18/2008 A collection of eight Chicago School faculty and students traveled to Costa Mesa, Calif., in November to attend the biannual National Latino Psychological Association (NLPA) conference. The theme for the November 14–17 forum was “La Cultura Cura: Healing Traditions and Models of Care with Latina/o Families & Communities.”]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-917-3357 <![CDATA[The Chicago School Unites with CGI, Expands Number of Southern Cal Campuses]]> Date: 11/14/2008 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS) formally announced today a merger with the California Graduate Institute (CGI). As a result of the affiliation, The Chicago School’s physical presence in Southern California surges from one campus, in downtown Los Angeles, to three with the addition of CGI’s locations in Westwood and Irvine, Calif.]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-633-4697 <![CDATA[Naomi Ruth Cohen Charitable Foundation Finds New Home at TCS]]> Date: 11/11/2008 CHICAGO – After years of working together to help families touched by the stigma of mental illness, Lawrence and Marilyn Cohen of Evanston, Ill., and Chicago School President Michael Horowitz announce the creation of the Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute for Mental Health Education at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. ]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-627-3543 <![CDATA[Students Recognized at IPA Convention]]> Date: 11/8/2008 Students working with Community Partnerships won two awards for superior poster presentations at the Illinois Psychological Association Convention on November 7 in Skokie, Ill.]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-916-3355 <![CDATA[Broken Wings Network Founder Karren Kraemer Visits Campus]]> Date: 11/3/2008 More than 125 students, faculty, and staff attended a Nov. 3 conversation with Karren Kraemer, founder of The Broken Wings Network, and advocate for the prevention of domestic violence and homicide.
]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-590-2245 <![CDATA[TCS Campus Safety Committee Welcomes Community Input]]> Date: 10/28/2008 To ensure that campus safety and security continues to receive the heightened attention that it deserves, earlier this fall The Chicago School Cabinet chartered a Campus Safety Committee with representatives from Chicago and Los Angeles.
]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-563-2228 <![CDATA[El Arte de Sentirse Bien, "The Art of Feeling Well,” Draws Latino Community]]> Date: 10/27/2008 El Arte de Sentirse Bien, "the Art of Feeling Well,” was the theme of the second annual Mental Health Issues in the Latino Community conference hosted by the Naomi Ruth Cohen Charitable Foundation and co-sponsored by The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-533-2397 <![CDATA[TCS Hosts Inaugural Meeting of CAAIR]]> Date: 10/27/2008 The Chicago School’s Office of Institutional Research hosted the inaugural meeting of the Chicago Area Association for Institutional Research (CAAIR) on October 24. Established this year, CAAIR serves as a working group/idea exchange/professional development opportunity for individuals working in institutional research.]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-534-1934 <![CDATA[From Boulder to Vail to Chicago: A New Model of Psychology Education]]> Date: 10/27/2008 A collection of Chicago School community members are engaging this academic year in a “Constitutional Convention” scale project to define and articulate The Chicago School Model of Education for years to come. ]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-530-12609 <![CDATA[Chicago School of Professional Psychology Board Elects Seven New Trustees]]> Date: 10/10/2008 The governing body of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology elected seven new trustees, including one alumnus, during its fall meeting held on October 10, 2008. Now with 25 members, the school’s Board of Trustees provides governance and counsel to the nation’s leading professional psychology school.]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-524-1925 <![CDATA[More than 45 Training Sites Attend OPT Appreciation Event]]> Date: 10/8/2008 In an effort to acknowledge the many training sites who work with Chicago School students every year, the Office of Placement and Training (OPT) opened its doors October 8 for an appreciation event.
]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-541-2209 <![CDATA[The Chicago School’s INSIGHT Magazine Wins Ozzie Award]]> Date: 10/3/2008 INSIGHT, the magazine for alumni and friends of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, has been recognized by the magazine industry as the best new magazine published by a nonprofit organization in 2008.]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-522-1866 <![CDATA[TCS Breaks Record with Incoming Fall Class]]> Date: 9/19/2008 Chicago School enrollment at its Chicago, L.A., and Online campuses approached the 2,000 mark this fall as the Los Angeles Campus welcomed its first cohort of students, online enrollment surged, and Chicago on-ground programs saw steady increases.]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT ID843-525-2231 <![CDATA[Community Engagement Work Earns Chicago School Membership with the Illinois]]> Date: 8/29/2008 Thanks to his commitment to community service and civic engagement, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology has been invited to join the Illinois Campus Compact (ILCC) as the organization’s first graduate school member.
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