Adler Graduate School
Newsletter

The Adler Graduate School
Offers the
Master of Arts in Adlerian Counseling & Psychotherapy
With tracks in:
Marriage and Family Therapy,
Clinical Counseling,
School Counseling,
Management Consulting and Organizational Leadership
&
Non-clinical Adlerian Studies

Certificates

Professional Life Coaching
Parent Coaching
Coaching and Consulting in Organizations

President’s Corner

Supporting our Returning Troops

Adler Graduate School (AGS) is participating in a support program with other community organizations to help returning National Guard troops reintegrate into the community. We have volunteered to provide free counseling services to returning service personnel and their families. Specially selected Adler interns will provide the counseling services under the direction and supervision of AGS faculty. We are proud to participate in this important effort which is called Warriors to Citizens.

Minnesota military members perform at appreciation
day for military families at the Mall of America

Adler Graduate School has also been meeting with officials of the Veterans Administration (VA) to see how we can help with their efforts. The VA has two programs Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom which assist returning soldiers and their families.

The mission of the VA programs is to honor America’s returning combat veterans by ensuring their access to exceptional care that will improve their health and well-being.  The vision for these combat veteran-centered programs is to advocate for and to coordinate veterans’ care.  The programs also promote healthy transitions and provide outreach and education for veterans, their families and communities.  It is our hope at AGS to also be able to work with the Veterans Administration to provide counseling services to returning soldiers and their families.

These efforts are part of Adler Graduate School’s mission for social interest in action. We are glad we can provide this important service to our community.

Dennis Rislove, Ph.D.
President, Adler Graduate School

March 5th Open House for Prospective Students

Each month the Adler Graduate School hosts an open house for adults who are considering a return to school for an advanced degree. The admission’s director, faculty members and current students will be on hand to answer your questions. 

Learn about our Master of Arts program with tracks in Marriage and Family Therapy, School Counseling and Management Consulting and Organizational Leadership.

You’ll also hear about our certificate series in Professional Life Coaching, Parent Coaching and Coaching & Consulting in Organizations.

Our next two open houses:

March 5th and April 2nd
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.                                                                                                                                
Adler Graduate School located at 1550 East 78th Street in Richfield, Minnesota.

Please call 612-861-7554 for directions.

Spring Fling at AGS on March 13th
The Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) is holding its Spring Fling at the Adler Graduate School on the evening of Thursday, March 13th.
Date:  Thursday, March 13, 2008  
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location:
Adler Graduate School
Room 210
1550 E 78th Street
Richfield, MN 55426

Presenter:  Leah Walls, MA, LMFT
Ms. Walls works at The Emily Project, where she treats people with eating disorders through individual and group therapy.  She also leads support groups for concerned persons related to people with eating disorders.
From the MAMFT website:
Course Overview
Identifying symptoms related to the diagnosis of an eating disorder, exploring the therapeutic relationship and the co-creation of meaningful recovery using the mind, body, soul approach.  Clinicians will become more familiar with symptomatology, not the pathology, of the PERSON with an eating disorder and the healing perspectives involved in recovery. Continuing education credit (2.0 credits) has been applied for.

If you’d like to attend, please go to: http://www.minnesotafamilies.org/Spring_Fling.htm
Michelin Hegland

Free Life Coaching Seminar

March 12th

6:00 -7:30 p.m.

What is life coaching?
                                                                                                                             
Why are so many people in the helping professions drawn to this method of helping others move forward in their lives? 
                                                                                                                                
How can you add life coaching to your professional tool kit?

You will receive answers to those and other questions you may have about the dynamic, life-changing practice of life coaching.

Unique features of the Adler Graduate School life coach training series:

• in-person training (not tele-classes)
• accredited graduate school (we are the only traditionally accredited school in the Midwest that offers this training)
• dramatically lower cost
• masters degreed instructors who are also certified coaches
• financial aid available
• academic rigor (exams, papers, professional development assignments, referral process, in-depth ethics training)

Please join us on March 12th.  The seminar takes place at the Adler Graduate School at:  1550 E. 78th Street, Richfield, MN 55423, top floor.

Please call Paula Hemming, Specialty Coordinator, AGS Professional Life Coaching                              Certificate Series, for more information: 612-729-2939 or email Paula at: coachpaula@earthlink.net

* A free life coaching seminar is held the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

Upcoming Workshops at Adler Graduate School

The Adler Graduate School announces its spring 2008 Friday workshop series to provide training for area professionals.  These workshops are aimed at counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, consultants, and teachers. 

Cost is $99.00 per workshop ($65.00 for Adler alumni and students).  Workshops run Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  These workshops are not preapproved for CEUs, though we provide verification of participation.  Depending on the topic and your licensing board, workshops may qualify for continuing education.

More information and online registration is available at alfredadler.edu
Click on “Workshops.”

March 14
Diversity 101: A New Perspective on an Old Problem
Andre Koen, MA

April 4
Asperger Syndrome: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment throughout the Life Span
Mitch Lepicello, MSW, LICSW

April 25
Visually Revealing Relational Dynamics
Jana Goodermont, MA, LMFT

May 9
Incorporating Complementary Spiritual Healing Techniques into Psychotherapy
Jere Truer, MA, LICSW

612-861-7554, extension 109 for more information

Thanks to Dennis Rislove and Michelin Hegland for their contributions to this month’s newsletter.

Adler Graduate School Non-Discrimination Policy

The Adler Graduate School is an equal opportunity educational institution and employer
which does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age,
sexual orientation, veteran status or physical ability in the employment of its faculty or staff, the admission
or treatment of its students, or in the operation of its educational programs and activities.

Adler Graduate School
1550 East 78th Street
Richfield, Minnesota 55423

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Adler Graduate School Newsletter
Kate Moore, Editor
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