Programs Offered:

Applied Behavior Analysis is the treatment of choice for helping children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our Applied Behavior Analysis Psy.D. and Clinical Psychology M.A. ABA Specialization Programs offer career opportunities in public and private schools, institutional and residential facilities, pediatric clinics and hospitals, and more. View our Applied Behavior Analysis program descriptions.

Graduates of our Business Psychology Doctoral Program gain skills to work in a variety of areas including consulting, human resources, organizational development, management, and individual coaching. View our Business Psychology Psy.D. graduate program description.

The Clinical Psychology Psy.D. doctoral degree is our oldest and most selective program. It emphasizes hands-on training and a commitment to underserved populations, diversity, and multicultural awareness. Alumni of our Clinical Psychology graduate program pursue careers in clinics, hospitals, counseling centers, academic institutions, and more. View the entire Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Psy.D. description.

Our School Psychology graduate program offers students the opportunity to become part of an increasingly desired profession. Alumni of our School Psychology graduate program work with students, teachers, administrators, and parents to overcome difficulties in learning and/or personal development issues. View the entire School Psychology Ed.S. graduate program description.

Our Clinical Psychology M.A. program with a specialization in Counseling focuses on the emotional, intellectual, and psychological conditions that affect many people from young children to the elderly. Alumni of our Counseling Psychology graduate program work in hospitals, clinics, family counseling centers, substance abuse programs, mental health centers, schools, institutional and residential facilities, and more. In addition to our downtown campus, we now offer a blended cohort program at the University Center of Lake County. View the entire Clinical Psychology M.A. Counseling program description.

Our Forensic Psychology M.A. is the only psychology graduate program of this kind in the Midwest.  It focuses on the application of psychology to law and the legal system. Alumni of our Forensic Psychology graduate program pursue careers in a variety of law and legal environments including probation services, court service units, protective services, jails and prisons, violence risk assessment, law enforcement, and more. View the entire Forensic Psychology Program M.A. description.

Our graduate program in Industrial & Organizational Psychology focuses on the application of professional psychology in the workplace. Graduates of our Industrial & Organizational Psychology Program work with organizations and individuals to increase performance, effectively solve problems, and develop professionally in a global and multicultural business world. View the entire Industrial Organizational - I/O Psychology Program M.A. description.

Our certificates offer professionals the opportunity to advance their education and psychological understanding at the graduate level. Available psychology graduate program certificates include Applied Forensic Psychology, BCBA Respecialization, Consumer Psychology, Latino Mental Health, Leadership in Healthcare Professionals, Organizational Effectiveness, and Workplace Diversity. Learn more about our Certificates.

Our Leader Accelerator Program gives you or your employees the skills they need to refine decision-making, organize teams and groups to maximize efficiency and solve productivity problems, reach your personal potential, and advance the success of your organization. Learn more about Leader Accelerator.

Honored Faculty Reception: Dr. John Benitez
Date: 11/13/2008 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Join The Chicago School to honor the work of Dr. John Benitez

Zoot Suit Screening
Date: 11/14/2008 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Join us for a screening of Zoot Suit. <br>

Screening of Luis Valdez’s film, Zoot Suit
Date: 11/17/2008 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Before the Lecture on Tuesday, November 18,&nbsp;a Screening of Luis Valdez’s film, <em>Zoot Suit</em> will be hosted at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Alumni Pre-Reception with Luis Valdez
Date: 11/18/2008 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM The Office of Institutional Advancement invites you to a private reception honoring the Starting From Scratch series and its guest speaker Luis Valdez.<br>

"Starting From Scratch" Lecture by Luis Valdez
Date: 11/18/2008 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs welcome Luis Valdez as the next speaker in the “Starting from Scratch: The Psychology of the Beginning” lecture series.

From Boulder to Vail to Chicago: A New Model of Psychology Education
Date: 10/27/2008 <meta content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name=Generator> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name=Originator><link rel=File-List> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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. </span><br>

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. <br>

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.

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.

Psy.D. Prof. Uses EEGs to Study Effects of Art Therapy
Date: 10/9/2008 <a href="http://www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/faculty_profile_page_details?facultyID=105">Dr. Lukasz Konopka</a> is convinced that the way to understand behavior is to study the brain. An example he cites—the subject of an article he co-authored and recently published in <em>Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association</em>—is the use of EEGs to measure the effect that painting and drawing have on brain activity in a therapeutic setting.

More than 45 Training Sites Attend OPT Appreciation Event
Date: 10/8/2008 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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. </span><br>

The Chicago School’s INSIGHT Magazine Wins Ozzie Award
Date: 10/3/2008 <font face="Arial"><em><a href="http://www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/insight_magazine">INSIGHT</a></em>, 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.</font>

Dr. Horowitz Co-Authors Study Analyzing "Home Depot" Approach to Fatherhood
Date: 9/19/2008 to 1/4/2009 This fall, as the kids once again head off to school to learn reading, writing and arithmetic, researchers are finding that dads are learning important lessons of their own on how to be a good father—not necessarily from the places one would expect.<br>

Students Connect with Community Partners at the Fall 2008 JV Fair
Date: 9/15/2008 to 1/4/2009 Chicago School students were able to meet and network with representatives from 28 of The Chicago School’s high-impact partners at the fall 2008 Job and Volunteer Fair.

TCS Welcomes 861 New Students this Fall
Date: 9/15/2008 Chicago School enrollment 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.

New Center Addresses Growing Need for Psychology in the Latino Community
Date: 9/5/2008 to 1/4/2009 Latinos represent the nation’s largest and fastest growing ethnic group, yet there remains a striking lack of knowledge regarding the unique mental health needs facing the Latino population—and a troubling shortage of culturally competent mental health professionals prepared to meet those needs. To help address this issue, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology has started a new <a href="http://thechicagoschool/content.cfm/center_for_latino_mental_health">Center for Latino Mental Health</a>.

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Cultural Impact Conference
Date: 9/2/2008 to 1/4/2009 “Psychology&nbsp; in the Service of Latino Communities,” is the theme of the 2008 Cultural Impact Conference hosted by The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Clinicians, academics, and professionals from across the country will convene in Chicago for the two-day event, which also will serve as the formal rollout of the school’s Center for Latino Mental Health.

Chanté DeLoach will Travel to Europe this Fall with Harvard University
Date: 8/20/2008 to 11/15/2008 Assistant Professor <a href="http://www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/faculty_profile_page_details?facultyID=90">Chanté DeLoach</a> will travel to Europe this fall to meet and learn from fellow practitioners as part of the prestigious Harvard University Mastery in Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery Certificate Program. Dr. DeLoach will be in Orvieto, Italy, for two weeks in November to learn from and share ideas with international experts on trauma recovery.<br>

Fifteen Chicago School Students Earn PdEI Certification
Date: 8/19/2008 to 11/15/2008 <span>Fifteen Chicago School students received certificates from the <a href="http://www.uic.edu/cba/mba/" target="_blank">UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business</a> this summer, becoming the first professionals from a psychology program to be certified in leadership development techniques centered on emotional intelligence research. To earn the distinction, the students completed a two-year pilot program called PdEI (Peer Development for Emotional Intelligence), originally developed by renowned engineer, entrepreneur, and inventor James Liautaud. <a href="../content.cfm/news_archive_detail?NewsID=1657">Click here to read the 2006 story</a>.</span>

Sri Lankan Humanitarian Fr. Paul Satkunanayagam Visits The Chicago School
Date: 8/6/2008 to 11/15/2008 Renowned Sri Lankan humanitarian <strong><span>Fr. Paul Satkunanayagam, S.J.</span></strong><span>, visited the Chicago Campus on August 5 to deliver a talk titled “<span>From Chaos to Living: Reintegrating Ex-Child Soldiers into Meaningful, Societal Life.” F</span>ounder and director of the <a href="http://www.ppccbat.org/" target=_blank>Professional Psychological Counseling Centre</a> (PPCC) of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, Fr. Paul discussed his groundbreaking work that has brought counseling and psychotherapy to those chronically traumatized by the tsunami and other natural disasters as well as an ongoing civil war.</span>

Center for Academic Excellence Draws Capacity Audience
Date: 7/29/2008 to 11/15/2008 <span>On July 29, the Center for Academic Excellence sponsored the first annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Faculty Institute. More than 60 Chicago School faculty gathered at the Chicago Campus to discuss and develop innovative ways to support student writing.</span>

Dr. Ilianna Kwaske Named Chair of the Business Psychology Department
Date: 7/14/2008 to 10/29/2008 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology announces the appointment of <a href="http://thechicagoschool/content.cfm/faculty_profile_page_details?facultyID=298">Dr. Ilianna Kwaske</a> to the post of chair of the Business Psychology Department. Dr. Kwaske will oversee the <a href="http://thechicagoschool/content.cfm/io_psychology_program_ma">M.A. in I/O Psychology</a> and <a href="http://thechicagoschool/content.cfm/business_psychology_doctoral_program_psyd">Psy.D. in Business Psychology</a> programs at the school’s Chicago Campus and will be actively involved in creating I/O-related course work for The Chicago School’s Los Angeles and Online campuses.

Luis Valdez Comes To The Chicago School
Date: 7/8/2008 to 11/18/2008 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs welcome Luis Valdez as the next speaker in the “Starting from Scratch: The Psychology of the Beginning” lecture series.