Company Profile
Adler University
Company Overview
We welcome you to Adler University with a single word that describes the teachings and practice of Alfred Adler’s groundbreaking concept of social interest:
gemeinschaftsgefu?hl!
Translated, it means our health resides within our community life and connections. It is an idea that demands action that is needed now, more than ever. To shine a light on injustice and drive the work that leads to much needed change in some of our most challenged communities. Our mission is to prepare practitioners to address the world’s alarming health inequities and social injustices. Adler University puts boots on the ground where they are needed most – as scholars, activists, practitioners, and mentors. Adlerian practitioners bring needed change to the communities they call home.
The staff and faculty at Adler are here because we are true believers, in both our mission and in our students. And the proof of our belief is evident around the world. In fact, right now, across multiple disciplines and in fields that impact population and community wellbeing, our instructors are changing the world. Which is what our students have come to Adler to learn. And the moment they do, their lives and the communities they impact are changed for the better.
Our vision is to create a more just society. If your dream is to change the world and you have the grit to see it through, this is the moment in which you can make it come true.
Company History
Adler University is named for Alfred Adler (1870-1937), a physician, psychotherapist, and founder of Adlerian psychology, sometimes called individual psychology. He is considered the first community psychologist, because his work pioneered attention to community life, prevention, and population health. Adler held equality, civil rights, mutual respect, and the advancement of democracy as core values. He was one of the first practitioners to provide family and group counseling and to use public education as a way to address community health. He was among the first to write about the social determinants of health and of mental health.
In 1952, Rudolf Dreikurs (1897-1972), one of Adler’s advocates and followers, founded the Institute of Adlerian Psychology that, in 1954, changed its name to the Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago (later the Adler School of Professional Psychology, in 1991, and Adler University today). Early instructors and founders of the Institute were Bernard Shulman, Harold Mosak, Bina Rosenberg, and Robert Powers.
Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
Professional Development Funds