Impacting the World Around Us

The Chicago School

2009-2010 Annual Appeal

Impacting theworld around us325 North Wells Street • Chicago, IL 60654

(800) 721-8072thechicagoschool.edu

To donate: ego.thechicagoschool.edu/giving

Chicago

Southern California

Washington, D.C.

Online

AtThe Chicago School, we’re impacting the world around us.

As a friend of The Chicago School, we need your support.

The following pages outline these exceptional programs in

which The Chicago School has assumed a leadership role.

We’re impacting the world around us.

Whether it’s supporting

Scholarshipsour own students,

Garfield ParkPreparatory Academychildren in our backyard,

Counseling Centers ofThe Chicago Schoolfamilies in our own community,

The Veterans Initiative our country,

The Rwanda Initiative or the world

The Chicago School’s reachextends far and wide.

AtThe Chicago School, we’re impacting the world around us.

As a friend of The Chicago School, we need your support.

The following pages outline these exceptional programs in

which The Chicago School has assumed a leadership role.

We’re impacting the world around us.

Whether it’s supporting

Scholarshipsour own students,

Garfield ParkPreparatory Academychildren in our backyard,

Counseling Centers ofThe Chicago Schoolfamilies in our own community,

The Veterans Initiative our country,

The Rwanda Initiative or the world

The Chicago School’s reachextends far and wide.

ScholarshipsThis year, one of the greatest needs are scholarships to benefit

our students directly. The Chicago School lacks privately funded

scholarships while the need for scholarships constantly rises. In the

past couple of years, we have started to establish scholarships that

provide students the opportunity to attend conferences, symposia,

and classes that would not otherwise be possible. In return for the

scholarships, the student commits to return to their peers and share

the knowledge gained from their attendance.

We hope to add to the scholarship offerings we have already

established with the support of people like you. Through the

awarding of scholarship, the recipient may expand his/her

education and outreach.

“Because of a scholarship I received through The Chicago School,

I am able to attend conferences that I would not normally attend

due to the burden of paying tuition. This fall I plan to attend a

conference on the Indigenous Model of Healing, which focuses

on the treatment of post-war and international trauma. It is my

hope to bring back the knowledge gained at the conference to

help form a support group for the Mothers of Erie House Students.”

— Sujata Swaroop, Psy. D. student, Scholarship Recipient

ScholarshipsThis year, one of the greatest needs are scholarships to benefit

our students directly. The Chicago School lacks privately funded

scholarships while the need for scholarships constantly rises. In the

past couple of years, we have started to establish scholarships that

provide students the opportunity to attend conferences, symposia,

and classes that would not otherwise be possible. In return for the

scholarships, the student commits to return to their peers and share

the knowledge gained from their attendance.

We hope to add to the scholarship offerings we have already

established with the support of people like you. Through the

awarding of scholarship, the recipient may expand his/her

education and outreach.

“Because of a scholarship I received through The Chicago School,

I am able to attend conferences that I would not normally attend

due to the burden of paying tuition. This fall I plan to attend a

conference on the Indigenous Model of Healing, which focuses

on the treatment of post-war and international trauma. It is my

hope to bring back the knowledge gained at the conference to

help form a support group for the Mothers of Erie House Students.”

— Sujata Swaroop, Psy. D. student, Scholarship Recipient

Garfield ParkPreparatory AcademyIn the fall of 2009, the doors to Garfield Park Preparatory Academy

(GPPA) swung open for the first time, welcoming 120 kindergartners

through 3rd graders. At full capacity, GPPA will have 350 students in

grades K through 8. Operated by The Chicago School, Applied

Behavior Analysis (ABA) faculty member, Dr. Denise Ross, oversees it

and employs many of the students in the ABA program as teaching

assistants and aides. The curriculum Dr. Ross and her team have

built is based on principles that are fundamental to ABA—the

systematic use of data to measure change and improve behavior. The

instructional model supports highly individualized learning and has

been proven to substantially increase learning in numerous studies

and settings. With a 6:1 student to adult ratio, an extended language

arts and math curriculum, not to mention free tutoring and before

and after school care, this Chicago School initiative will affect the

future of young lives forever.

“The goal of opening a school like this is what brought me to

Chicago. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our students — not only

in ABA but in departments like School Psychology and Forensic

Psychology as well — to apply what they learn in the classroom

with children who can benefit from our instructional model.”

— Dr. Denise Ross, professor of ABA and principal of Garfield Park Preparatory Academy

Garfield ParkPreparatory AcademyIn the fall of 2009, the doors to Garfield Park Preparatory Academy

(GPPA) swung open for the first time, welcoming 120 kindergartners

through 3rd graders. At full capacity, GPPA will have 350 students in

grades K through 8. Operated by The Chicago School, Applied

Behavior Analysis (ABA) faculty member, Dr. Denise Ross, oversees it

and employs many of the students in the ABA program as teaching

assistants and aides. The curriculum Dr. Ross and her team have

built is based on principles that are fundamental to ABA—the

systematic use of data to measure change and improve behavior. The

instructional model supports highly individualized learning and has

been proven to substantially increase learning in numerous studies

and settings. With a 6:1 student to adult ratio, an extended language

arts and math curriculum, not to mention free tutoring and before

and after school care, this Chicago School initiative will affect the

future of young lives forever.

“The goal of opening a school like this is what brought me to

Chicago. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our students — not only

in ABA but in departments like School Psychology and Forensic

Psychology as well — to apply what they learn in the classroom

with children who can benefit from our instructional model.”

— Dr. Denise Ross, professor of ABA and principal of Garfield Park Preparatory Academy

“We may be nestled in a well-to-do community,

but we’re reaching out to impoverished populations.”

— Dr. Melodie Schaefer, alumna director of the Counseling Centers

Counseling Centers ofThe Chicago SchoolThe Chicago School’s Counseling Centers offer affordable,

quality mental health care to communities throughout the region

with a dedication towards compassionate, mindful, ethical,

innovative, evidence-based treatment for people in need. Interns

and postdoctoral fellows under the supervision of licensed

clinical practitioners tackle the real-world problems that face

our communities, applying the latest theory to practice.

More than 50,000 homeless occupy the streets around The Chicago

School’s L.A. Campus—individuals in need of a wide variety of

services, including mental health care. Devastating cuts in social

service funding have left tens of thousands of individuals and

Southern California families without needed counseling services.

Faced with a dire shortage of qualified substance abuse counselors,

TCS’s efforts will help alleviate this shortage.

“We may be nestled in a well-to-do community,

but we’re reaching out to impoverished populations.”

— Dr. Melodie Schaefer, alumna director of the Counseling Centers

Counseling Centers ofThe Chicago SchoolThe Chicago School’s Counseling Centers offer affordable,

quality mental health care to communities throughout the region

with a dedication towards compassionate, mindful, ethical,

innovative, evidence-based treatment for people in need. Interns

and postdoctoral fellows under the supervision of licensed

clinical practitioners tackle the real-world problems that face

our communities, applying the latest theory to practice.

More than 50,000 homeless occupy the streets around The Chicago

School’s L.A. Campus—individuals in need of a wide variety of

services, including mental health care. Devastating cuts in social

service funding have left tens of thousands of individuals and

Southern California families without needed counseling services.

Faced with a dire shortage of qualified substance abuse counselors,

TCS’s efforts will help alleviate this shortage.

The Veterans InitiativeThe Chicago School has historically looked to the outside community

for areas that are in great need. The Veterans Initiative represents

an area in which the TCS community has banded together to make an

impact. Veterans returning from the war have a historically high need

for psychological counseling and support. The statistics are alarming

and The Chicago School has committed to creating programs to

support our vets in cooperation with the military and V.A.

Students and faculty of TCS campuses across the nation are helping

soldiers successfully re-enter society. Working within the Veterans

Re-entry Project at the U.S. Veteran’s Initiative, students are

providing psychological assessments and therapy to military

personnel recently returned from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan

who have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,

substance abuse issues, and other mental illnesses. The

psychological services provided by students from TCS help keep

at-risk veterans engaged in an active return to civilian life.

“We are serving a community that has a tremendous need of

additional assistance. Donations would help us not only expand

our contribution outside the Chicagoland area and into the

southern most parts of the state but would allow more of our

students the opportunity to assist in this rewarding program.”

— Dr. Paul Larson, director of The Veterans Center at The Chicago School

The Veterans InitiativeThe Chicago School has historically looked to the outside community

for areas that are in great need. The Veterans Initiative represents

an area in which the TCS community has banded together to make an

impact. Veterans returning from the war have a historically high need

for psychological counseling and support. The statistics are alarming

and The Chicago School has committed to creating programs to

support our vets in cooperation with the military and V.A.

Students and faculty of TCS campuses across the nation are helping

soldiers successfully re-enter society. Working within the Veterans

Re-entry Project at the U.S. Veteran’s Initiative, students are

providing psychological assessments and therapy to military

personnel recently returned from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan

who have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,

substance abuse issues, and other mental illnesses. The

psychological services provided by students from TCS help keep

at-risk veterans engaged in an active return to civilian life.

“We are serving a community that has a tremendous need of

additional assistance. Donations would help us not only expand

our contribution outside the Chicagoland area and into the

southern most parts of the state but would allow more of our

students the opportunity to assist in this rewarding program.”

— Dr. Paul Larson, director of The Veterans Center at The Chicago School

The Rwanda InitiativeThe Rwanda Initiative breaks new ground for The Chicago School of

Professional Psychology. It’s part of the larger Chicago School goal

to become the global leader in training the world’s top psychologists.

This online blended program focuses on building Rwanda’s

counseling infrastructure and capacity so more counselors and

para-counselors can increasingly serve larger segments of the

population and train each other for an exponential impact.

The train-the-trainer model will provide essential counselors to reach

out to a devastated community still overcoming the infamous and

tragic genocide of 1994. The counselors support survivors of this

horrific event that in its wake created a community affected by the

HIV/AIDS epidemic, a prevalence of violence towards women and girls,

and other resulting trauma.

“Funding is essential in exponentially growing our area of outreach.

In its initial stage, The Rwanda Initiative will educate and train a

group of counselors, para-counselors, and teachers to help with the

treatment of trauma. As the program grows, so will the need for

funding. It is our hope that one day students from Rwanda will

come here and students from TCS will go to Rwanda in an exchange

program to help educate them beyond what we can offer onsite at

either location.”

— Dr. Deane Rabe, associate vice president of Student Engagement and Student Affairs

The Rwanda InitiativeThe Rwanda Initiative breaks new ground for The Chicago School of

Professional Psychology. It’s part of the larger Chicago School goal

to become the global leader in training the world’s top psychologists.

This online blended program focuses on building Rwanda’s

counseling infrastructure and capacity so more counselors and

para-counselors can increasingly serve larger segments of the

population and train each other for an exponential impact.

The train-the-trainer model will provide essential counselors to reach

out to a devastated community still overcoming the infamous and

tragic genocide of 1994. The counselors support survivors of this

horrific event that in its wake created a community affected by the

HIV/AIDS epidemic, a prevalence of violence towards women and girls,

and other resulting trauma.

“Funding is essential in exponentially growing our area of outreach.

In its initial stage, The Rwanda Initiative will educate and train a

group of counselors, para-counselors, and teachers to help with the

treatment of trauma. As the program grows, so will the need for

funding. It is our hope that one day students from Rwanda will

come here and students from TCS will go to Rwanda in an exchange

program to help educate them beyond what we can offer onsite at

either location.”

— Dr. Deane Rabe, associate vice president of Student Engagement and Student Affairs

To donateOver the past 30 years, The Chicago School has grown in its size,

offerings, and prestige. With this growth comes the responsibility to

assume a leadership position and support our various communities.

With a growing supportive base, we can meet such a challenge.

We ask for your support. Perhaps one of our initiatives struck

a chord due to your own personal narrative. We allow you to

designate where you would like to see your money be used.

To find out more about The Chicago School’s initiatives or to donate

online visit ego.thechicagoschool.edu/giving. Your tax-deductible

gift will grow your alma mater’s influence and prestige while

changing the world.

Unrestricted GivingUnrestricted gifts offer The Chicago School the flexibility to direct

funds to where they are needed most. Unrestricted funds support

initiatives such as our open panels and symposia on critical social

issues, volunteer service initiatives, research, and countless

projects that benefit students, alumni, and the community. A gift

can also be designated to a particular school or program. Why is

this important? Because program chairs, faculty, and our academic

leadership across the school’s programs need these resources to

meet specific needs in their fields.

As a partner in the future success of these important initiatives,

we ask that you consider giving back to these communities and

continue supporting The Chicago School values of Education,

Innovation, Community and Service. A gift no matter how big or

small can greatly impact the success of the outreach our campuses

are currently planning.

Washington, D.C. CampusUnder the leadership of newly instated campus President, Dr.

Orlando Taylor, the D.C. Campus will continue The Chicago School’s

legacy of attracting top-of-the-line practitioners to the community

around our Nation’s capital. By supporting our D.C. Campus, you

will contribute to the future of The Chicago School.

Online CampusUnder the leadership of campus President, Dr. Darcy Tannehill, the

Online Campus continues to focus on providing accessible educa-

tion worldwide. Their online blended programs are currently being

used for the Rwanda Initiative. The programs are so accessible that

military personnel currently serving our country can continue their

education even while being deployed across the world. By support-

ing our Online Campus, you show your support for accessible

education and offer the opportunity for others to learn no matter

what is going on in their lives at any given time.

CampusesChicago CampusUnder the leadership of campus President, Dr. Carroll Cradock, the

Chicago Campus continues to be the leading model for our other

campuses. The Chicago Campus is involved in The Rwanda

Initiative, The Veterans Initiative, and countless other initiatives

featured on our Giving website. By supporting the Chicago Campus,

you continue to contribute to the success of The Chicago School.

Southern California CampusUnder the leadership of campus President and alumna, Dr. Michele

Nealon-Woods, the Southern California Campus continues to expand

to better serve the needs of the Southern California community

stretching from downtown L.A. all the way to Santa Barbara. The

Southern California Campus is involved in The Veterans Initiative,

and their counseling centers provide much-needed marital and

family therapy during these tough economic times. By supporting

the Southern California Campus, you continue to contribute to the

impact of The Chicago School on the West Coast and beyond.

To donateOver the past 30 years, The Chicago School has grown in its size,

offerings, and prestige. With this growth comes the responsibility to

assume a leadership position and support our various communities.

With a growing supportive base, we can meet such a challenge.

We ask for your support. Perhaps one of our initiatives struck

a chord due to your own personal narrative. We allow you to

designate where you would like to see your money be used.

To find out more about The Chicago School’s initiatives or to donate

online visit ego.thechicagoschool.edu/giving. Your tax-deductible

gift will grow your alma mater’s influence and prestige while

changing the world.

Unrestricted GivingUnrestricted gifts offer The Chicago School the flexibility to direct

funds to where they are needed most. Unrestricted funds support

initiatives such as our open panels and symposia on critical social

issues, volunteer service initiatives, research, and countless

projects that benefit students, alumni, and the community. A gift

can also be designated to a particular school or program. Why is

this important? Because program chairs, faculty, and our academic

leadership across the school’s programs need these resources to

meet specific needs in their fields.

As a partner in the future success of these important initiatives,

we ask that you consider giving back to these communities and

continue supporting The Chicago School values of Education,

Innovation, Community and Service. A gift no matter how big or

small can greatly impact the success of the outreach our campuses

are currently planning.

Washington, D.C. CampusUnder the leadership of newly instated campus President, Dr.

Orlando Taylor, the D.C. Campus will continue The Chicago School’s

legacy of attracting top-of-the-line practitioners to the community

around our Nation’s capital. By supporting our D.C. Campus, you

will contribute to the future of The Chicago School.

Online CampusUnder the leadership of campus President, Dr. Darcy Tannehill, the

Online Campus continues to focus on providing accessible educa-

tion worldwide. Their online blended programs are currently being

used for the Rwanda Initiative. The programs are so accessible that

military personnel currently serving our country can continue their

education even while being deployed across the world. By support-

ing our Online Campus, you show your support for accessible

education and offer the opportunity for others to learn no matter

what is going on in their lives at any given time.

CampusesChicago CampusUnder the leadership of campus President, Dr. Carroll Cradock, the

Chicago Campus continues to be the leading model for our other

campuses. The Chicago Campus is involved in The Rwanda

Initiative, The Veterans Initiative, and countless other initiatives

featured on our Giving website. By supporting the Chicago Campus,

you continue to contribute to the success of The Chicago School.

Southern California CampusUnder the leadership of campus President and alumna, Dr. Michele

Nealon-Woods, the Southern California Campus continues to expand

to better serve the needs of the Southern California community

stretching from downtown L.A. all the way to Santa Barbara. The

Southern California Campus is involved in The Veterans Initiative,

and their counseling centers provide much-needed marital and

family therapy during these tough economic times. By supporting

the Southern California Campus, you continue to contribute to the

impact of The Chicago School on the West Coast and beyond.

The Chicago School

2009-2010 Annual Appeal

Impacting theworld around us325 North Wells Street • Chicago, IL 60654

(800) 721-8072thechicagoschool.edu

To donate: ego.thechicagoschool.edu/giving

Chicago

Southern California

Washington, D.C.

Online