Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

adjustment, prognosis, diagnosis, systems theory, ego mechanisms of defense,
Erikson’s life cycle model and positive mental health. Dr. Westermeyer has been
conducting a 48 year prospective follow-up of men initially selected for health
as well as a longitudinal study of 465 outpatients evaluated at the Dreikurs PSC.
His social justice concerns include public policy, advocacy for the seriously
mentally ill and economic issues (and children’s issues) in developing countries
(especially in El Salvador).
Part-Time Program Faculty –
Douglas Craig, Psy.D., Part-Time Program Faculty
Dr. Craig received his M.A. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois
School of Professional Psychology (Chicago campus). He received a B.A. in
Cultural Anthropology and Psychology from the University of Maryland
Baltimore County. He currently serves as the Coordinator of Psychological
Evaluations with the Center for Applied Psychology and Forensic Studies, where
he conducts fitness for duty evaluations and pre-employment screenings for
police officers and civilian personnel. He is also involved in the selection of
specialized units, such as the Specialized Weapons and Tactics unit (S.W.A.T.).
Dr. Craig is developing, marketing, and conducting ongoing research projects
focusing on proactive preventative approaches to the negative consequences
and byproducts of policing, psychological autopsies, and the fitness for duty
evaluation. His current areas of interest are how macro and micro cultural
systems influence behavior, especially as it relates to law enforcement, as well
as the neurocognitive basis of behavior, especially as it relates to stress.
Stephen Kahn, Ph.D., Part-Time Program Faculty and Coordinator of the Clinical
Hypnosis Program
Dr. Kahn earned his B.A. in Philosophy at the University of Chicago. He received
his Ph.D. in Human Developmental Psychology at University of Chicago and
then became post-doctoral fellow at Cambridge Hospital and Harvard Medical
School. While at Chicago, he directed a number of major research projects:
“Hardiness and Stress,” “Creativity in Artists,” and “Self-Hypnosis.” He is coauthor
of two books: "Self-Hypnosis: The Chicago Paradigm" and "Changes in
the Therapist." Dr. Kahn is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as Chair
of the Clinical Practices Section at the Illinois Psychological Association. He is
both on the faculty and a Fellow of the Society for Clinical and Experimental
Hypnosis and currently serves as immediate Past-President of that organization.
In addition to being a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
(ASCH), he is also a Certified Hypnotherapist and an Approved Consultant for
that organization. His private practice includes individual as well as couples
work with a specialty in hypnosis and behavioral medicine and hypnosis with
couples.
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