Erikson Institute

Erikson Institute

The Erikson Institute is a graduate school in child development located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is named for the noted psychoanalyst and developmental psychologist, Erik Erikson.

History and mission

The Institute was founded in 1966 by four child advocates: child psychologist Maria Piers; educator and activist Barbara Taylor Bowman; social worker Lorraine Wallach; and businessman and philanthropist Irving B. Harris. It was established to provide training for people working in the recently created Head Start program. Its original mission was to provide early childhood teachers and caregivers with a comprehensive education in child development and a clear understanding of the role of family and culture in a child’s life. The mission has expanded to the education of "anyone" who works with or on behalf of young children.

The institute’s academic programs, applied research, and community work focus on children from birth through age eight, particularly those at risk for academic failure and social harm. In addition to its exclusive focus on early childhood, Erikson is best known for its multidisciplinary and relationship-based approach to education, an approach that requires students to master child development knowledge from many fields and to develop professional self-awareness and a capacity for reflective practice.

Erikson Institute is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

Academic programs

Forty full- and part-time faculty teach approximately 260 masters, 12 doctoral, and 60 certificate students enrolled in the institute’s academic programs:
* Master of science in child development
* Master of science in early childhood education
* Master of science in child development/master of social work (in collaboration with Loyola University Chicago)
* Doctorate in child development (in collaboration with Loyola University Chicago)
* Irving B. Harris Infant Specialist Certificate Programs
* Irving B. Harris Infant Mental Health Program
* Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Certificate Program
* Director’s Leadership Certificate Program

Professional development programs

Courses are offered in four categories: early intervention, teaching and learning, supervision and leadership, and infant studies.

Research initiatives

Current applied research projects focus on after-school programs, assessment in early childhood classrooms, caregivers of substance-exposed infants, early literacy instruction with culturally and linguistically diverse children, Early Head Start, Early Reading First, infant mental health, social-emotional evaluation of children in foster care, ultrasound consultation in pregnancy, and vocabulary acquisition among ESL preschoolers.

Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy

Established in 2005, the center conducts policy research on early childhood issues in the Great Lakes region, including infant mental health and social emotional support services, services and support for immigrant children and their families, and prekindergarten early education initiatives.

ee also

*Bank Street College of Education
*Pacific Oaks College
*Wheelock College

External links

* [http://www.erikson.edu Erikson Institute Web site]


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