Executive and Professional Education

The Executive and Professional Education (EPE) at The Chicago School is dedicated to providing learning opportunities to our professional community.  We are here to help you expand your repertoire of skills, earn continuing education credits, and further apply principles of human behavior to the workplace.  EPE is uniquely positioned to do this for two reasons:

  • Our Focus on Human Behavior
    EPE offers professional and leadership development workshops centered on strategies that positively affect human behavior. By starting with people and understanding their needs and expectations, we have developed programs that deliver valuable practical results.
  • Our Outstanding Practitioner Faculty
    Executive and Professional Education consultant instructors are not just scholars, they are respected practitioners with extensive experience in the field.  They understand the latest research and are trained to translate it into practical applications for your workplace.

Housed within EPE is our Leadership Institute, Consulting Alliance, and Continuing Professional Education.

The Chicago School Institute for Leadership Development
For Business Leaders: The Chicago School Institute for Leadership Development provides leadership development programs based on the latest research and sound principles of human behavior. Our leadership development programs are available for nonprofit executives, corporate executives, and individuals wishing to develop their careers through online learning for a certificate.

Continuing Professional Education
For Psychology Professionals: Professionals may choose to attend hands-on workshops conducted by our experienced practitioner faculty for continuing education credits, or attend many of our online classes as a "student at large."

The Chicago School Consulting Alliance
For Organizations: Our practitioner-faculty offer business consulting services for you and your organization. Services include executive coaching, executive selection and assessment, organizational assessment, strategic planning, talent management, and custom training solutions. Each of our practice leaders bring a wealth of expertise to help you design realistic, workable solutions that strengthen your organization.

Michael Barr, Ph.D.

Dr. Barr is director of corporate education and consulting services for The Chicago School. His interests/expertise include job satisfaction, employee motivation and loyalty, leadership development, stress, trends, team building, 360 feedback, and work/life balance. (more)