Shawn Ireland, Ed.D. Vancouver Campus

"A main goal with an Adler graduate education
is developing communities of practice in the field
of organizational psychology that value socially
responsible practice as a core to delivery."
- Shawn Ireland, Ed.D.
Shawn Ireland, Ed.D.
Program Director, Organizational Psychology
Fostering environments that support exploring and challenging taken-for-granted or uncritically assimilated assumptions and values is the key to educating adults. This supports being curious about ideas, values and beliefs and provides for a more robust and complete examination of the theories, models and practices in the field of organizational psychology.
A main goal with an Adler graduate education is developing communities of practice in the field of organizational psychology that value socially responsible practice as a core to delivery. The cohort model inherent in the Masters degrees in organizational psychology is a key building block to developing these communities.
Adler University students choose our graduate programs as an extension of their values in beliefs in social justice and fostering change in organizations. I value the opportunity to participate in this journey with them.
Education
- Ed.D., Adult Learning and Org Behaviour Teachers College, Columbia University
- M.A., Adult Education Teachers College Columbia University
- M.S., Group and Clinical Psychology, Hahnemann University
Professional Memberships
- Member, Association of Business Psychologists (UK)
- Organisation Development Network
- American Group Psychotherapy Society
- National Association for Counselling and Development
Select Publications
- “Better Business Strategy: Using the Balanced Scorecard in Strategy Implementation” Industry Insights, Institute of Chartered Accountant of British Columbia newsletter. August 2011
- “Critically Balanced Thinking for Managers and Leaders”, Training Journal Magazine, November 2010.
- IFRAME: A Manager’s Guide to Critically Balanced Thinking, Shawn Ireland and Lorne Kelton. ISBN978-0-9812456-0-7 IFRAME publishing, 2009.
- “Managing Virtual Teams”, People Management: Challenges and Opportunities, Rees, David and McBain Richard (ed), New York: PalgraveMacMillan, 2004
- “Furthering Practice in Adult Education: Critical Self Reflection in Parent Education”, Unpublished dissertation, Columbia University, Teachers College, 1992.
- “Utilising Critical Self-Reflection in Performance Management”, Association of Training Professionals, Business Journal, 1991.
Professional and Academic Positions of Note
- Managing Director- International Practice Leader, HRCgroup, Inc.
- International Organisation Development Practice Leader, Strategic Management Group, Inc.
- HRC Group, Inc. Co-founder and Partner