Pulling Anchor, Setting Sail: Redefining Identity and Independence During Early Adulthood

The Center for Adolescent Research and Development (CARD) at Mount Saint Mary College invites the public to a timely presentation and panel discussion, “Pulling Anchor, Setting Sail: Redefining Identity and Independence During Early Adulthood,” featuring renowned family psychologist Brad Sachs, Ph.D., on Wednesday, October 15.

The event will be held at 6 p.m. in the Fluet Family Auditorium in Hudson Hall on campus, 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh, N.Y. Sachs’s keynote talk will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic.

Sachs, a prolific author of books for both clinical and general readership, will address the transition into adulthood faced by today’s young adults. This phase is being dramatically transformed by a complicated set of factors, he notes, including familial, societal, global, geopolitical, economic, and technological.

The program will focus on the challenges young adults face as they move beyond adolescence to embrace the roles and responsibilities of adulthood in a rapidly-changing world. Sachs will offer a cross-cultural perspective, exploring how emerging adults can navigate this personal transformation with resilience and resourcefulness, enriching not only their own lives but the lives of those around them.

Sachs has more than 40 years of clinical experience and is the best-selling author of Emptying the Nest: Launching Your Young Adult Toward Success and Self-Reliance and Family-Centered Treatment with Struggling Young Adults: The Transition from Adolescence to Autonomy. He also authors the “Emptying the Nest” blog for Psychology Today.

The event is presented by the Mount’s Center for Adolescent Research and Development (CARD). CARD is a clearinghouse for research initiatives. These include the psychological, social, cultural, educational, and health-related issues endemic to contemporary adolescents and young adults. It’s overseen by beloved Psychology Professor Paul Schwartz.

For more information about CARD, please visit www.msmc.edu