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Condolence From: Richard Davis
Condolence: Dr. Schuman was a really kind funny man. Honestly, sometimes (and only on occasion) he was politically incorrect, but really just joking. If you want to see how gentle and living he was, just look at Adler’s archives and see how gentle and loving he was with children of all creeds, colors and ethnicities. He would make little digs at the Hasidic community, but always wanted to learn about them and had so much depth, charm and wit. He was extremely laid back and yet so detailed minded. He was not a type of psychiatrist to just dispense meds, Hr was a founder of Adler, and had such a ossian for learning, He met with me a few times at a coffee house at near the old Adler location and he had me laughing so hard I was holding my side. He knew as much as about longer term therapy as he did both neuroligy, psychiatry and psychopharmacology. He looked so much younger than he was, guess he not only promoted fitness but lived it.

I had several private conversations with him in his office, and he advised so wisely about acquiring training in hypnosis and was so encouraging and helpful when I was writing a final project at another school applying Adlerian thought to psy history illustrated by the life of Malcolm X and Martin Luther, King, Jr. He advised me to keep it simple short but exercise my creativity which he saw as a strength. My Advanced Master’s degree went well and my project was accepted without a single revision and we all know how rare that is. He practiced what he preached, He wrote a book on Adlerian thought it was short but so complete than anyone could grasp it. He must have had a near perfect recall at sone point, because the slightest detail, even my mannerisms he’d remember months later. He asides ne when I was doing a practicum in the inner city. I was quite nervous and shy and he gave sone pointers and in a few weeks, our Medical Director ask ne if I’d consider a paid position or at least stay on as a volunteer. He was a phenomenal teacher. I took a technically course, got an A, but he let me sit in his class to get his perspective. Everything was so much clearer. I wrote a paper in Alzheimer’s and plaque in dendrites. He edited in 5 mintes for me and it was accepted on the first draft for a journal in England. So, to say he was sharp as an understatement. Let’s face it, with a booming clunic business in Skokie, a teacher, mentor, healer, community therapist and even an expert in gastrointestinal medicine, for him to take such time out for a student is pretty remarkable. He did a lot of free work. including with me (LOL) and was very devoted to community and family, even helping patients out anonymously. He knew K didn’t drive and once drive me home to my student apartment in Evanston. He was a goid person, but it was his humor and down to earth sensibilities that were most helpful. I noticed a few reviews on line weren’t so positive and that’s because he was was not a fan if pressing unnecessary medication, ferling it made people worst in so many cases. My experience is thst is so correct! Most psychiatrists only prescribe meds today and that really is a shame!
Wednesday September 27, 2023
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