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CONCENTRATION FIELD PLACEMENT FALL 2009

CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Adoption Link



1113 South Blvd

Oak Park IL 60302



Liaison: H. Moses







Adoption Link is a private adoption agency that specializes in african american domestic adoptions, international

adoptions of children with HIV. Students will have the opportunity to conduct homestudies, help birthmothers

surrender their infants for adoption and meet with perspective adoptive parents.







Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center- Pediatric Development Center



3040 N Wilton

Chicago IL 60657



Liaison: H. Moses







The Pediatric Developmental Center provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary, family focused, diagnostic and

treatment services for children ages 0-18 with a wide range of developmental needs. Learning opportunities include

psychosocial assessments, counseling, groups, parent education, case management, and school advocacy with

individuals and families from a diverse range of ethnic, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds utilizing a variety of

theoretical approaches. Some evenings for groups, a car for home visits, a Tuberculosis test, and a background

check is required.







Advocate Lutheran General- Behavioral Health Med/Psych



1775 Dempster

Park Ridge IL 60068



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Student opportunities for individual, family, group, crisis intervention, adult inpatient psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry

and adolescent psychiatry. There may also be an opportunity to intern in the partial hospitalization program and

discharge planning. Service areas student will have experience with - pysical illiness, mental illness. Theoretical

orientation - traditional social work approaches. Learning opportunities - consultation, student seminars, social work in-

services, variety of clinical education experiences. Specific requirements. 1) Medical and immunization history. 2)

Malpractice insurance covering period of intership (2 years).









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Albany Park Community Center



3403 W Lawrence Ave

Chicago IL 60625



Liaison: T. Terry







Albany Park Community Center (APCC) is a multi-service agency that offers a range of services, which include social,

educational, and supportive services for children, families and adults of all ages. Our Service Provision statistics

show that a significant number of those we serve are non-Caucasian minorities. Persons with a Hispanic origin top

the list of our client base. In the schools where we offer services, approximately three-fourths of students are non-

white minorities. Finally, a significant percentage of our Caucasian clients are recent immigrants from Europe (e.g.

Bosnia, Romania) who often have a low level of English proficiency and acculturation. We are always looking for

interns who are bi-lingual because the population we service is multi-ethnic and multi-lingual, but that is certainly not a

requirement. The primary languages of our clients, other than English, are Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Romanian,

Bosnian, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Farsi, Pashto/Urdu/Punjabi/Dari. Students will receive at least 1 hour a week of

individual supervision focusing on the student’s project work. CHUD CONCENTRATION--Students will be expected

to interact as a full participant in team meetings and community meetings that are necessary for their particular

projects. Furthermore, students will be asked to participate in a network of service providers on a monthly basis.

Students may be asked to attend training workshops as opportunities arise. CHILD & FAMILY

CONCENTRATION/CLINICAL PROGRAM--Students will use cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches

with clients and will have an opportunity to use play therapy techniques, group work techniques, problem solving

approaches, depending on the needs of the client and family.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Alexian Brothers Northwest Mental Health Center



3350 Salt Creek Ln.

Arlington Heights IL 60005



Liaison: E. Ornstein







A community mental health center, whose primary mission is to serve the needs of the chronic and acutely mentally ill

and their families. Training placements for students are available in the following programs: Outpatient Program, with

adults, children & adolescents, MISA (Mentally ill substance abuse) and MIDD (Mentally ill/developmentally disabled).

Case Management Program, where case management with individual and group support is provided to men and

women who carry both a psychiatric and substance abuse diagnosis. Employment Program, which provides a range

of employment support for clients with varying severity of mental illness. Placement involves the completion of a

formal application. The field placements at Alexian Brothers Northwest Mental Health Center are highly competitive

and require a formal interview. Application and information material is available from the liaison. All students have

administrative responsibilities which include documentation, coordination with other service providers, collaboration

and consultation with schools, foster care and child welfare services and with the judiciary and it’s ancillary services.

Experience with the acute and chronically mentally ill, with child & adolescents, with agencies or services charged with

legal care of children & adolescents, and with dually diagnosed clients. Agency is located in the northwest suburbs of

Chicago. The main population group is white American born people with increasing numbers of Hispanic, Asian and

African American people. There is a growing Asian population in our client base. Students will be exposed to three

main theoretical orientations: psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, general systems theory. There are scheduled

didactic presentations, scheduled rotations to observe all other agency programs, group supervision for child &

adolescent services, participation in “linkage case management” ensuring continuation of services once clients are

released from State Psychiatric hospitals. All students need their own car, will need to work evenings, will need to

furnish a range of drug testing, immunizations and evidence of general physical examinations. Students will be

required to have malpractice insurance.







Alternative Behavior Treatment Centers(ABTC)



715 Lake St

Oak Park IL 60302



Liaison: E. Ornstein







ABTC provides state of the art sex offender services. Students are a part of a multidisciplinary team. Student would

have individual case responsibilities for therapy and case management.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Alternatives, Inc.



4730 N Sheridan

Chicago IL 60640



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Alternatives, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit, community-based youth service agency in the Uptown neighborhood of

Chicago’s north side. The agency offers a wide array of programs in the areas of prevention, employment, youth

development, and clinical services. Two second year graduate students work in the clinical department, providing

individual, family, and group treatment services. Students have the opportunity to work with a variety of presenting

problems, including family conflict, substance abuse, school problems, anger management issues, and depression.

Referred youth range in age from 8-24, though most are adolescents.







Arab-American Family Services



9044 S. Octavia

Bridgeview IL 60455



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.







Arts of Living Program



651 W Lake St

Chicago IL 60661



Liaison: T. Terry







The Arts of Living Program(AOL) is a school based supportive program for pregnant and parenting students.Interns

will provide individual counseling to clients at Roberto Clemente High School.Opportunties for family interventions are

available through home visitation and monthly mom/baby enrichment groups.Interaction with the community (clients

primarily live in the Humboldt Park area)occurs through home visits,off-site group activities,and by accompanying

clients to medical or WIC appointments,Clients are predominantly low-income,Latino/a,and African American.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Asian Health Coalition of Illinois



4753 N Broadway

Chicago IL 60640



Liaison: T. Terry







Students will be primarily involved in our mental health pilot project called " Improvement of Mental Health of

Immigrant and Refugee groups through Empowerment". The focus of the project is to build capacity building within

targeted school district through multi-component interventions. This requires in-depth collaborations from school

district, neighbouring service agencies and training centers. Students will be involved in all phases of the main

activities from curricula development, trainings and group work and evaluation.







Association House of Chicago



1116 N Kedzie Ave

Chicago IL 60651



Liaison: T. Terry







Services provided: Arts and Culture; Clothing; Counseling- Children, Family, Individual, Youth; Day Care; Dependent

Children- Adoption and Foster Care; Disabilities-Learning, developmental,; Education- Adult education and second

language, tutoring services; Mental Health Clinics,psychological testing,residential treatment; Respite Care;

Substance Abuse- Drug Counseling; Youth Development. Spanish speaking only.







Aurora Police Deptment Social Services Unit



Area 2, 350 N River St

Aurora IL 60506



Liaison: T. Terry







Can take up interns at placement , but also interns from other schools. School and community-based social services.

Counseling and referrals for youth, famiilies. Consultation/education for community groups, neighborhood watch, and

community policing groups. Work with police officers seeking resources for those they come into contact with on

police calls.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Barr Harris Children's Grief Center



122 S Michigan Ave

Chicago IL 60603



Liaison: E. Ornstein







See Liaison for Description.







Barrington Youth Services



110 S. Hager St.

Barrington IL 60010



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Barrington Youth Services offers group, family, and individual counseling to families and children; prevention services

in elementary, middle, and high school; community education and crisis intervention. BYS used a family system

approach, however, incorporates psychodynamic as well as cognitive behavioral methods into treatment. In addition,

BYS provides a range of prevention and treatment services in the area of substance abuse.







Beacon Therapeutic Diagnostic & Treatment Center



10650 S. Longwood Dr.

Chicago IL 60643



Liaison: T. Terry







Placement will be in the Therapeutic Outpatient Toddler Services (TOTS) Program. The program offers mental health

services to children ages 2.10-6 years of age who ar experiencing emotional an behavioral problems at home and in

the community, and which puts them at risk for deterioration, hospitalization and/or exclusion from community

programs. The program's focus is based on individual and group therapy with an emphasis on play-therapy.

Enhancing socialization, fostering appropriate attachments, increasing self-esteem, and increasing coping skills are

central to the overall treatment program. Services include, but are not limited to: miliieu therapy; individual therapy;

case management services; client centered consultations; psychiatric evaluations; psychological testing; medication

management; crisis intervention; and referral to other community mental health agencies. NOTE: Criminal background

check is required of all students in placement.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Between Friends



P O Box 608548

Chicago IL 60660



Liaison: E. Ornstein







We are domestic violence agency providing several programs to meet the needs of survivors and their children. We

are located on the north side of Chicago, and accessible by bus and train. Domestic Violence Counseling primarily is

the “here and now” of surviving violence. Our focus is to assist women and children through the process of getting

safe and out of crisis through the process of healing. It is helpful to have had prior history working with a diverse

client population....Mental health, substance abuse and DCFS experience is helpful. We serve a diverse economic,

thic and racial population of women and children. We also serve LGBT women clients. Helpful course content

includes: HBSE, family violence, women’s mental health, multicultural, and family theory. We utilize theoretical

knowledge and intervention from Crisis Theory, Feminist and Empowerment Theory, Relational Theory, Object

Relations Theory and Trauma Theory. This placement is flexible with some evening hours expected. Criminal

background check and 40 hour domestic violence training required. We are a drug/alcohol free agency.







Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Metropolitan Chicago



560 W. Lake St

Chicago IL 60661



Liaison: T. Terry







All students will interview prospective participants, carry a caseload of 15-20 matches and conduct visits as needed.

The case work goals is to ensure the mathc is progressing appropriately and this is accomplished through regular

phone contact, providing needed trainging for the voluntter and the parent and conducting home visits to the child's

home. Students are trained in effective interviewing skills and on how to effectively ise our interview tools for

volunteers and famalies. The student would have an opportunity to help develop and present a school based

curriculum for mentoring and conduct or plan some group activities. We have programs for our children on the

waiting list (PACK). The students will have an opportunity to meet with PACK advisory board to discuss fungn raising

plans and develop the policty and procedure maual for this program. Students will learn how to write and develop

agency policies, develop and enhance programming and work face to face with clients in out school-based programs

. This internship is ideal for graduate student who is available some evenings and weekends.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Boys Town of Chicago - Casa Tepeyac



4538 S. Hermitage

Chicago IL 60609



Liaison: T. Terry









Bremen Youth Services



15350 S. Oak Park Ave.

Oak Forest IL 60452



Liaison: T. Terry







BYS is a not for profit community agency. We provide individual group and family counseling to children/ adolescents

aged 5-19. We have substance abuse treatment and prevention program. We provide services for a multitude of

issues including divorce, loss, grief, sexual/physical abuse, mental health issues-anxiety, bipolar, depression,

substance use, family issues, and social skills to name a few.







Carol Stream Police Dept- Social Service Unit



500 N Gary Ave

Carol Stream IL 60188



Liaison: E. Ornstein







The Carol Stream Social Service Unit has been a support service to the Carol Stream Police Department since 1977.

The Unit is housed within the Carol Stream Police Department/Village Hall building. It is staffed by three full-time

Licensed Clinical Social Workers and a full-time Secretary. The Social Workers provide many services to the

department and community, which include: Free Counseling to individuals, couples & families, Crisis Intervention,

Telephone Outreach, Victim Advocacy, Case Management, and Referrals. The interns have an opportunity to be

involved in many aspects of the services provided, with a strong emphasis on clinical counseling. It is an intense

internship experience with great learning potential.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Carole Robertson Center for Learning



2020 W. Roosevelt

Chicago IL 60608



Liaison: T. Terry







The Carol Robertson Center for Learning is a multicultural nonprofit partnership among parents, youth, and

community, dedicated to nurturing, supporting, and strengthening family through quality child, youth, and family

development programs. The Center is a comprehensive, community-based social service agency which address a

multitude of neighborhood needs, and which facilitates local advocacy on child and family issues. The Center

provides services to more than 1,000 clients in two adjacent communities on the west side of Chicago, the Near West

Side and Lawndale. The population served is among Chicago’s highest in concentration of low income impoverished

families; individuals receiving public assistance; female-headed household; teen pregnancy; infant mortality; school

drop out rates; adults without high school diplomas; and illiteracy. Direct service experience would include:

conducting a comprehensive community needs assessment for families; working directly with children and families;

assisting in family life training; and helping to implement our Welfare-to-Work program for parents effected by welfare

reform. The student will have weekly, individual supervision. All staff and interns, must have a full background check

and physical exam.







Casa Central Social Services



1343 N California Ave

Chicago IL 60622



Liaison: T. Terry







Provides child welfare and a range of other supportive social services children, adolescents and their families with a

focus on Humboldt Park, Logan Square and West Town. Programs include: Head start, after school programs, teen

pregnancy prevention, intact family services and foster care. Bilingual students are preferred.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Catholic Charities - Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services



651 W Lake St

Chicago IL 60661



Liaison: B.Coats







The Field Work Student will be doing the following kind of work: Assist Quality improvement program Director with

various activities as needed such as conduct reviews, analyze data from reviews, statistics and satisfaction surveys,

evaluate programs, accountability to funding sources and contractual compliance, analyze areas of risk, make

recommendations for program improvement, develop/revise program outcomes/logic models, observe program

activities, develop trainings, write reports, attend meetings and possibly conduct phone surveys with clients. The

student will have the opportunity to travel to different offices within cook and lake counties and gain knowledge of

many different types of programs. Since the student will be privy to client and agency information, confidentiality is

critical.







Catholic Charities- Arts of Living Institute



651 W Lake St

Chicago IL 60661



Liaison: E. Ornstein







We provide comprehensive counseling, education and health promotion services to pregnant or parenting teenagers,

ages 12 through 19. The program is an intensive multi intervention school based model providing services at 9

Chicago based schools. Services include individual and family counseling, psycho educational groups, home based

services and outreach. Student responsibilities include individual and family counseling, psychosocial assessments

and psycho-educational groups in a classroom setting. The setting accomodates several students from different

schools and supervision is provided by masters level clinicians.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Catholic Charities- Arts of Living Institute



1147 N. Western

Chicago IL 60661



Liaison: E. Ornstein







We provide comprehensive counseling, education and health promotion services to pregnant or parenting teenagers,

ages 12 through 19. The program is an intensive multi intervention school based model providing services at 9

Chicago based schools. Services include individual and family counseling, psycho educational groups, home based

services and outreach. Student responsibilities include individual and family counseling, psychosocial assessments

and psycho-educational groups in a classroom setting. The setting accomodates several students from different

schools and supervision is provided by masters level clinicians.







Catholic Charities Casework and Counseling - Post-Adoption



641 W Lake St

Chicago IL 60661



Liaison: H. Moses







Case management and counseling with individuals and families of all ages. Emphisis on outreach and in-home

counseling.







Catholic Charities-Community Family Service Center



1100 S May St

Chicago IL 60607



Liaison: E. Ornstein







CFSC provides counseling services to seriously emotionally disturbed children, ages 3-17 years old. Services include

individual, family and group counseling, consultation with collaterals involved with client and case management

services. Most of the services are provided during school hours off site in various elementary school settings. Interns

must be willing to remain at internship through mid June (i.e. end of elementary school year). A valid driver’s license,

own car, and proof of liability insurance are required. Intern must be able to climb stairs.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Center for Contextual Change-Skokie



9239 Gross Point Rd.

Skokie IL 60072



Liaison: E. Ornstein









Chicago Abused Women Coalition - Humboldt Park Outreach Program



1116 N Kedzie

Chicago IL 60651



Liaison: H. Moses







Foundd in 1977, the Chicago Abused Women Coalition (CAWC) is the oldest domestic violence agency in Chicago.

CAWC providew life saving shelter and supportine services to victims of domestic violence and their children. At the

Humboldt Park Outreach and Walk-In program (program site for the internship) domestic violence coulseling and

advocacy services are provided to women and their children. Our work is based on a strength-based, empowerment

philosophy with the client directing the process.







Chicago Child Care Society



5467 S. University

Chicago IL 60615



Liaison: T. Terry







CCCS serves children and families in need. There is a foster care program which jhelps meet the needs of abused

and neglected children. There is a teen parenting department to assist teen mothers. The agency also works with

families who have been identified as at risk of disruption due to issues of housing, poverty, or lack of support and

parenting skills. In addition,there is an early education program which serves homeless children and children who are

state wards. The counseling program at CCCS provides services to all these programs.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center



1240 S Damen

Chicago IL 60608



Liaison: T. Terry







The Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center (CCAC) coordinated, supports and participates in an interdisciplinary

response to child abuse victims and their families in a child friendly environment that ensures children’s safety, health,

and well being. The approach is a combination of psycho-educational and case management. The student will

provide the family with education on the investigation process and the multidisciplinary team approach and assess the

needs of the family. The student will provide the necessary resources and community linkages based on the needs

assessment. The case material will be utilized in supervision and processed in an effort to identify the needs.







Chicago Cook - Perspectives Charter School



1930 S Archer Street

Chicago IL 60616



Liaison: H. Moses







Perspectives Charter School,located in the South Loop and Calumet,presents a unique placement opportunity for

students.Our program combines Social work and Life coaching to enable students to deal with life concerns and make

concrete commitments to behaviors that will implement change.Students are seen individually or in small

groups.Contact with families and community resourses are also a part of the program.Since our school has a city wide

enrollment,our students represent a rich diversity of racial and ethnic groups.







Chicago Department of Public Health-Greater Lawn Community Mental Health Center



4150 West 55th St.

Chicago IL 60632



Liaison: T. Terry







Greater Lawn Community Mental Health Center and the Dept of Public Health aims to ensure high quality, cost

effective, and culturally sensitive mental health services to individual and families. Clients who request services must

have emotional, cognitive or behavioral symptomatology which impair their ability to function adequately in the

community and have a DSM-IV diagnosis. Students will have the opportunity to provide clinical services through

assessment and treatment to the mentally ill, MISA (mentally ill and substance abuse) and to children and

adolescents. Greater Lawn services a very culturally diverse population on the Southwest side of Chicago. Students

will be exposed to both cognitive-behavioral and dynamic orientations, participate in clinical staffings and be

welcomed at any available in-service presentations.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Chicago Dept of Public Health



1140 W 79th St

Chicago IL 60620



Liaison: T. Terry







The CDPH is a city wide organization that provide health services to needed families. Students will be placed with

socail workers in the maternal and child division. Must complete city application.







Chicago Freedom School



719 S State St

Chicago IL 60605



Liaison: B.Coats







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.







Chicago Urban League



4510 S Michigan Ave

Chicago IL 60653



Liaison:







Chicago Urban League students will have the opportunity to work with young menbers or young fathers program

based on their own gender. This program, part of the health and family services division of the Chicago Urban League

requires that interns conduct phone assessments, home visits and facilitate group meetings and provide

psychoeducational support for young parents and their children.









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CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Childrens Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County



640 Illinois Blvd.

Hoffman Estates IL 60194



Liaison: E. Ornstein







The Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County offers field placements for second year M.S.W. students

that include a variety of learning experiences. The CAC has offices in Hoffman Estates, and Northbrook, Illinois. We

provide forensic interviewing, case management, legal advocacy, crisis intervention, and brief treatment to families

affected by child sexual abuse. Students will carry an advocacy caseload and a small clinical caseload. Our clients

come from various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds and may present with a number of issues in addition to

child sexual abuse. Students will become familiar with the criminal court system, the juvenile court system, DCFS,

and other social service programs.







Childrens Home and Aid Society of Illinois



1279 N Milwaukee

Chicago IL 60622



Liaison: E. Ornstein







A multiservice child welfare agency providing foster care and adoption services, counseling with children and child

victims of sexual abuse, parent education and training, head start programs, residential treatment and group homes.

Offices located throughout Chicago and suburb. Student=s fieldwork experience will depend on program to which

they are assigned.







Childrens Memorial Hospital



2300 Children’s Plaza

Chicago IL 60614



Liaison: T. Terry







Care of childrens/young adult with chronic and acute illiness. Placements provide experience in protective service

work (child abuse/neglect) work in service to patients/families with children with epilepsy, solid organ transplants,

cardiac problems, pediatric surgery, endocrine/diabetes issues, outpatient primary care clinic, intensive care needs.

Ongoing counseling is also provided, around medical compliance.









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ChildServ



5401 S. Wentworth Avenue

Chicago IL 60609



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.







ChildServ



8765 W. Higgins Rd

Chicago IL 60631



Liaison: T. Terry







ChildServ is a private, non-profit agency providing services to children and families in locations throughout the

Chicago metropolitan area including Cook, Lake, and DuPage counties. ChildServ operates several placement and

community building programs including; foster care, counseling, adolescent group home care, center based and

home day care programs, home visitor programs, parenting empowerment, tutoring, truancy intervention and

immigration assistance programs. The following is a list of internship opportunities available within our Agency:

Therapy/counseling of children & families; foster care case management; tutoring program management; community

development including advocacy & analysis; resource development & fundraising; marketing & event planning; child

care education; immigration advocacy & support; human resources; information & technology; grouphomes treatment

including education & recreation therapy; and volunteer services. Student interns will participate in the new employee

orientation as an initiation to the ChildServ learning experience. (Please note all internships at ChildServ are unpaid)

Prior to starting an internship, all interns must complete the DCFS background check form and be fingerprinted as

mandated by Child Care Act of 1969. All interns are also required to have a current TB test and physical on file.

Southside and westside locationsl also available.







Christopher House-Greenview



2507 N. Greenview

Chicago IL 60614



Liaison: E. Ornstein







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.









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Communities in Schools (CIS)



P O Box 4183

Aurora IL 60506



Liaison: T. Terry







Communities in Schools is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to coordinate the provision of community

resources at selected school sites. CIS coordinates these school projects in both East Aurora School District 131 and

West Aurora School District 129. Although the coordination process differs based on school district or grade levels of

the school the interns’ roles are similar.

Interns with CIS would be responsible for conducting intake assessments with students, administering intake

evaluations, providing ongoing counseling, facilitating students groups and assisting with after school programs.

Internship opportunities are available at all grade levels. Supervision will involve weekly individual and group

meetings with LCSW supervisors. Interns will also have an excellent experience in working with students from a

variety of ethnic backgrounds and in networking with other social service agency personnel.







Community Counseling Center of Fox Valley



400 Mercy Lane

Aurora IL 60506



Liaison: T. Terry







Community Counseling Center of the Fox Valley (CCCFV) has two Adult Mental Health psychiatrists and one

Child/Adolescent psychiatrist on staff. The student will have the opportunity to provide individual, family, and group

counseling for children, adolescents and adult clients. This would include case management and consultation with

the families and in the community. The community may include DCFS, schools system, legal system, other

community agencies, etc. The student will also gain experience in crisis Intervention. The student will have the

opportunity to work with a diverse population, such as, cultural, ethnic, gender, age, sexual orientation, chronic

mentally ill, MISA clients. Student will complete assessments, treatment plans, releases, and other paperwork forms,

in a timely manner, per CCCFV policies and procedures. The student will be trained in Wraparound procedures, The

Child and Adolescent Functioning Assessment Screening tool (CAFAS) and the Multnomah tool for the adult. The

student is expected to have a working knowledge base of the DSM IV-TR diagnosis.









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Community Counseling Centers of Chicago - C4



2542 W. North Ave

Chicago IL 60647



Liaison: H. Moses







The Children and Adolescent programs of Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) provide a unique

opportunity for students to participate in every type of mental health service for children and adolescents funded

through the Office of Mental Health, IL Department of Human Services. This includes outpatient community mental

health; screening, assessment and support services for children and adolescents in crisis; assessment, referral, and

linkage for adolescents involved in Juvenile Justice system; prevention, outreach and counseling in the Chicago

public schools and community; and outreach, assessment and linkage to children and adolescents living in the

Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) projects. These programs together serve children and families on the entire north

side of Chicago from Roosevelt Blvd, on the south to the city limits on the north, east and west sides. Students will

provide counseling and case management services to children, adolescents and families as part of a multi-disciplinary

team made up of social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and case managers. C4's mission is to provide quality,

comprehensive services tailored to the cultural and economic diversity of its consumers, and its vision is to be an

innovative provider recognized for its high quality customer-oriented clinical, supportive and technical services. C4's

Children and Adolescent programs fulfill that vision through a continuous focus on improving services to meet the

needs of the children, families, and communities they serve. Students are an integral part of the team of clinicians,

and participate in administrative meetings and clinical consultations. C4's treatment philosophy is systemic, and

promotes and encourages teamwork, which enhances overall functioning, social skills, and productivity. Treatment is

viewed as a partnership with the child and family, in an environment of professionalism, trust and skill. Students with

Spanish language ability (bi-lingual preferred) are encouraged to apply.







Community Crisis Center



P O Box 1390

Elgin IL 60121



Liaison: H. Moses







Internships at the Community Crisis Center in Elgin are experiences providing case management and counseling with

victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and economic crisis. Beginning level students’ activities are more case

management and moving toward counseling experiences in the second half of the internship. Advanced level

students are evaluated for their skill level and given assignments accordingly. Both internships require 60 hours of

domestic violence/sexual assault training prior to the internship experience. These trainings are held at the Crisis

Center 4 times a year.



The Community Crisis Center is a 24 hour agency that provides crisis intervention, shelter, case management, group

and individual counseling, court advocacy, and hospital advocacy to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and

those in economic crisis. We also provide treatment groups for persons who are abusive to their partners.









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Community Mental Health Council, Inc



8704 S. Constance Avenue

Chicago IL 60617



Liaison: T. Terry







Community Mental Health Council (CMHC) offers mental health services using a cognitive-behavioral approach, with

an emphasis on utilizing evidence-based practices on the southside of Chicago. CMHC provides culturally sensitive

services to a wide range of SES and racial backgrounds. Opportunities are available for students to practice

individual, family, couples, and groups. CMHC works closely with our psychiatrists, case managers and coordinating

services with outside service providers i.e. public aid, social security, schools and others. Fax resume and cover letter

to Colleen McDaniel at Human Services (773-734-3220).







Connections for Abused Women and Their Children



P.O. Box 477916

Chicago IL 60647



Liaison: T. Terry









Cook County Juvenile Probation Department



1100 S. Hamilton, 2nd Floor

Chicago IL 60612



Liaison: E. Ornstein







The Cook County Juvenile Probation Department is comprised of over 400 officers. The officers provide services to

children arrested prior to their 17th birthday. Student opportunities include observing court proceedings ( trials,

sentencing, hearing, etc.), individual and family interventions, and interaction with numerous schools and social

service agencies. Much of our work is done in the community and home visits are required. The typical internship

takes place from 8:30am - 4:30pm for a minimum of two days a week. Students will have background checks

completed. While an automobile is helpful, it is not required.









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Counseling Center of Lake View- Latino Counseling Services Program



3225 N. Sheffield

Chicago IL 60657



Liaison: H. Moses







Latino Counseling Services is a comprehensive program that integrates Domestic Violence and Mental Health, giving

special attention to trauma and healing. We understand that mental illness does not cause domestic violence, but we

also understand being a victim of domestic violence is a traumatic experience and affects the quality of physical and

mental health of the victim(s). Therefore, the healing process and the recovery of self of the victim(s) are the same as

any trauma based diagnosis. It is also our belief that the majority of mental illness diagnoses are trauma based,

either in the client’s immediate situation or in the client’s past history. We offer individual counseling, which ranges

from psycho-education and case management to intensive therapy sessions. Family counseling is also offered with a

special focus on interrupting the intergenerational cycle of violence when working with both adultd and children. We

offer a variety of groups, including women’s domestic violence groups in sequence of 3 levels. The 3rd level is a

sexual abuse group when appropriate. We also offer men’s groups in a sequence of 2 levels (24 sessions total)

where trauma history of men identified as perpetrators ar also considered as part of their treatment plan. We are

currently running a boys group with some of our client’s sons. Finally, we have long-term socialization groups for

clients with a long history of mental illness/diagnosis. Psychiatric services are available once a week for evaluation

and medication management (review and monitoring) for any of our clients at any time throughout their healing

process. The majority of our clients are Spanish speaking, but we also serve second and/or third generations of

Latinos who prefer to speak English. Our team is multicultural/bilingual with multiple cultural experiences in and out of

the USA. We service clients in our catchment’s area, Lakeview, although our Domestic Violence clientele is from all

over Chicago.







Counseling Center of Lakeview/Rogers Park CASP Program



1400 W. Greenleaf

Chicago IL 60626



Liaison: H. Moses







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.









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Daniel J. Nellum Youth Services, Inc.



1458 W. 51st St.

Chicago IL 60609



Liaison: T. Terry







The DJNYS program focuses on the basic needs of youth who have been exposed to a combination of negative socio-

economic influences, often for prolonged periods. Its operational plan consists of three major coordinated service

components categorized as social service, case management, counseling and education, supported by housekeeping

and food service. The operational plan is implemented through a rich mix of administrative and direct care staff

utilizing a team approach in the residential setting.



Our agency will afford opportunities for learning experiences and on the job training to social work interns in individual

counseling, case management, rehabilitative therapy and educational support tutoring. Services are implemented to

bring about behavioral modification, cognitive growth and development and acquisition of life skills so as to enable

residents to become independent productive citizens of our society.







Eli Whitney School/ Little Village Community Development Corp Community School



2815 S. Komensky

Chicago IL 60623



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.







Epilepsy Foundation



525 W. Monroe

Chicago IL



Liaison: H. Moses







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.









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Erie Neighborhood House



1347 W. Erie St.

Chicago IL 60622



Liaison: T. Terry







A multi program in community organization/settlement house. For over 131 years, Erie Neighborhood House has

empowered individuals to achieve their fullest potential through a broad spectrum of services tailored to meet the

challenges and aspirations of Chicago’s low-income families and immigrant residents. Established in 1870, Erie

House evolved into one of the first comprehensive social service settlement houses in Chicago. Our current mission

is to promote a just and inclusive society by strengthening low-income, primarily Latino, families through skill-building,

access to critical resources, advocacy and collaborative action. Our comprehensive programs help participants

create better lives for themselves and their families while strengthening community and civic awareness.







Erie Neighborhood House



1701 W Superior

Chicago IL 60622



Liaison: T. Terry







A multi program in community organization/settlement house. For over 131 years, Erie Neighborhood House has

empowered individuals to achieve their fullest potential through a broad spectrum of services tailored to meet the

challenges and aspirations of Chicago’s low-income families and immigrant residents. Established in 1870, Erie

House evolved into one of the first comprehensive social service settlement houses in Chicago. Our current mission

is to promote a just and inclusive society by strengthening low-income, primarily Latino, families through skill-building,

access to critical resources, advocacy and collaborative action. Our comprehensive programs help participants

create better lives for themselves and their families while strengthening community and civic awareness. Erie

Neighborhood House offers:

· Nationally accredited preschool and school-age child care

· Adult education classes in literacy, English as a Second Language, GED, citizenship training and leadership

development

· Job training and placement services

· Community-based technology instruction for all ages

· Tutoring, personal development and recreational opportunities for at-risk teens

· Emergency services fulfilling basic human needs









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Esperanza Community Services



520 N Marshfield Ave

Chicago IL 60622



Liaison: H. Moses







Esperenza Community Services Interns will have the opportunity to conduct individual and group sessions with youth

in an alternative school setting. Interns may also participate in IEP meetings of assigned students.







Evanston Hospital - Perinatal Family Support Program



2650 Ridge Rd

Evanston IL 60201



Liaison: H. Moses







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.







Evanston Hospital (North Shore Univ Health Systems) - BRIDGES Program



2650 Ridge Rd

Evanston IL 60201



Liaison: H. Moses







Comprehnesive out patient mental health program serving children and families ages 3-18. Provide community based

services as well as hospital based. Provide, individual, family, educational advocacy,case management, short term

reassessments (psycho-social) in addition to psychotherapy. Program also offers medication management to clients.









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Evanston Police Department - Youth Services Program



1454 Elmwood Avenue

Evanston IL 60201



Liaison: H. Moses







The Youth Services Program is a social service program of the Evanston Police Department. YSP provides (school-

age) youth and family counseling, related case management, such as coordination with court and school services and

administration of the Community Service Program. Counseling referrals originate from police, parents, and schools;

service range from brief to long-term; and counseling modality is primarily family but can include individual, couple

and group work. Theoretical orientation is eclectic but within a systemic framework, and interventions are often

intended to address family functioning i.e.,structure, discipline, parental leadership, etc. Evanston is an economically

and racially diverse community. Family work can be complex and intense; students are required to possess high level

of maturity and some prior counseling experience. Day and evening hours required and car is needed. Excellent

experience in youth and family counseling.







Family Rescue, Inc.



P.O. Box 17528

Chicago IL 60617



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Family Rescue has been providing field placement experience for student for the past ten years. Typically, we

accommodate 6 to 8 students from various universities setting in Chicago. Family Rescue is a comprehensive

domestic violence agency that provides services ranging from crisis intervention, safe shelter, transitional housing and

day acre, individual and group services and court advocacy intervention for victims of domestic violence and their

children. Services are offered at residential and at community sites. Ninety percent of the population we serve is well

below the federal poverty standards, 70% African Amerian, 28% Latina and 2% white/other. Roughly 1/3 of the

populations we serve are children. Services are free. University interns, who work with us typically, are typically first

or second year master level student. However, we also have worked with undergraduates as well. Intern placement

is determined on interest and need of both the student and the site. Interns work in a variety of settings that include

both administrative.policy and direct service practice. Family Rescue's intern supervisor currently holds a LCSW.

Interns also receive on-site supervision.









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Family Service & Mental Health Center of Cicero



5341 W Cermak Rd #201

Cicero IL 60804



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Family Services & Mental Health Center of Cicero is a community based mental health agency serving residents of

Cicero. The agency provides assessment, treatment planning, and psychotherapeutic services to clients with and

without histories of psychiatric hospitalization. Field placement offers students experience working with individuals,

groups, families, and couples. Student will be given the opportunity to utilize brief and longer term models of treatment

using psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and family systems perspectives. Weekly individual supervision will be

provided with additional case discussion in clinicl consultation group. Student needs to speak spanish.







Family Service & MHC of Oak Park & River Forest



120 S. Marion St.

Oak Park IL 60302



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Family Service & Mental Health Center of Oak Park & River Forest (Family Service) is a private, not-for-profit, non

sectarian community based organization that provides mental health and family support services to youth, adults,

families and seniors. The mission of the organization is to provide professional mental health services, ranging from

crisis intervention to treatment for the persistently mentally ill, to alleviate suffering and empower individuals and their

families of our communities to live healthier lives. Family Service has successfully operated programs in the Oak

Park, River Forest and surrounding communities for the past 103 years. During this time Family Service has

established strong community linkages with residents, funding agencies and other providers. Throughout its history

Family Service has been a pioneer in developing programs and services that meet the changing mental health and

social service needs of residents of these communities. Family Service operates several programs that are designed

to meet the mental health and societal concerns of the constituents served. These programs include: Behavioral

Healthcare Services-couples, adult, youth and family counseling to address an array of adjustment problems; Crisis

and Emergency Services-domestic violence, suicide prevention, runaway and delinquent youth and community

emergency services; Comprehensive Youth Services-specialized juvenile court services, home visiting and outreach,

educational presentations and counseling; Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services-outpatient psychosocial day program,

medication evaluation and management, comprehensive evluation services and counseling.









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Family Service of South Lake County



777 Central Ave.

Highland Park IL 60035



Liaison: H. Moses







Opportunity for individual, couple, family and group therapy with a population diverse in regard to socio-economic

status and life phase. Networking and collaboration with social workers and professionals from other disciplines. In

addition to individual supervision, the agency provides a case consultation group and participation in agency staff

development. Videotape equipment and a one-way mirror are available for students to use as part of the training

experience. Mix of daytime and evening hours. There is also a Barrington office where student may be placed.







Family Shelter Service



605 E. Roosevelt Rd.

Wheaton IL 60187



Liaison: T. Terry







Opportunities for clinical practice modalities include individual, family, (non-offending parents), groups. Areas in

which students may have experience include: child protection, mental illness, substance abuse in addition to domestic

violence. Community responsibilities may include public speaking, working with referral sources and participation in

school and other community task force. Population diversity includes male and female clients, all ages, ethnic

backgrounds and races and sexual orientation. Supervision my include use of videotaping, in-service, process

recordings, case presentations and topic discussions. Individual and group supervision is available. Theoretical

orientations include aspects of cognitive-behavioral, family systems, strategic, psychodynamic, solution focused and

Rogerian. Two evenings per week are expected, 40 hour domestic violence training is required.









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Gateway Foundation Aurora - Community Counseling Center of Fox Valley



400 Mercy Lane

Aurora IL 60506



Liaison: T. Terry







Gateway Foundation is a national non profit organization committed to reducing substance abuse and co-occuring

mental health problems through effective and efficient treatment programs. Gateway Foundation's vision is to be the

nation's leading treatment provider- helping create access to affordable, high quality healthcare for substance abuse

and mental health treatment for all who need it. The overall goal is to rescue people, especially those without financial

resources, from the maze of drug and alcohol addiction; to help clients achieve a life of sobriety and to become

productive citizens in the community. Our Programs are designed to succeed with hard to serve populations, adults

and adolescents who are indigent and/or incarcerated and individuals who have a dual diagnosis with mental illness.

Services include: crisis intervention, psychiatric services, individual, family and group therapy,case management,

client centered consultation services, psychosocial rehabilitation, community support services.







Gildas Club of Chicago



537 N Wells

Chicago IL 60610



Liaison:







Gilda’s Club Chicago provides an opportunity to experience an agency which offers individual, family, group, and

community experiences. We are a cancer support community with weekly support groups, workshops, lectures, and

social activities. We have a children’s component to our program, which features support groups for children. We

use an empowerment model where you will be exposed to a racially, ethnically and economically diverse population.

Student opportunities are available for those seeking a clinical placement. Hold No students 2008.







Grand Prairie Services



19530 Kedzie Ave

Flossmoor IL 60422



Liaison: T. Terry







Communtiy mental health agency servicing lower income populations in the southwest suburbs. Population:

Children, famalies, adults. Variety of mental illness, dual disorders. Opportunity for group work. Group supervisions

and case presentations.









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Habilitative Systems, Inc. - Behavioral Health Services Division



415 S. Kilpatrick

Chicago IL 60644



Liaison: T. Terry







Habilitative Systems, Inc. is a multi-faceted human service agency that plays a substantial role in the development

and delivery of programs to improve the quality of life in the West Garfield, North Lawndale, and Austin communities

of Chicago. MSW students will gain experience in the areas of mental illness, substance abuse, and child and family

services in our Urban Behavioral Health Services Institute (UBHSI), an initiative that targets youth and families at risk

of violence, with mental illness, and/or addictions. There is tremendous opportunity for collaboration with the juvenile

justice system, schools, and grassroots community service organizations. UBHSI’s multiple systems therapeutic

approach includes individual, family, group work, and advocacy. Due to it’s emphasis on home based services,

students are strongly encouraged to have a car and be prepared to work flexible hours.







Hartgrove Hospital



5730 W Roosevelt Rd

Chicago IL 60644



Liaison: E. Ornstein







There are many placement opportunities at Hartgrove Hospital. We are a 119 bed, free-standing psychiatric hospital

serving children, adolescents, and adults, in both inpatient and partial hospitalization programs. Interns work to

become integral parts of the treatment team, performing all activities of psychiatric social workers, including group,

family, and individual therapy, case management, discharge planning, and psychosocial assessments.







Haven Youth and Family Services



560 Green Bay Rd.

Winnetka IL 60093



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.









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Heartland Human Care Services - Department of Youth



4411 N Ravenswood

Chicago IL 60640



Liaison: H. Moses







Heartland Human Care Services is part of Heartland Alliances for Human Needs and Human Rights. The Department

of Youth and Residential Services provides students the opportunity to work with youth in a group-home setting,

including work with homeless teens, DCFS wards, juvenile offenders, and refugee youth.







Hephzibah Childrens Association



1144 Lake St.

Oak Park IL 60301



Liaison: H. Moses







Through a variety of child welfare Programs, Hepzibah works on solutions, with the best interest of the child as a

priority. Hephzibah offers social services to assist children and theirr families through stressful times. A majority of

the work with the familiesx is done in the home or in conjunction with services in their community. The programs

offered through Hephzibah’s Family Based Services include the following: Family Support Services, Family

Reunification, Foster Care and Adoption Services, Child Abuse Prevention Programs, and a Substance Abuse

Program for adolescents. Hephzibah also has placement options in our Group Homes. Interns must have access to

a car and pass a background check.







Hull House Association- Violence Intervention and Prevention Services



555 W Harrison

Chicago Il 60607



Liaison: B.Coats







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.









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I. A.M. A.B.L.E. Center for Family Development



3410 W Roosevelt Rd

Chicago IL 60624



Liaison: T. Terry







I. A.M. A.B.L.E. is located in the North Lawndale Community. The goal of this faith-based agency is to enhance the

functioning of extended family networks through the provision of Clinical and Educational services. Current services

provided include Family Systems counseling, Women’s Support Groups, Mediation, and Supervised Parental

Visitation for DCFS involved families. I. A.M. A.B.L.E. also facilitates a school based Family Strengthening Program

geared toward teaching Effective Parenting Skills. Tutoring and Mentoring are offered as part of the Family

Counseling sessions. Interns will have an opportunity to work with families, individuals, groups and communities.

Students may opt to assist in conducting a National Alcohol or Depression Screening Day. Additionally, students will

gain information in Genogram/Timeline development, as well as, receive training in computer applications in

Therascribe, Genogram Child Behavior Checklist, etc. They will gain exposure to the following Theoretical

Orientations: Minuchin’s Structural Therapy, Bowemian Family Coaching, and The Narrative Approach. The Family

Group Decision Making Model will be discussed. Specific agency requirements include: An Illinois driver’s license,

student’s own car, evening hours (no weekends), in-home visitation, in-home therapy as warranted. Basic data entry

is required.







IL Dept Children & Family Services (DCFS)



10 W. 35th St.

Chicago IL 60616



Liaison: T. Terry









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Jewish Child and Family Services



255 Revere Drive

Northbrook IL 60062



Liaison: E. Ornstein







JCFS offers training experiences in all departments of the agency. Students in recent years have been assigned to

our outpatient counseling centers, group homes, respite care programs, day care consultation, foster care, disability

services, infant-family programs, and more. Not all placements are available every year, but we offer a well rounded

experience to all of our students. The work may include such activities as: *outpatient treatment with children and

families, including play therapy. *Work with children, foster families and biological families in our foster care program

and residential group homes. *Therapeutic group work, including social skills groups for school-age children,

parenting groups, and parent-child therapy to name a few.many locations in metropolitan area.







John H. Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County- Social Work Dept (In-patient) and Ambulatory Community

Health Network

627 S Wood

Chicago IL 60612



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Stroger Hospital of Cook County is a public institution which provides health services, inpatient and outpatient, to all

residents of Cook County regardless of their ability to pay for treatment. Student opportunities include working with

both adults and children, individually and/or in a family context, in a healthcare setting. Students also have the

opportunity to network with community agencies in order to access services for patients being discharged from the

hospital. Stroger Hospital is a teaching institute and thus affords the opportunity to attend lectures and grand rounds

on a variety of current topics. Infection Control policies of the hospital require testing for tuberculosis, hepatitis,

rubella, rubeola, and chickenpox prior to beginning any internship at the hospital. The student must also attend an

orientation session to the hospital and obtain an identification badge. Placement opportunities in both inpatient and

outpatient medical services. Intensive work with indigent patients from diverse racial and ethnic background.

Emphasis on crisis interventions, discharge planning, and advocacy roles. Ambulatory medical care serving 100

medical specialties and family medicine. Interns will work with licensed social workers and rotate to diverse medical

specialties which may include an inpatient experience with adolescents. Population may present with mental

health/substance abuse issues in connection with their health needs. Interns will have opportunity to share resources

and present a case.









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John H. Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County/Ambulatory & Comm Hlth Network



1969 W Ogden Ave Rm 1698

Chicago IL 60612



Liaison: T. Terry









John H. Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County/Attn: Social Work Dept.



1901 W. Harrison St.

Chicago IL 60612



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.







Joliet Area Community Hospice



250 Water Stone Circle

Joliet IL 60431



Liaison: T. Terry







MSW 1st level:Hospice offers an opportunity to work with terminally ill patients and their families.Although intervention

focusses on the resulting stresses,we encounter many family dynamics/problems which provide challenging learning

experiences.Assignments include:Psychosocial assessments,referrals to community resources ,individual and family

counseling ,support workshops and followup.Services to children and adults of all ages and backgrounds.MSW 2nd

level:Same as first year,except that the advanced student may be given greater autonomy and more challenging

assignments.









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Juvenile Probation/Detention Services/Lake County



24647 N Milwaukee Ave

Vernon Hills IL 60061



Liaison: H. Moses







Lake County's approach to management of youthful offenders is one of interverntion, involvement, and aggressive

utilization of resources. The programs and services offered are progressive and extensive, from the moment a referral

is received to the date of case termination from the system. Students may be involved in a variety of program areas:

Intake/Admissions/Release; Detention Services; Probation Services, including intensive probation supervision,

placement aftercare supervision, victim assistance and restitution, home detention, public service program, adoption

services, and counseling (psychological) services. A car is necessary, and students must complete a background

check.







Kids Hope United - Location 2



9501 S. Dorchester Ave.

Chicago IL 60628



Liaison: T. Terry







This site provides in-home counseling for children in foster care. Services are provided to the youth, foster families,

and biological families.







Kids Hope United (formerly Central Baptist Family Services)



1750 E. Main St., Ste. 40

St. Charles IL 60174



Liaison: H. Moses







Student opportunities for practice modalities include individual, family, couples and groups. Treatment groups focus

on adolescent and adult perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Non-group modalities may involve outreach counseling(in

home or other community settings) Student will gain experience in child protection and child welfare practices, and

may work directly with foster children and foster parents. Students will gain experience in clinical treatment of

abuse/neglect child victims and families involved with DCFS and juvenile court due to abuse/neglect. Student will

also gain experience in clinical treatment of child sex abuse victims and perpetrators. Theoretical orientation

exposure will include group modalities, cognitive behavioral, client centered play therapy. Specific agency

requirements would include possible evening hours and weekend hours. Student will need their own car. Student will

need to submit to CANTS/LEADS background check.









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Kids Hope United/Lakeshore Family Services



2115 Ernie Krueger Circle

Waukegan IL 60087



Liaison: H. Moses







Student opportunities for practice modalities include individual, family, couples and group therapy. Treatment groups

focus on adolescent and adult perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Non-group modalities may involve outreach

counseling(in home or other community settings) Student will gain experience in child protection and child welfare

practices, and may work directly with foster children and foster parents. Students will gain experience in clinical

treatment of abuse/neglect child victims and families involved with DCFS and juvenile court due to abuse/neglect.

Student will also gain experience in clinical treatment of child sex abuse victims and perpetrators. Theoretical

orientation exposure will include group modalities, cognitive behavioral, client centered play therapy. Specific agency

requirements would include possible evening hours and weekend hours. Student will need their own car. Student will

need to submit to CANTS/LEADS background check.







Kids Hope United/Lakeshore Family Services









Liaison: H. Moses







Student opportunities for practice modalities include individual, family, couples and group therapy. Treatment groups

focus on adolescent and adult perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Non-group modalities may involve outreach

counseling(in home or other community settings) Student will gain experience in child protection and child welfare

practices, and may work directly with foster children and foster parents. Students will gain experience in clinical

treatment of abuse/neglect child victims and families involved with DCFS and juvenile court due to abuse/neglect.

Student will also gain experience in clinical treatment of child sex abuse victims and perpetrators. Theoretical

orientation exposure will include group modalities, cognitive behavioral, client centered play therapy. Specific agency

requirements would include possible evening hours and weekend hours. Student will need their own car. Student will

need to submit to CANTS/LEADS background check.







Korean American Resource & Cultural Center - Second Location



2701 W. Peterson

Chicago IL 60659



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.









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Lakeside Community Committee



7414 S. Cottage Grove

Chicago IL 60619



Liaison: T. Terry







Since its organization in 1964, Lakeside Community Committee has served as an important social service and

economic anchor for the Kenwood-Grand Boulevard community. For nearly three decades. Lakeside has provided

the community with a broad spectrum of children and family oriented programs and services including a range of

foster care and adoption services, and a transitional living program for pregnant and parenting teens.







LaRabida Childrens Hospital



E 65th Street & Lake Michigan

Chicago IL 60649



Liaison: T. Terry







The student will work on a multi-disciplinary team dealing with patients with diabetes, failure-to-thrive, juvenile

rheumatoid arthritis, burns, traumatic brain injury, developmental delays, sickle cell disease and pulmonary diseases.

Assignments include psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, case management, and supportive counseling.

The student will also attend and participate in multidisciplinary rounds and case staffings. There may be some

opportunity for group work. Student practice opportunities will be with individuals and families.







Lawndale Christian Health Center



3812 W. Ogden

Chicago IL 60623



Liaison: T. Terry







Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC) provides quality primary care services without regard for a patient's ability

to pay and serves as a community resource for eliminating health disparities. Our mission is to show and share the

love of Jesus Chruist to Lawndale Communities by providing holistic, affordable, and quality health care services.

LCHC offers services through three different sites: LCHC at Home Square, LCHC at Ogden and LCHC at Farragut

High School. All sites offer a broad range of primary care. The clinic's Health Support Services Dept provides an

array of public health inereventions and disease management programs that extend beyond, but work in concert with

primary care offered at Lawndale Christian Health Center. Patients and community members have access to a variety

of programs in the areas of HIV//AIDS, Maternal & Child Health, Adolescent Health and School Outreach, Asthma,

Diabetes, Substance Abuse nutriton and fitness. Visit our Wedsite at www.Lawndale.org for more information.









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Lawrence Hall



4833 N. Francisco

Chicago IL 60625



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Residential treatment program serving adolescent DCFS wards, male & female, with severe emotional behavioral and

psychiatric issues. Student would provide individual and group therapy, attend weekly team meetings, complete

required documentation, and possibly assist with some case management responsibilities, will enhance clinical skills

as well as learn to interact with various systems including DCFS, schools, Board of Education and Dept of Corrections.







Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago



111 W. Jackson Blvd., Ste. 300

Chicago IL 60604



Liaison: A. Johnson







The Legal Assistance Foundation provides free legal adfvice and representation in civil cases to poor people and the

elderly in Chicago and suburban Cook County. The Children's Law Project (CLP), where students will primarily work,

provides joint legal and social work services to children, parents, relatives, and foser parents of children in abuse,

neglect, and dependency cases or in other child-welfare proceedings. CLP helps caregivers and children obtain the

services they need to create a safe family environment.







Leyden Family Service & Mental Health Center



10001 Grand Ave

Franklin Park IL 60131



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center is the community mental health agency servicing the Leyden

Township. Intern will be provided the opportunity to provide counseling services to adults, adolescents, chldren and

families within the community. Along with weekly individual supervision, trainin is provided through weekly group

supervision, weekly case staffings, and monthly case consultations. A caseload of 6-8 clients and one intake per week

is typical for interns.









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Life Span



701 Lee St, Suite 700 (PO Box 1515)

Desplaines IL 60017



Liaison: H. Moses







Life Span provides services to domestic violence survivors who are currently abused by their partners or have been

abused in the past. We help survivors go through the recovery process by delivering services such as counseling for

the survivor and their children, court advocacy, legal services and community education.







Little City Foundation’s Foster Care and Adoption Programs



700 N Sacremento Blvd

Chicago IL 60624



Liaison: H. Moses







Based in Chicago, our Foster Care and Adoption Program, we provide specialized foster care and adoption services.

Opportunities include providing home-based case management and therapy for children who are emotionally

disturbed, support/counseling with foster parents, infant mental health services and licensing and training of foster

parents. Our Children’s Residential Program (CCI) is based in Palatine. The main admission criteria for CCI is that

the child must have a developmental disability, have an IQ under 70, and additional behavioral challenges that make

it too difficult to care for them in a less restrictive setting. Opportunities include individual therapy, group treatment

and staff training. Our Families One program is a home-based service for families who are caring for a family

member with a developmental disability. Therapeutic and behavioral intervention opportunities are available in that

program as well.







Little Friend’s, Inc.



619 E Franklin St

Naperville IL 60540



Liaison: T. Terry







Internships are available within a therapeutic school serving students aged 5-21 with emotional and behavioral

disturbances as well as developmental disabilities using primarily a group modality. Students will work with multi

disciplinary team and will be responsible for providing counseling case management and information and referral.









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Lutheran Child & Family Services



7620 W. Madison St.

River Forest IL 60305



Liaison: T. Terry







Placements are available in our Child Welfare Programs, include the following: The Child Welfare Programs include

the following: Traditional Foster Care, Specialized (Medical and Behavioral) Foster Care, Adoption, and Home Based

Programs which focus on helping children in their own homes to prevent placements. A car is needed so the intern

can travel to the required location for each family served..



In addition, we provide internships in the Lutheran Child and Family Services Counseling Programs. This would

include our individual and Family Counseling Programs which are located in various settings throughout the

Metropolitan Area of Chicago, as well as in Oak Park and in the LCSF Office at 6127 S University, in Chicago.



We also provide placements in our Residential Program, Lutherbrook Child and Adolescent Treatment Center and the

Lutherbrook Academy, a special education school program. Lutherbrook is located in Addison, about 25 miles west

of the Loop.







Lutheran Social Services of Illinois/Far Northwest Counseling



6321 N. Avondale, Suite 101

Chicago IL 60631



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Behavioral health/mental health services for adolescents, youth and families.







Lutherbrook Academy East Elementary School



105 W. Army Trail Blvd.

Addison IL 60101



Liaison: T. Terry







The Lutherbrook Academy East is being established to serve the educational needs of emotionally distrurbed,

behavior disordered, learning disabled, mildly mentally impaired, and asbergers, children and adolescents. To this

end, the program provides these services with a therapeutic milieu. It is the mission of the the academy that, once a

child is able to successfully deal with emotional, and behavioral issues interfering with the capacity to learn, the child

can return to a less restrictive educational setting within the home school district. These services are therefore

provided in close association with home school districts, with intensive interfacing developed prior to transitioning.









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Lutherbrook Academy High School



343 W. Lake St.

Addison IL 60601



Liaison: T. Terry









Lutherbrook Children's Center



343 W. Lake St.

Addison IL 60101



Liaison: T. Terry







Serves educational needs of emotionally disturbed, behavior disordered, learning disabled, midly mentally impaired,

and asbergers, children and adolescents. To this end, the program provides these services with a theurapeutic milieu.

Once a child is able to sucessfully deal with emotional and behavioral issues, the child can return to a less restrictive

educational setting within the home district. These services are therfore in close association with home district schools

with intensive interfacing developed prior to transitioning.







Mercy Home for Boys & Girls



1140 W Jackson Blvd

Chicago IL 60607



Liaison: T. Terry







Of the eight internship/practicum opportunities available, four of them will be dedicated to 2nd year Master’s or PhD

students who are interested in doing individual, family and group therapy, and one will be for a 2nd year Master’s or

PhD student who is interested in doing clinical interviewing and testing in our Admissions department.









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Metropolitan Family Services



1 N Dearborn

Chicago IL 60602



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.







Metropolitan Family Services - Midway Center



3843 West 63rd St.

Chicago IL 60629



Liaison: T. Terry







Midway Center serves Chicago Lawn, Englewood, West Englewood, West Lawn and other communities on the

southwest side of Chicago. The population is highly diverse ethnically and economically, encompassing Palestinian,

Polish, Lithuanian, African American, and Latino communities. Child and Family Concentration placement is in

program providing counseling with adoptive and guardianship families. Students will develop clinical skills in

counseling, comprehensive assessment, treatment plan, development and intervention. Services are mostly home-

based, possibly some office session group work. Students will do individual and family work, and some community

advocacy. Issues addressed include: adoption, loss, grief, family conflict, and children's emotional/behavioral issues.

Theoretical orientation is eclectic, based on meeting program needs/inter wishes, and inlcudes: psychodynamic,

family systems, and systems. A car is necessary for travel to families resding in south central Chicago and Cook

County. Afternoon and evening hours are the most common timres that interns will meet with families; however, there

is considerable flexibility in scheduling sessions. Participation at weekly team meetings is encouraged, if possible.









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Metropolitan Family Services - North Center



3249 N Central Ave

Chicago IL 60634



Liaison: E. Ornstein







North Center serves Prtage Park, Irving Park, Hermosa, and Belmont Cragin neighborhoods and other communities

on the northwest side of Chiago. The population is mostly Latino and European American. Family and individual

counseling and school based prevention services are providedin English, Spanish, and Polish. Student provides

general family counseling., intake and school-based groups. Skills emphasized include engagement, assessment

treatment planning and evaluation, educational group facilitation in schools and on site. Issues addressed include

domestic violence, academic and behavioral problems, parent-child relationships, loss and grief, immigration issues,

adjustment reactions. Theoretical orientations include brief treatment, systems theory, psychodynamic, and cognitive-

behavioral. A car is desirable, but not necessary. Student must be available for evening work.







Metropolitan Family Services- Wheaton



222 E. Willow Ave.

Wheaton IL 60187



Liaison: T. Terry







Outpatient therapy for children, teens, adults, couples, and famalies. Serves all of DuPage County. On a sliding

scale. Child and adult psychiatric services offered. Wide variety of experiences for students. DuPage Center clients

are diverse in income with a significant growth rate of minorities. Issues include affordable housing and

transportation. A strong senior component includes two guest houses providing respite for families caring for elderly

family members.





Counseling with adoptive and guardianship families placement emphasizes assessment, diagnosis, treatment

planning, individual, family, group therapy, and play therapy. There is home and office-based work with a diverse

population (many families with trans-racial and/or cultural adoptions). Families with adopted children or guardianship

of children where there is risk of the adoption failing. Issues addressed include grief and loss, history of physical

and/or sexual abuse, working with past-institutionalized child. A car is necessary. Student must work two evenings

per week and be available for Friday meetings. Flexibility in scheduling is appreciated. Student should have good

writing and organizational skills.



Family Development/Clinical and Prevention Services placement emphasizes general counseling for children,

adolescents, adults, using individual, marital, family and group modalities. Opportunity for development of clinical

skills in play therapy also available. Common issues include divorce, depression, and anxiety. Theoretical

orientations include family systems, cognitive-behavioral, (limited) psychoanalytic. Car may be needed. Student

should plan to work 1-2 evenings per week, and be available for Friday meetings. Flexibility in scheduling is









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Metropolitan Family Services-Calumet Center



235 East 103rd St.

Chicago IL 60628



Liaison: T. Terry







Calumet Center provides services to the Roseland, Pullman, West Pullman, Washington Heights and other

communities on the south side of Chicago. The communities served are predominantly African American. Child and

Family placement is with the Counseling and School-Based Services program. Student provides general family

counseling, intake and school-based groups. Skills emphasized include engagement, assessment, treatment

planning and evaluation, educational group facilitation in schools and on site. Issues addressed include academic

and behavioral problems, community violence, sexual abuse, separation and loss, anxiety and depression.

Theoretical orientations include cognitive-behavioral, systems, psychodynamic and brief treatment. A car is desirable,

but not necessary. Student must be available for evening work one day per week.







Metropolitan Family Services-Evanston/Skokie Center



320 Davis Street

Evanston IL 60201



Liaison: H. Moses







Evanston has a wide economic range and a mixed African American and Caucasian population. Skokie is very

ethnically diverse, and Maine Township has a growing Hispanic population.









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Niles Family Service



999 Civic Center Dr.

Niles IL 60714



Liaison: H. Moses







The Human Services Department of Niles, which is composed of Niles Family Service and the Senior Center, is a

department of the Village of Niles which seeks to provide comprehensive services to residents of the Village. Our

clinical staff provides counseling to individuals, couples, and families as well as groups. There is a senior program

offering opportunities to work with our aging population. Students have an opportunity to work with a multi-ethnic

population with a wide variance in age, income, education and social functioning. Students are also offered individual

supervision one hour or more per week and weekly group supervision focusing on clinical process, clinical technique,

and agency procedures. Referrals for services come from area hospitals, local school districts and village police and

fire departments. Residents frequently self-refer for counseling assistance. Each student will be assigned between

four and six clinical cases depending upon the level of difficulty. Students may opt to start a group or become a co-

leader in a group which is on-going. Students are encouraged to work with collateral professionals who may have

direct concerns regarding their clients, e.g., psychiatrists, school social workers, DCFS workers, placement agencies,

etc. Niles Senior Center is a component of the Human Services Department of the Village of Niles offering individual,

marital, family, and group counseling within the senior community of Niles. Clientele available to students include

senior citizens experiencing difficulty with social and health changes. Therefore, the dual emphasis is on the person

and environment with the blend of concrete and counseling services. The student would be required to provide

process recordings on each client case. Theoretical approaches/styles are integrative, including psychodynamic,

cognitive, behavioral, and systems orientations. Collaborative discussions will be used as a teaching technique as a

way to model problem solving. The philosophy of our agency is to attempt to identify and respect the individual

learning style of each student.







Northeast Dupage Family and Youth Services



3 Friendship Plaza

Addison IL 60101



Liaison: T. Terry







Masters level students entering their first field placment will focus on clinical skill development and broad exposure to

social services in order to enhance their understanding of the social service field. The goal of the first year placement

is to begin to connect the academic setting to practical experience. Some of the first year internship experiences may

include : Clinical caseload of 2-4 clients, Staffing teen center, Adolescent Groups, Crisis Intervention within

community police departments, mentoring, Police "Ride Along", Casework and referral services, Training in youth

assessment and screening instrument (YASI). Masters level students completing their second field placement will be

given opportunity to expand on clinical skills in both traditional and non-traditional clinical settings. The goal of the

second year field placement is to gain profiency in evidence-based practice while focusing on individual clinical skill

development. Some of the second year experiences may include: Individual , couples, and family therapy, Adolescent

group work, tutoring, Crisis intervention within community police departments, Community out reach and parenting

programs, Police "ride along", Mentoring, Training in Youth assessment and screening instrument (YASI).









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Omni Youth Services



1111 W Lake Cook Rd

Buffalo Grove IL 60089



Liaison: E. Ornstein







OMNI offers placement in our Community Resource Centers, DCFS, Juvenil Justice, Prevention, and Youth Family

Counseling Programs. Students will have an opportunity to work with clients from all SES levels, age ranges,

ethnically and racially diverse populations. They will be exposed to clients with substance abuse, depression, anxiety,

behavioral, and personality disorders. Primary clients will most likely be adolescents and their families, but varies

upon program placement. Primary theoretical orientations include: Family systems, Cognitive-behavioral, and Brief

Solution-Focused, however, we encourage students to practice multiple orientations.







Open Door Clinic



157 S Lincoln Ave Room K

Aurora IL 60505



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Open Door Clinic is an agency that provides a holistic approach to treatment of HIV/AIDS. The agency has been

providing services for over thirty years. The agency provides primary care, case management, psycho-social support,

nutrition, dental, massage, testing and counseling, and outreach services. The agency provides its services in a non-

judgemental manner. Psychosocial programming provides its services with a Strength's Prospective model.

Additional treatment philosophy is ingrained in both harm and risk reduction stratagies. The student will have training

on HIV/AIDS progression, cultural competency, and services delivery risk and harm reduction stratagies.







Outreach Community Ministries/Youth Outreach



122 W. Liberty Dr.

Wheaton IL 60187



Liaison: B.Coats







Wheaton Youth Outreach (WYO) is a community-based program of Outreach Community Ministries. WYO is a

comprehensive youth and family resource center serving the greater Wheaton area. Services include professional

counseling for individuals, couples and families, crisis intervention for runaway and homeless teens, casework

services for basic needs, and a transitional living program for homeless young women.









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Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Program - University of Chicago



5839 S. Maryland A ve

Chicago IL 60637



Liaison: T. Terry







The Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Care Team at the University of Chicago is nested in the Department of Pediatrics,

Section of Infectious Diseases located in the Wyler Pavilion. The mission of the Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Care

Team (PAHCT) is to treat the whole person by providing comprehensive compassionate family-centered primary and

subspecialty medical care to infants, children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS. To accomplish this mission we utilze

our skills and expertise to implement preventative health care initiatives through ongoing education and participation

in research to improve the treatment of children and adolescents with HIV. The team values and respects the roles

and decisions of its interdiciplinary members in providing increased quality care and accessible services. Health care

professionals are devoted to increaing their own knowledge and understanding in order to serve the needs of the

patients and assist them in being active participants in their own healthcare. Patients and families are empowered to

improve the quality of their lives through education and holistic

care.



The role of the Social Worker is to provide case management

services guided by the NASW "Social Work Best Practice in Healthcare Case Management Standards". The social

worker is required to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the client and assess the needs of the

client and client's family, develop a service plan, monitor, evaluate and adovocate for multiple services to meet the

client's complex needs. This may include making referrals and linking the client with needed resources. This

complements a process of providing a mechanism for managing healthcare issues across a continiuum of care;

assisting clients in gaining access to care and staying connected to core clinical services which include medical care,

oral health, mental health and substance use services.







Proviso-Leyden Council for Community Action, Inc



411 W. Madison St.

Maywood IL 60153



Liaison: T. Terry







Provisio Leyden Council for Community Action,Inc(P.L.C.C.A),a private not-for-profit corporation founded by Bishop

Dr.Claude Porter,serves low-income residents in the Cook County's provisio and Leyden Townships.Internships are in

the 180 Youth And Family Case Management Services program.Interns will administer assessments,make

referrals,develop action plans,and plan,schedule and facilitate group,individual and family sessions.Requirements

include personal transportation,physical examination,tuberclosis test,drug screen,criminal background check and

fingerprinting.









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Rainbow Hospice, Inc.



444 N. Northwest Highway

Park Ridge IL 60068-1



Liaison: H. Moses







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.







Response Center



9304 N. Skokie Blvd.

Skokie IL 60077



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Response Center is a non-profit social service program of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. Response

Center’s mission is to support adolescents and their families in the Jewish and general community by providing

counseling, prevention, outreach and medical services in a teen-friendly environment. Student interns will have an

opportunity to provide individual, family and group therapy to a wide diagnostic range of clients. Response Center

clients come from all socio-economic levels and varied ethnic backgrounds. Interns will receive one hour of individual

supervision along with one and ½ hours of group supervision every week. Some evening hours are required and

transportation may be required.







Resurrection Behavioral Health @ Pro Care @ St. Francis Hospital ER



255 Ridge

Evanston IL 60202



Liaison: H. Moses









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Resurrection Behavioral Health @ ProCare



1820 S. 25th Avenue

Broadview IL 60154



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Large community mental health agency provides a variety of learning opportunities based on the individual student's

needs and interests. Modalities offered: comprehensive assessement, psychiatric evalutation, individual, group,

family, couples, case management, intensive group (in substance abuse treatment and partial hospital programs)

child wrap-around. Service areas: mental illness, adult and child/family, child sex abuse investigation & advocacy,

substance abuse/dependency, crisis intervention, residential services for the mentally ill and dually-diagnosed.

Proviso Township has an extremely diverse population, Caucasion, African American, and Latino at all income levels.

In addition to usual supervision, all students receive more than 20 hours of orientation and are welcome to attend all

staff development events which are offered monthly.







Resurrection Behavioral Health @ ProCare



1414 Main St.

Melrose Park IL 60160



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Crisis work in the Emergency Dept. (ED) requires a wide variety of skills and knowledge. The worker needs to be

prepared to render services to seniors, victims of crime or domestic violence, substance abuse patients, adolescents

in crisis and their families, the homeless and other people seeking shelter, patients dealing with anxiety or depression,

and mentally ill patients who may need placement. In addition, staff need support when there is a death, especially of

the young or other overwhelming critical events that may occur. A crisis worker in the ED must possess several

characteristics. He/She must have good critical thinking skills, able to prioritize multiple cases with varying needs,

strong advocacy skills, as well as good assessment, diagnostic and communication skills. A student coming into an

ED placement can easily learn these characteristics and/or better define them during the internship.









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Salvation Army Community Counseling Center



One Illinois Blvd

Hoffman Estates IL 60194



Liaison: E. Ornstein







The Salvation Army Community Counseling Center is a family service agency, providing counseling to children and

adults of all ages, in individual, couples, family and group sessions. Students at our office provide direct counseling to

clients, and we attempt to assign a variety of types of cases, with diversity regarding age and ethnicity. Interns

receive individual and peer supervision, are invited to participate in agency meetings and trainings, and are included

in community meetings and events. Interns are requested to work one evening.







Salvation Army Family Services



609 W Dempster

Des Plaines IL 60016



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Agency is a family service oriented office which offers individual, marital, and family or familial subgroup counseling

and/or treatment. Groups are provided based on client population needs.







Salvation Army Family Services Community Counseling Center



1616 N Arlington Heights Rd

Arlington Heights IL 60004



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Individual, couple, family and group treatment. Domestic Violence groups for victims. Students interested in salvation

army should send fax + resume to Alberto Minzer - but indicate their interest in chicago in the cover letter. Offices also

in Hoffman Estates, Desplaines, and Chicago.









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SGA Youth & Family Services



11 E Adams Suite 1500

Chicago IL 60603



Liaison: E. Ornstein







SGA is a 95-year-old organization that supports the emotional and social development of youth ages 8-18, young

adults to age 25, and the parents of youth. We provide an array of counseling, prevention and case management

services through the following programming areas: school based counseling, teen parenting services, juvenile justice

services, substance abuse services, and homeless youth services. Student interns will be working at a high school-

based health center. Typically, students co-lead at least one psychotherapy group and provide individual or family

counseling for two clients per day of placement. Interns will learn to assess clients and develop treatment plans.

Clients served often include youth who struggle with mood disorders, academic failure, substance abuse problems,

history of physical or sexual abuse, family problems, teen pregnancy, and community violence.







Shriners Hospital for Children



2211 North Oak Park Avenue

Chicago IL 60707



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Shriners Hospital for Children, is a 60 bed pediatric hospital committed to providing comprehensive rehabilitation,

medical, and surgical care to children with orthopedic, plastic and spinal cord injury needs. The hospital=s goal is to

assist children up to age 18 in reaching their optimal level of health and independence. Care is provided by a multi-

disciplinary team in which the family and patient are important members. All services are provided at no cost to the

family nor any third party and without regard to race, religion or relation to a Shriner. Students will work with a diverse

population (race, ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status) Students will gain significant experience related to

healthcare in general, children=s developmental needs, and issues specific to disability. Students are responsible for

psycho-social assessments, treatment planning, individual and family counseling, advocacy, support groups, and

discharge planning. Exposure to family-centered care model as well as person-in-the environment and family

systems.









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SOS Childrens Village of Illinois



17545 Village Lane

Lockport IL 60441



Liaison: T. Terry







SOS Children’s Villages Illinois preserves families impacted by neglect and abuse by placing siblings in DCFS care

together in a community of single-family homes supported by a team of social service professionals committed to

improving nthe quality of life for this vulnerable population. Our mission is to create an environment in which children

can feel secure and grow into productive members of society. A concentration-year placement for those interested in

Child Welfare or Mental Health.







St. Anthony Hospital - Programa Despierta



2408 S. Albany

Chicago IL 60623



Liaison:







Programa Despierta is a community wellness program of St. Anthony Hospital. We offer free mental health services to

the immigrant community of Little Village. The program's target population is Spanish-speaking immigrants without

insurance or ability to receive mental health services. The program treats high-functioning adults and elderly. We do

not serve children or adolescents.







St. Francis Hospital



355 Ridge

Evanston IL 60202



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.









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Streamwood Behavioral Health Systems at St. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center



2233 W. Division - 15th Floor

Chicago IL 60622



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Liaison for description.







The Cradle



2049 Ridge Ave

Evanston IL 60201



Liaison: H. Moses







The Cradle is a licensed ,non for profit,adoption agency located in Evanston,IL.Student to be responsible for options

counseling around unplanned pregnancies and adoption planning services through individual,couple and family

sessions.Student will primarily use family systems and strenghts based approaches. The Cradle works with a diverse

population of clients which student will provide services to. Student needs valid driver's license ,own car,background

check,and proof of immunizations.







The John Costigan Residential Center, Streamwood BHS



1360 E Irving Park Rd

Streamwood IL 60107



Liaison: E. Ornstein







The John Costigan Residential Center is a highly structured residential facility for adolescents from the ages 12-21.

The residents will serve present with a wide range of psychiatric and behavioral issues and include adolescents with

histories of severe trauma. Intrens will have the opportunity to provide individual, group and family therapy and

receive group and individual supervision. They will carry conduct assessments, engage in treatment planning, and

case management. They will work with other systems and attend staffings, as well as working with the educational

setting.









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Township of Schaumburg: Spectrum Youth and Family Services



One Illinois Blvd.

Hoffman Estates IL 60169



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Spectrum Youth and Family Services is the youth services department of the Township of Schaumburg.It is a

counseling and social service for young people ,ages 10 to 21,and their families.Students are required to work atleast

two evenings each week until 10pm.Opportunities for learning include:provision of formal counseling services to

individuals and families;working one evening each week in the teen center;provision of mentoring services to

adolescents;co-facilitate psycho-educational group w/staff;attend weekly staff meetings;and receive weekly individual

supervision. Students must work 2 nights each week until 10pm. Other hours flexible.







TriCity Family Services



1120 Randall Court

Geneva IL 60134



Liaison: E. Ornstein







TriCity Family Services provides a full-range of counseling services to residents of Mid-Kane County. The agency

offers an internship in individual, marital and family therapy for second-year Masters level students which runs from

Late August to Mid May. Students receive didactic presentations regarding Family Systems and brief therapy

models. When students are not meeting with clients, they serve as part of a team behind a one-way mirror. Interns

will be expected to be at TriCity Monday from 12:30 pm to 9:00 pm, late August through mid May. Additional hours,

beyond Monday, can be negotiated and must include at least one other evening schedule./ Student Interns are

expected to follow the agency calendar in regards to holiday and vacation times. During this time frame interns

typically meet or exceed school hour requirements.









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Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network (UCAN)



1340 S. Damen

Chicago IL 60608



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network is a full service child welfare agency that offers a variety of Child & Family field

placements. Students who are either a Case Manager or Family Support intern will plan, locate, and manage services

on behalf of clients. These 2 field placements are available with a variety of clients: foster children and parents,

adoptive families, independent living teens and teen parents. Students will learn to coordinate services, advocate for

clients, monitor progress, document their efforts per DCFS and agency standards, and become familiar with court

procedures, service planning, progress reports, and permanency planning. Students can also be placed in the

Parents Anonymous (PA) program that works with both teen and adult parents to create a network of parent support

groups throughout the Chicago area. The field placement will allow for the student to work with outside organizations

to create Parents Anonymous support groups for their current client population. Students are involved in every aspect

of the program including; identifying target organizations, selling the model to potential organizations, assisting with

the training of organization staff, facilitating groups, marketing and promotion of the program, budgeting, and working

with private donors to the program.







UIC Medical Center/Dept. of Health Social Work



1740 W. Taylor St., Rm. 1155

Chicago IL 60612



Liaison: T. Terry







See Faculty Field Liaison for description.









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UIC Medical Center/Outpatient Pediatrics



1740 W. Taylor St (MC778)

Chicago IL 60612



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Large urban academic medical center provides healthcare services to a multicultural, multi-racial, and diverse socio-

economic patient population. Opportunity is available to work with individuals, families and groups using a variety of

theoretical orientations, with a particular emphasis on crisis intervention, family systems theory, solution focused

therapy and cognitive/behavioral t heory. Experience on the medical team is provided in acute, chronic, emergency,

and Primary care services-with specialized experience available in geriatrics, pediatrics, obstetrifcs, cardiology,

women's health, oncology, rehabilitation, GI/liver, outpatient and inpatient services provide an interdisciplinary team

approach which allows for a wide range of collaboration, consulation, and in-service learning. Also, there are student

seminars where topics pertinent to the student caseload are presented along with case presentations. A health

clearance is required of all students. Most placements are in adult services.







Uptown Center -Youth Project



4520 N Beacon

Chicago IL 60640



Liaison: T. Terry







Candidates should have interest in working with domestic violence prevention and diverse population of youth.

Candidates should be motivated, self-starters, and team members. Candidates will: 1) Educate and support teens in

school and community settings through facilitation and counseling; 2) Co-facilitate workshops for schools, community

agencies, and special presentations; 3) provide individual and group counseling for clients; 4) provide support and

service for youth that participate in Action Projects. Requirements include completion of 40-hour Domestic Violence

Certificate Training, and ability to work entire Chicago Public School’s academic year (August - June).









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Village of Mount Prospect



50 Emerson

Mt. Prospect IL 60056



Liaison: E. Ornstein







The Human Services Department provides Social Services and Public Health Nursing Services for at-risk residents.

This placement offers experiences including police social services, short-term counseling, mentor program, Hispanic

outreach, geriatric outreach, case management, practical assistance, advocacy, counseling, community development,

financial assistance/food pantry, and outreach nursing and social services. It provides the student a nuturing

environment to try out their developing skills, as well as excellent social work role models. It provides students with a

keen knowledge of how our profession coordinates with other professions.







West Suburban PADS



PO Box 797

Oak Park IL 60303



Liaison: T. Terry









Willow House



302 Saunders Road, Suite 200

Riverwoods IL 60015



Liaison: H. Moses







The purpose of Willow House is to provide and develop supportive services for children, teens, families and

communities who are coping with death and dying.









Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Page 55

CONCENTRATION FIELD PLACEMENT FALL 2009

CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Willow House - NorthBrook



3330 Dundee Road, Suite S1-S4

Northbrook IL 60062



Liaison: H. Moses







The purpose of Willow House is to provide and develop supportive services for children, teens, families and

communities who are coping with death and dying.







WINGS (Women in Need Growing Stronger)



P O Box 95615

Palatine IL 60095



Liaison: H. Moses







Interns will be provided a rotation through the safe House where clients who have experienced recent Domestic

Violence can stay from 2 days to 3 months.Here the interns will learn crisis intervention skills and implement many of

the approaches that they have learned in the 40 hour Domestic Violence Training. In addition,they will be afforded

many opportunities to learn first hand what victims of domestic violence have been subjected to and the necessity of

creating an emotionally and physically safe environment.Interns willlearn a global perspective of domestic violence

and how society perpetuates violence against women.While at the safe house ,Interns will have the opportunity to

work with adults and children's program where they will learn how to link women and children to the various resourses

needed to move towards independence.Depending on the educational level of the intern ,he/she will have the

opportunity to answer the crisis hotline,work with women and children to provide supportive services,co-facilitate

parenting groups and support groups as well as meet with residents individually for counseling.WINGS also has a

traditional Housing program for women and children who are homeless and/or victims of Domestic

Violence.Depending on the educational levelof the intern,he/she will be assigned 1-3 clients in Traditional Housing to

see weekly for counseling,Groups are offered to the women and their children,which interns are afforded the

oopportunity to co-facilitate.Individual and group supervision is scheduled weekly.Interns are expected to be available

for a minimum of two nights per week to meet with the residents as well as wednesdays for team meetings.If the

intern focuses on the Safe house,he/she will have to be available either Tuesday or Thursday afternoon for clinical

meetinmgs. Requirements: Criminal background check, DCFS background check, and a TB test.









Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Page 56

CONCENTRATION FIELD PLACEMENT FALL 2009

CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

World Relief Chicago



3507 W. Lawrence Ave.

Chicago IL 60625



Liaison: E. Ornstein







Horizons Clinic is the mental health clinic of World Relief Chicago, a non-for-profit agency set up to assist with the

resettlement needs of refugees. The clients at Horizons Clinic have all been victims of war and violence, often

encountering concentration camps, intense pysical and psychological torture, the execution of family members (often

directly witnessed), and now seperation from both their home country and their remaining family. Our client population

represents over 15 countries speaking over 10 languages. The staff includes thred direct service workers and an

office manager who are refugees from Bosnia and Kosovo. It also includes a Clinical Psychologist as our Director, a

Psychiatrist, and two MSW Clinical Social Workers. Horizons Clinic offers a variety of clinical and case management

services across our Adult & Child & Adolescent Programs. These services include psychological & medication

screening & evaluations, psycholosocial assessments, psychiatric disability assessments, individual & group

Psychotheraphy and counseling, case management services, school mediation, & parent education. The modalities

for these services include individual, couple, group, and family therapy - all on an outpatient basis. Our Child &

Adolescent Program also offer a psychosocial education component within our After-School and Summer School sub-

program.







Youth Guidance.



122 S Michigan Suite 1510

Chicago IL 60603



Liaison: T. Terry









Youth Outreach Services



6417 W. Irving Park Rd.

Chicago IL 60634



Liaison:







Community-based not for profit youth service agency. Work with youth and families experiencing behavioral problems

and some mental health issues. Services also for substance abuse, school issues, and transition issues. Several

departments including child welfare deflection, juvenile justice, prevention and counseling. Student experience will

also involve assessments, treatment planning, and program reporting. Student will facilitate educational and didactic

groups, see individual clients, families, and recreational activities. Administrative placement experience includes

policy development, legislative advocacy, community organizing, organizational development and administration.









Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Page 57

CONCENTRATION FIELD PLACEMENT FALL 2009

CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCIES

Youth Services- Glenview and Northbrook



3100 West Lake Avenue

Glenview IL 60026



Liaison: H. Moses







A Community based agency Youth Servies of Glenview and Northbrook originated in 1972 with the mission of serving

young people in the area, providing programs and activities, that support positive mental health, good decision

making and problem solving skills and help to develop socialization skills. Programs-a wide variety - are offered

individually and at the group level to meet these goals.







YWCA RISE Children’s Center



300 S Ashland Ave

Chicago IL 60607



Liaison: T. Terry







The goal of RISE is to provide community-based, victim-centered sexual assault/abuse counseling and other

advocacy services in the city of Chicago for children 3-17 years old and their non-offending significant others. Within

the victim-centered frame, a variety of techniques are utilized including cognitive-behavioral, play and art therapy, and

crisis intervention. Various modalities for treatment are also employed including individual, family, and group

therapy. An intern at this site would be able to gain experience in clinical work by maintaining a small caseload and

potentially co-facilitating a group. He or she would also have the opportunity to attend trainings as well as provide

educational trainings for other professionals on the topic of child sexual abuse/assault. Prior to beginning to work with

clients, it is necessary for the interns to complete a 40 hour training offered by an ICASA sanctioned agency. These

trainings are held fairly frequently and many are intended for volunteers and are thus scheduled on evenings and

weekends. Office hours are from 9am -7pm Mon-Fri and from 9am - 4pm on Sat.









Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Page 58


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