The Class Central catalog brings courses from many providers into one place with a catalog of over 100,000 online courses in the online learning-verse. Take courses from Coursera, edX, Udemy, Google, TEDx, and universities worldwide on almost any subject. Class Central’s goal is to make online education work for everyone. Note: Class Central is not involved in running courses; their goal is to connect users to the right course.
Autism Support Chicago is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the children and families served by providing them with tools and techniques to better communicate and learn. Their focus is on increasing your child’s behavior to communicate and decreasing the number of challenging behaviors they face throughout the day. They want to meet your child where they are and help them live their life to the fullest. Autism Support Chicago believes in-home treatment is the most beneficial form of ABA therapy – your child will feel most comfortable in their home, and you can watch your child’s progress and take part in their therapy.
Action Behavior Centers’ leading ABA therapy centers can help your child receive an autism diagnosis with their autism spectrum test. Whether your child with autism needs services in the center, at home, or after school, Action Behavior Centers’ ABA therapists can help your child achieve success on the spectrum.
As part of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the state of Illinois’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, the Developmental Disabilities Family Clinic has access to innovative research centers and renowned leaders in the field of disabilities to connect you to the latest research and practices in consultation, support, and education for the disability community. They provide family-centered, culturally competent comprehensive services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. They aim to maximize potential with a focus on quality of life. Its clinical staff takes a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to providing services for individuals (ages 3+) with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Services transcend their physical space and extend into the community, collaborating with and serving as a resource for community-based agencies, schools, and organizations. Its licensed and credentialed team includes social workers, speech-language pathologists, licensed professional counselors, physicians, and clinical psychologists.
Their team offers support in the following areas and more.
Autism Clinic and The Autism Program (TAP) Training Center
Coalition for Autistic and ND Students
Child and Family Development Center
Sibling Leadership Network
Chicagoland Disables People of Color Coalition
Individualized Support related to autism, transition to adulthood services and future planning, early intervention, emotional and behavioral consultation, dual diagnosis, social skills and relationships, and trauma.
Aspire Chicago’s Behavioral Therapy program empowers people with disabilities in their interactions, relationships, and as communicators. Their behavior therapists and board-certified behavior analysts use applied behavior analysis techniques and therapy to help people, their support teams, and their loved ones build skills, create routines, and identify ways to feel more comfortable and be more successful in social situations and in maintaining relationships.
Anixter Center offers various services, including daily support in both individual and group settings through its community mental health services and 40-hour DHS-approved QIDP training facilitated by Anixter Center instructors.
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Mental Health Services
QIDP Training
JCFS Chicago provides integrative counseling services and psychological testing to understand learning differences and cognitive, emotional, and other mental health disorders. Their expert therapists offer guidance to help children, teens, and adults find solutions to the challenges they face. With services infused with Jewish values and compassion, JCFS Chicago works to make the community inclusive and accessible for people of all ages and abilities.
The JCFS family of services includes:
-therapeutic day school, speech-language, occupational therapy, psychological testing and evaluation, and behavioral assessments and interventions for children and young adults;
-individual and family counseling, support groups, marriage counseling, career services, and training;
-community-based group living, support, and assistance for independent living, customized employment, and job training for people with disabilities and their families;
-immigration, citizenship, and refugee resettlement services;
-clinical support for children and families in the child welfare system;
-and Jewish community programs, such as addiction services, abuse prevention, spiritual support, and connections to JCFS services through community partnerships.
The National Wellness Institute (NWI) is the leader in providing professional development and engagement opportunities that support individuals from various disciplines in promoting whole-person wellness. In addition to certificate programs, NWI offers live and on-demand webinars, events, & eLearning courses.
Some of NWI’s current certificate programs include:
Worksite Wellness Specialist
Mastering Workplace Wellness Laws
Financial Wellness Facilitator
Health and Wellness Certificate Program
Become a Change Agent
The National Wellness Institute is joining the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) to create the Wellness Alliance. Learn more on the website above!
Find Food IL is a community food map that shows places in your community that offer free food or meals. Use the map to find local food pantries, stores and markets that accept SNAP/LINK or WIC coupons, school and summer meal sites, older adult resources, farmers markets, and more.
This easy-to-use map lets you search by your town or zip code, use the filter to narrow your search, or print the list of resources.
The Find Food IL Community Food Map is part of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Division of Specialized Care for Children: https://dscc.uic.edu/dscc_resource/find-food-il-community-food-map/.
Peter Leidy conducts workshops, develops training materials, writes songs, speaks and sings at conferences, and works with organizations, government agencies, families, and paid supporters to promote positive support, inclusion, building healthy relationships, and thinking differently about people who are called “challenging.” He focuses on personalizing support and community membership for people with disabilities. He’s been learning from people with disabilities since 1983.
Peter offers consulting for individuals, teams, families, and DSPs. He trains as both a conference speaker and workshop facilitator on a variety of topics:
– Designing person-centered supports
– Supported Living Workshop description
– Recruiting and supporting staff
– Staff retention
– Staff appreciation events
– Motivating direct support staff
– Organizational development
– Values training
– Developing/building community relationships
– Crisis prevention training
– Power and control
– Songs from Human Serviceland