Category: Clinical

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Little City

March 12, 2024

Through clinical services, Little City strives to empower individuals and families to attain and maintain the essential social, emotional, and adaptive skills to navigate their current environments. They prepare individuals for increased independence in education, employment, and community living settings.

Little City offers community-based clinical services to children, adolescents, teens, and young adults with I/DD. Services are limited to those that can be done in an outpatient setting, with additional limitations depending on the extremity of behavioral and medical needs.

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Autism Support Chicago

March 12, 2024

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.

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Action Behavior Centers

March 12, 2024

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.

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LifeSpeed Behavioral Support Services

March 12, 2024

LifeSpeed provides systematic behavioral support to children, adolescents, and adults to ensure each person they work with is successful in accomplishing their goals. LifeSpeed team members are committed, compassionate, and competent professionals who will strive to exceed your expectations from start to finish. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) will create an individualized Treatment Plan grounded in the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). When appropriate, LifeSpeed offers low-intensity behavioral interventions [4-10 hours per week].

Association for Positive Behavior Support

March 12, 2024

The Association for Positive Behavior Support is a multidisciplinary organization made up of professionals (teachers, researchers, university professors, and administrators), family members, and consumers who are committed to the application of positive behavior support within the context of the school, family, and community including across systems (e.g., entire schools, organizations), for small groups, and for individuals with complex needs for support.

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UIC Developmental Disabilities Clinic

March 12, 2024

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.

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Aspire Chicago

March 12, 2024

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.

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Anixter Center

March 12, 2024

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.

Scroll below or use these links to jump to more information on these Anixter Center services.
Mental Health Services
QIDP Training

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JCFS Chicago

March 12, 2024

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.

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National Wellness Institute

March 12, 2024

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!