The DePaul Family and Community Services is a bi-lingual (English & Spanish) full-service behavioral health clinic located in Lincoln Park on the campus of DePaul University.
Welcome to the DePaul Family and Community Services. The DePaul Family and Community Services is a full-service behavioral health clinic located in Lincoln Park on the campus of DePaul University. Since we are connected to a major university, our staff includes an exceptional team of highly-skilled Clinical/Community Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, a Psychiatrist, and graduate students. A definite gem in the city! In addition to our traditional services (individual, family, group therapy), we provide specialty services such as Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (designed to strengthen the parent-child bond) and Psychological Testing/Assessment. Our clinic is ideal for children/adolescents and their caregivers.
The Latino Mental Health Clinic at DePaul FCS also offers the following services in Spanish: psychological testing, individual therapy, and family therapy!
La Clínica de Salud Mental Latina ofrece los siguientes servicios en español: evaluaciones psicológicas, terapia individual, terapia familiar.
OUR MISSION
DePaul Family and Community Services strengthens and empowers families and communities through innovative, evidenced-based, community-oriented services and the training of culturally-competent, socially responsible professionals.
OUR VISION
To provide quality services that are flexible and responsive to the individual needs of clients, their families and their communities;
To provide services that are community-based and focused on prevention and overall well-being;
To empower families and communities to make change in their lives and in the lives of others;
To partner with other child-serving organizations and systems to achieve shared goals of child, family and community wellness;
To develop and implement evidenced-based approaches that take into consideration culture and the system(s) in which our clients live;
And, to strengthen the healthcare system by training socially-responsible professionals who are considerate of all social-determinants of health and well-being.
The multi-disciplinary staff, consisting of a child psychiatrist, full- and part-time psychologists, social workers and graduate-level trainees, offers:
- individual counseling
- group counseling
- family | couples therapy
- play therapy
- parent-child interaction therapy (pcit)
- psychiatric assessments and medication management (child | adolescent)
- psychological testing and evaluations (medicaid, dcfs, and private pay)
- school-based services for elementary, middle and high school-aged children
COMMON TREATMENT ISSUES
The therapist will work with the client and family to develop specific treatment goals. Some of the common issues for treatment are:
- depression | sadness | loss of hope
- anxiety | worry | fear
- grief and loss
- trauma and abuse
- adjustment to life events
- behavioral issues at home, school, community
- anger | aggression
- difficulty with attention, impulsivity
- parenting stress
social skills | relationship problems
