Family and School Partnerships Program
Consultation Groups
Small, supportive, and rigorous consultation groups are the core of the FSPP Program. Faculty with extensive experience in clinical and school-based mental health practice leads groups. Most groups meet in twenty bi-weekly two-hour sessions during the academic year in eight Chicago area locations.
Topics Include:
- Strength-based assessment and practice
- Resilience building
- Techniquies of intervention: preventive and remedial
- Managing the challendges of inclusion
- Evidence-based practice
- Advocacy for students, school and self
- Collaboration at all levels including families, school staff, community agencies, religious institution, etc.
2009 - 2010 Consultation Groups
Begin the Week of September 14, 2009
40 Hours
| Where | When | Facilitators |
|---|---|---|
| Water Tower Campus | Alternating Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Helene Ellis, LCSW, PhD Miguel Vazquez, MSW |
| Northwest Side | Every Third Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Evelyn Roman-Santos, MSW SuAnne Lawrence, LCSW |
| West Side | Alternating Tuesdays 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Michelle Adler-Morrison, MSW, LCSW Bessie Sulton-Akuamoah, MSW, LCSW |
| Hyde Park | Alternating Mondays 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Julie Fisher, MSW Marion Fletcher, MSW, LCSW |
| Evanston | Alternating Thursdays 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Robin Bluestone-Miller, MSW, LCSW Pamela Brand, PsyD |
| Highland Park | Alternating Tuesdays 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Bonnie Mervis, LCSW, PhD |
| Lombard | Alternating Mondays 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Shirley Burnside, MSW, LCSW Karin McNicholas, MSW, LCSW |
| Naperville | Alternating Tuesdays 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Erin Lillie McMains, MSW, LCSW Barbara Schneider, MSW, LCSW |
2010 - 2011 Consulation Groups
40 Hours
Leaders and locations expected to be the same as 2009-2010 but are subject to change. Themes will be similar.To learn more, contact Ruth Fuerst, Director of FSPP at 312.915.7021 or rfuerst@luc.edu
To apply, click here.
