FCS is an outpatient mental health facility that offers a full range
of innovative treatment services to youth and their families. The
services provided by FCS include:
- Comprehensive Assessment, Treatment and Referral
- Individual, Family, Play, and Group Therapy
- School Evaluations, Observations and Consultations
- Psychological Evaluation and Testing
- Case Management and Advocacy
- Conflict Resolution and Anger Management Groups
- Crisis Intervention Services
- Community Outreach using non-traditional approaches
- Interagency Collaboration at local and state levels
- Delinquency Prevention
- Areas of special expertise include trauma/loss, ADD/ADHD, anger and
aggression management, parenting training, social skills training,
parent-child interactions, delinquency prevention, child abuse and
neglect, foster children, separation/divorce, school consultation, and
psychological assessment.
The services offered by FCS are always client-centered, confidential
and private. Counseling is designed to suit each client's specific
needs. Individual assessment is conducted to determine the nature of the
problem, and mutually agreed upon steps are developed with clients to
resolve their issues.
Treatment can range from a few appointments to long-term support.
Clients are referred to the best person or program to help solve their
problems. Parents, guardians or other important relatives are encouraged
to participate. Follow-up and feedback are used to determine whether
clients are satisfied with the help they received.
The staff also trains student therapists enrolled in DePaul
University's Clinical Psychology doctoral program, which emphasizes
urban, community-based, and multicultural experiences with children and
families.