Clinical Agencies

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Following is a list of local agencies that offer clinical experience for College of DuPage students. For more information, contact a faculty advisor.

Select an agency for more information:

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hospital
Breaking Free
Brighton Gardens Senior Living Services
Clearbrook Center
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of DuPage
DuPage County Health Department
Edward Hospital Association - Linden Oaks
Family Shelter Services
Gateway Foundation
Healthcare Alternative Systems (HAS)
Interventions
Lifelink/Bensenville Home Society
Little Friends, Inc.
Loretto Hospital
Marianjoy Hospital and Clinic
Marian Park Apartments (In conjunction w/Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital)
Phillips Center for Children
Ray Graham Association
Serenity House
SHARE
Stepping Stones
TASC
Volunteer Center of DuPage
YWCA

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hospital
8333 S. Austin Ave.
Burbank, IL 60459
Contact: Linda Lewoniak, Clinical Director Chemical Dependency Services
(847) 882-1600
Web Site: www.abbhh.org
Description of Organization/Services:
Provide a complete array of behavioral health services, from prevention and early intervention to treatment and aftercare. Mission is to help individuals of all ages learn practical ways to manage mental health and substance abuse problems.

Breaking Free
250 W. Downers Place
Aurora, IL 60506
(630) 859-0670
Web Site: www.breakingfreeinc.org

Brighton Gardens Senior Living Services
831 E Butterfield Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Contact: Cara Hoffman, Activities Director
(630) 681-1234
wheatonbg.avc@sunriseseniorliving.com
Web Site: sunriseseniorliving.com
Description of Organization/Services:
Sunrise Senior Living is the nation's largest provider of senior living services, with 440 communities and more than 52,000 residents in locations throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. Services include Independent Living, Assisted Living, Alzheimer’s Care, Nursing and Rehabilitative Care, Hospice, Home Care and Short-Term Stays.

Clearbrook Center
2800W Central Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Contact: Robin Johnson
(847) 870-7711
robinjohnson@clearbrook.com
jobs@clearbrook.com (resumes)
Web Site: www.clearbrook.org
Description of Organization/Services:
A northern Illinois-based non-profit human service agency, Clearbrook is a leader, innovator and advocate in the field of developmental disabilities. Clearbrook provides cutting-edge, individualized support that meets the special needs of young children with developmental delays. The agency offers a truly a collaborative approach, where family members participate in the process from inception to completion. Clearbrook currently serves nearly 80 communities from more than 40 locations in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of DuPage
505 N. County Farm Road, Third Floor, Suite C
Wheaton, IL 60187
Contact: Kay Hedeen
(630) 221-0889
Web Site: http://www.nationalcasa.org
Description of Organization/Services:
The mission of CASA is to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courts. We promote and support quality volunteer representation for children to provide each child a safe, permanent, nurturing home. CASA currently has a network of more than 50,000 volunteers that serve 225,000 abused and neglected children through 900-plus local program offices nationwide. CASA advocates, also known as volunteer guardians ad litem in some jurisdictions, are appointed members of the court. Judges rely on the information these trusted advocates present.

DuPage County Health Department
111 N. County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Contact: Wendy Lashman
(630) 682-7400, ext. 7027
wlashman@dupagehealth.org
Web Site: www.dupagehealth.org
Description of Organization/Services: The DuPage County Health Department promotes physical and emotional health; prevents illness, injury and disability; protects residents’ health from environmental risk factors; and strives to assure the provision of accessible quality health services.

Edward Hospital Association - Linden Oaks
801 S. Washington St.
Naperville, IL 60540
Contact: Jane in Human Resources
(630) 527-3000
Web Site: www.edward.org
Description of Organization/Services: Specializes in eating disorders, alcoholism, depression, self injury and anxiety. Also provides care for older adults, with geriatric services for men and women age 60 and older.

Family Shelter Services
P.O. Box 646
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Contact: Director of Volunteers
(630) 221-8290
Web Site: www.familyshelterservices.org
Description of Organization/Services: We provide many services for victims of domestic violence. We provide individual and group counseling, court advocacy and services, shelter, hotline, teen services, children's services and Latina services.

Gateway Foundation
1641 Stonebridge Trail
Wheaton, IL 60187
Contact: Blair Bankin
(630) 682-7840
Web Site: www.gatewayfoundation.org
Description of Organization/Services: Gateway Foundation provides effective drug and alcohol abuse treatment in community-based and corrections settings for people without financial resources. Each year, Gateway Foundation helps more than 27,000 adults and adolescent clients build and maintain productive, socially responsible and healthy lives

Healthcare Alternative Systems (HAS)
799 Roosevelt Road, No. 6-315
Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137
(630) 942-9720
Web Site: www.hascares.org
Intensive outpatient treatment

Interventions
2221 W. 64th St.
Woodridge, IL
(630) 968-6477
Adult and adolescent residential treatment and outpatient treatment

Lifelink/Bensenville Home Society
303 E. Washington St.
Bensenville IL 60106
Contact: Jane Smaza
(630) 521-8070
E-mail: rubeng@psinet.com
Web Site: www.lifelink.org
Description of Organization/Services: Lifelink is a multi-faceted health and human service organization that provides a range of services to children, families and the aging throughout Illinois, and in Florida and Missouri. Services for the elderly include rehabilitation and skilled nursing care, independent living, affordable housing, home care and Alzheimer’s at-home care. Services for children and families include foster care, Head Start, international adoption, Healthy Families DuPage and Latino Family Services.

Little Friends, Inc.
140 N. Wright St.
Naperville, IL 60540
Contact: John Lee
(630) 852-7520
E-Mail: chamilton@lilfriends.com
Web Site: www.lilfriends.com
Description of Organization/Services: Little Friends, Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization serving children and adults with developmental, emotional or behavioral disabilities. Based in Naperville, Ill., Little Friends operates 14 programs, including early intervention, alternative schools, family support, vocational training and community-based residential services for residents in DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will and western Cook counties.

Loretto Hospital
645S Central Ave.
Chicago IL 60644
Contact: Program Director
(773)626-4300
Web Site: www.lorettohospital.org
Description of Organization/Services: Loretto Hospital is a not-for-profit community based health care organization providing quality patient care and services. A partner with the Austin Community, Loretto Hospital is committed to promoting wellness, education and diversity in a wholistic and safe environment. Provides inpatient and outpatient services, as well as substance abuse services.

Marianjoy Hospital and Clinic
26W171 Roosevelt Road
Wheaton IL 60189
Contact: Nancy Cutler, Vice President, Inpatient Operations
(630) 462-4000
E-mail: ncutler@marianjoy.org
Web Site: www.marianjoy.org
Description of Organization/Services: Provides rehabilitative services for patients and their families, including psychological support needed as the patient and family members adjust to the patient’s illness or injury. Marianjoy's goal is to help patients and their families return to the lifestyle they enjoyed before an illness or injury. To meet this goal, Marianjoy provides a dedicated team of experienced professionals, including a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, a rehabilitation nurse, a resident, as well as a physical therapist, an occupational therapist and a speech-language pathologist. Depending on your circumstances, the team may also include a psychologist, dietician, therapeutic recreation specialist, or a chaplain.

Marian Park Apartments (In conjunction w/Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital)
2126 W. Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60189
Contact: Robyn Gerdene
(630) 665-9100

Phillips Center for Children
164 S. Prairie Ave.
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Contact: Irene Kasnicka
(630) 529-2871
Web Site: www.orlandoregional.org
Description of Organization/Services: Phillips Center for Children initiated a program to reduce HIV transmission among infected pregnant women to their unborn child. Provides dignity and healing for children, families and individuals who face overwhelming challenges like child abuse, HIV/AIDS, sexual trauma and developmental disabilities.

Ray Graham Association
442 W. Fullerton Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Contact: Kim Zoeller
(630) 993-0155
Web Site: www.ray-graham.org
Description of Organization/Services: A nonprofit organization that provides a broad array of services and support to more than 2,300 children and adults with disabilities, including mental retardation, cerebral palsy and autism. Services include vocation, respite, educational, recreational and residential programs.

Serenity House
891 S. Route 53
Addison, IL 60101
(630) 620-6616
Web Site: www.serenityhouse.com
Outpatient treatment and halfway house care for men and women.

SHARE
1776 Moon Lake Blvd.
Hoffman Estates, IL 60194
(847) 882-4181
Web Site: www.leydenfamilyservice.org
Residential and outpatient treatment for men and women

Stepping Stones
1621 Theodore St.
Joliet, IL 60435
(815) 744-4555
Web Site: www.steppingstonestreatment.com
Residential, halfway house, and outpatient treatment for men and women

TASC
799 Roosevelt Road
Bldg. 6, Suite 2
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 858-7400
Web Site: www.tasc-il.org
Case management coordination between criminal justice system and treatment

Volunteer Center of DuPage
421 N. County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Contact: Program Director
(847) 228-1320
Web Site: www.tvcrsvp.org/dupage.htm
Description of Organization/Services: A nonprofit organization that provides support, leadership and guidance in initiating and promoting volunteerism. At any given time, Volunteer Center of DuPage maintains a database of 300-plus volunteer opportunities across a wide spectrum of social service outreach programs. We work in partnership with 140-plus area social service agencies and schools, and place between 10,000 and 12,000 volunteers each year. We serve the north and northwest suburbs of Cook County as well as northern DuPage County.

YWCA
739 Roosevelt Road
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 790-6600 ext. 458
Web Site: www.ywcadupage.org
The YWCA is the oldest and largest multicultural women’s organization in the world. Its mission is to eliminate racism and empower women. They provide safe places for women and girls, build strong women leaders, and advocate in Congress for women’s rights and civil rights.