Updates & Announcements

Illinois entered Phase 5 of its reopening plan several weeks ago, though The Family Institute remains a 100% teletherapy practice at this time with in-person neuropsychological testing being determined on a case-by-case basis. We are working to fully open our offices to our clients for in-person therapy starting September 7.

We’re excited to unveil our one-of-a-kind video collection: Talking to Kids You Love. This breakthrough project of 16 short videos offers wise approaches to anyone who interacts with children — parents, caregivers, teachers, and more. Each video depicts an adult lovingly responding to a tough parent-child encounter, moments that often lead to power struggles and leave parents wondering if they’ve said the right thing.

In March 2020, The Family Institute quickly moved from a 2% teletherapy practice to a 100% teletherapy practice, necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We were fortunate that technology enabled us to be able to continue caring for the mental health and wellbeing of our community with very little interruption.

The December 2020 issue of Family Process, an international, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal edited by Jay L. Lebow, included a special section on Black Lives Matter. Anthony L. Chambers co-authored an article with Shalonda Kelly, Gihane Jérémie‐Brink and Mia A. Smith-Bynum for this section entitled, “The Black Lives Matter Movement: A Call to Action for Couple and Family Therapists.” In the article, the four Black family therapists “lean into this moment to raise…

Cognella Academic Publishing recently published The Neuroeducation Toolbox: Practical Translations of Neuroscience in Counseling and Psychotherapy co-authored by Raissa Miller and Eric T. Beeson. This text book is an excellent resource and provides a practical set of tools for integrating neuroscience into clinical practice.

The Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women awarded a three-year, $450,000 grant to The Family Institute at Northwestern University to support Dr. Erika Lawrence’s Violence Intervention Project research.

Messages from our President & CEO and Chief Academic Officer on recent racist events.

Since March 19, 2020, The Family Institute has provided all of our clinical services via teletherapy; converted our on-campus classes to online learning; and, moved all staff and faculty to work remote. We are proud that we have been able to serve our clients, educate our students and conduct our research without interruption. For the wellbeing of our community, both physically and mentally, we will continue 100% teletherapy for all therapy until masks and social distancing…