The Family Institute at Northwestern University
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Mission
The mission of The Family Institute at Northwestern University is to strengthen and heal families, couples and individuals from all walks of life through clinical service, education and research.
Ruling year
1970
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Jana L. Jones
Main address
618 Library Place
Evanston, IL 60201 USA
EIN
36-2682639
NTEE code
Other Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C. (F99)
Graduate, Professional(Separate Entities) (B50)
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (F05)
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The Family Institute at Northwestern University
Founded in 1968 under the leadership of Charles H. Kramer, MD, The Family Institute began as a study group of Chicago-area psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who explored family therapy, an innovative type of mental health treatment. The group established the not-for-profit Family Institute of Chicago in 1968.
In the 50+ years since our founding, The Family Institute has expanded its programming to respond to the needs of underserved communities and the evolving nature of mental health treatment. The Family Institute has offices in downtown Chicago, Evanston and suburban Cook County, but conducts the large majority of Clinic sessions via teletherapy. As an affiliate of Northwestern University, The Family Institute is a unique, innovative not-for-profit organization, governed by its own independent Board of Directors and responsible for its own funding.
Clinical Service
The Family Institute is deeply committed to our mission of strengthening and healing families from all walks of life. In addition to our nationally renowned staff practice that serves nearly 75,000 people annually, we are committed to ensuring that everyone has access to mental health services through the free therapy offered by our Bette D. Harris Family & Child Clinic.
Graduate Education
The Family Institute is committed to educating and training the next generation of mental health practitioners through our two education programs: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. We also offer a newly launched online Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy to complement our in-person programming.
Research
The Family Institute is committed to conducting cutting-edge, innovative research projects to help discover how people actually change in therapy and what therapists do to facilitate that change. The primary lab for our research at The Family Institute is our Couple & Family Development Research Lab, which aims to understand and improve the developmental course of couple and family functioning. We are conducting our first pilot study testing this novel prevention program in which couples are administered the Relationship Quality Interview (RQI), given feedback on their strength and limitation, offered group skills workshops relevant to their specific needs, and then followed longitudinally to assess outcomes. The goal is to partner with community agencies in Chicago to offer the program to low-income and underserved families.
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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