Research and Education
The Behavioral Health Care Center provides intensive outreach, monitoring, advocacy, counseling, and mental health case management services that identify and utilize community resources for the overall benefit and support of the client and/or family members. The program services also provide clinical intervention to individuals, groups and communities whose economic and psychosocial functioning has been impaired as a result of one's own or another's alcohol or chemical dependency.
As a part of the organization’s nine strategic goal areas, HSI has determined the need to develop the HSI Research and Education Institute.
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Purpose
To advance research and education activities that will:
Improve students, interns, staff, community, and policymakers understanding and effectiveness of intervention strategies with the various populations served throughout the organization’s service spectrum.more information
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HSI Institute’s Specific Goals:
Provide clinical experiences and training opportunities in the area of research for students working towards educational advancement in social service related disciplines.
Build a comprehensive inventory of community based research initiatives.more information
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Habilitative Systems, Inc. has presented at the following conferences::
National Black Child Development Institute
Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
NIMH International Research Conference
Midwest Psychological Associationmore information
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Collaborations:
HSI contributed to an article in Social Work and Mental Health, the journal of behavioral and psychiatric social work.
Baptiste, Donna, et al. (2007).Transferring a University-Led HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative to a Community Agency . Social Work in Mental Health. Vol. 5, 269-293.more information
