Our Philosophy

We believe if consultants are growing, then they are helping the providers, families and communities they serve grow, too. We are dedicated to growing the team and working in a way that centers racial equity, diversity and inclusion. Caregiver Connections provides a nurturing infrastructure of support to our consultants, including reflective supervision, mentoring and an ongoing professional development.

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What I/ECMHC is? 

Promotion/Prevention Focused
Accessing support befor a crisis 
Indirect
Primairly working with program staff
Realtionship-Based
Working in collaboration with program staff
Capacity building 
Helping staff and adminstratiors to build self-efficacy
Big Picture
Exploring common themes across the program                                   

What I/ECMHC is NOT? 

Therapy
Providing clinical treatment
"Fixing the child"
Creating a behavioral modification plan
Coaching
Supporting the goals of the learner
Supervision
Monitoring and managing staff pertformance
Social Work
Managing family cases and referrals to resoucers   

For more information, visit the GOECD website at https://idec.illinois.gov/goecd.html