Counselors Autonomous - Community Events

Monthly Livingroom Peer Consultation

4/16/2016

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Join us on the THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH as we help one another to tease out the challenging aspects of anonymous client interactions, services, and/or resources that we as young mental health practitioners occasionally struggle to navigate & provide for our clients, peers, communities, & employers. Each meeting will take place in the privacy of member living rooms. Food is potluck style, so bring that dish you can't wait to share!

Movie Night!

2/28/2015

Join us for yet another mental health related movie outing! This time we are learning about Early-Onset Alzheimers Disease with the ever-memorable performance by Julian Moore in Still Allice. This is a realistic glimpse into terminal degenerative neurological ailments and gives us plenty to talk about after the movie in group discussion. This movie theater has a newly renovated bar and restaurant that we will head to after to movie to process. This movie also supports independent movies. Featured is a photo from a previous movie night at Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON Theatre for a viewing and discussion of Silver Linings Playbook with bipolar with psychotic features being represented by the super stars of our day. Mental health is coming to the forefront!

Landmark Century Centre Cinema
2828 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657

Understanding Your Finances as an Emerging MH Provider

1/18/2015

Join us over great beers at new local hot spot to learn all about how to set yourself up for success in this financially demanding field! Richie Marrero, an associate at Water Tower Financial Planners, LLC will coach you through challenging times and show you how to reach and maintain stability. Come with questions, leave with answers! Learn about:

-Overview of financial literacy
-Government loan foregiveness programs
-Debt reduction/consolidation
-Comprehensive planning and wealth accumulation strategies

Beermiscuous
2812 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

Group Study- License Prep

11/20/2014

The CA community frequently draws members together to organize study groups for various license exams or to encourage similar forms of professional development.

Music Therapy Workshop

8/6/2014

Learn about how to couple music therapy with clinical practice and theory in music therapist's Brea Murakami's evening workshop. Brea Murakami, MT-BC, is a board-certified music therapist based in the Chicagoland area. After completing her bachelor degree in music therapy and psychology, she moved from California to Chicago to complete her year long internship with the NorthShore University Health System in Evanston Hospital's medical and psychiatric settings. Currently, she works with older adults facing memory loss and dementia. Brea has also completed an advanced training in Neurologic Music Therapy.

Brea can be reached through her blog: ThriveMusicTherapy.com

Private Hull House Tour

5/4/2014

CA has partnered with an exciting new startup called tourhop to take a tour of the house where social work was born - Jane Addams's original hull house was shuttered due to loss of funding, but the adjacent museum remains- show your support for maintaining the history of the industry by taking this private tour with us.

Hull House: http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/

Please sign up through Tourhop: http://www.tourhop.com/tours/hull-house-tour-united-states-il-chicago/05-04-14/preview

Dance Therapy!

6/29/2013

Join your peers at Enso Studio (412 s. Wells, Chicago, IL 60607) and learn about dance therapy's implications in the mental health field- a discussion led by Columbia College grad student Joan Lin- followed by a hip hop/zumba fusion group dance lesson by two young professional dancers- Tia GodSent and Jordan Beyeler!

-$10 entry (cash & credit cards accepted)
-located near LaSalle blue line station/$2 parking
-handmade French snacks from local baker- Tres Jolie Patisserie

Support young professionals & small and local businesses, network, share resources, learn something new that may help your clients/ your community, work out, and have fun!

Launch Night

6/12/2013

The founder of this group, Jane Shersher, has been one of 8 fellows in the JCC PresenTense Fellowhip for social entrepreneurship. It has been a huge boost for developing the business model and foundational skill set for this group. Come represent our community and support the cause in the presence of potential investors and start-up companies alike at the famed 1871 tech startup location! Check out PresenTense at: http://www.jccpresentensechicago.org/launch-night.html

* note that although this fellowship is rooted in Jewish values, you don't have to be Jewish to attend the event and Counselors Autonomous is not affiliated with any one religion.

Use elevators at the lobby that go to the 12th floor- leave extra time to get lost, it's a big complicated building!

Meet our Board

5/30/2013

Enjoy this local gem while getting to know your peers! Cassava is a homey environment offering uniquely delicious gluten free snacks & smoothies. Order a $10 package to get an appetizer, dinner, & a shot of super rich hot chocolate or fresh fruit smoothy while mingling with fellow members and getting to know CA's current board leaders.

Ask about the board members' experiences and roles so that you know where to expect CA to head in the future, to have input in CA's development, and to decide whether getting involved with CA on a deeper level (AKA potentially joining our board) is right for you!

We will be enjoying the live music of several young local performers throughout the casual candlelit evening. See you there!

Earth Day and Phsycology

4/22/2013

Join us for Earth day as we chat with owner of Sandwich Me In, Justin Vrany, who is “dedicated to helping our community grow toward a sustainable future by supporting small businesses & local farmers”. Snack on homemade sauces, soda, & breads, as well as wood smoked meats or vegan/gluten free deliciousness while we cozy up with Jill Zenoff, award winning urban farmer & founder of the Gan Project, and Alex Poltorak, urban canopy master, in order to dig into the role of psychology in economic, agricultural, and health sustainability.

THE COST OF ENTRY IS PURCHASING A SANDWICH!