Alec Ross is the Senior Director of Clinical Practice at the Juvenile Protective Association in Chicago.  In addition to being a part-time instructor at ICSW, I also am an adjunct at Loyola University Graduate School of Social Work.  

AREAS OF INTEREST & APPROACHES TO PRACTICE

Primary interests include, but are not limited to, individual, couples and group therapy aimed at adolescents, young adults and adults. I do specialize in working with individuals experiencing issues related to substance misuse. I enjoy supervision and consultation with practitioners engaged in providing psychotherapeutic services to individuals across a wide age range, addressing a variety of life challenges. I have a deep appreciation for contemporary psychodynamic thinking, as well as a passion for Narrative Therapy.

EDUCATION

• MA, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

• Post-graduate training in Narrative Therapy from the Evanston Family Therapy Program

• Externship at the Institute for Juvenile Research in Family Therapy

LICENSES

• L.C.S.W., Illinois

• RDDP (Registered Dual Diagnostic Provider)

EMAIL: alecrs2@aol.com

PHONE: (224)456-6114