About
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Focus
Residential Facility Autism Emotional Disability Intellectual Disability Other Health Impairment Specific Learning Disability
Description
ISBE-approved nonpublic special-education facility (residential facility), serving students with autism, emotional disability, intellectual disability, other health impairment, specific learning disability. Illinois districts can place and fund students here under Section 14-7.02.
What this special-needs school offers
Summarized from their website — verify details directly with the special-needs school.
Chaddock is a Quincy, Illinois-based family of organizations founded in 1853 that provides residential treatment, special education, foster and adoption services, and community-based programs for children and families affected by developmental trauma and attachment disorders. It serves children from birth to age 21 across a network of programs and has served families from 39 states and four tribal nations.
Leadership
Matt Obert — President & CEO, LCSW
Amy Hyer — Chief Human Resources Officer
Kristen Patton — Chief Financial Officer
Jeff VanCamp — Executive Director, Chaddock Children's Foundation
John McDowell — Executive Director, Chaddock Behavioral Health
Cory Powell — Director of Education and Operations
Molly Bainter — Director of Treatment Services
Jenna Jenkins — Director of Foster & Adoption
Shari Whelan — Director of Nursing
Populations served
Children experiencing developmental trauma Children with attachment disorders Children affected by abuse and neglect Children with severe behavioral challenges Families struggling with attachment and complex trauma Foster and adoptive families Children and youth from birth to age 21
On-site therapies
Trauma-focused therapy Attachment therapy On-site psychiatry Mental health consultation Family coaching
Services
Residential treatment Special education school In-home intensive program Family coaching Foster and adoption services On-site medical and psychiatry services Training and mental health consultation Community-based services
Programs
Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program (DTAP®) Residential Program In-Home Intensive Program Special Education School Foster and Adoption Services Chaddock Behavioral Health Chaddock Children's Foundation
Accreditations & approvals
Council on Accreditation (COA) Cognia (formerly AdvancED) Eagle 1
Highlights
Founded in 1853; over 250 employees; has served children from 39 states and four tribal nations; restructured in 2019 into five separate corporations (Chaddock Family of Organizations); United Methodist Church ministry with ongoing covenantal relationship
Approach
A world where every person matters, relationships are valued, and healing and change are possible