Nayeli Chavez
Nayeli
Chavez

Department Faculty
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Program Faculty
Campus:
- Downtown Chicago
- Department
- Counseling Psychology
- Institution
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
- Biography
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Dr. Nayeli Chavez is a licensed clinical psychologist. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Dr. Chavez has significant experience working with immigrant, Latino/a and African American communities. She has provided clinical services to individuals and families referred by the Department of Children and Family Services. Dr. Chavez has specific training in a wide variety of evidenced based parenting skills programs for externalizing behaviors as well as culturally congruent parenting skills modalities for Latino/a and African American parents. Dr. Chavez is currently the lead for the Latino/a Mental Health Concentration. She has additional expertise culturally congruent treatment modalities. In addition to her current academic and clinical responsibilities, Dr. Chavez's research and scholarly work includes: Race and racial relations, barriers to mental health service provision of Latino/a clients, culturally based teaching approaches, and implicit racial/ethnic bias. Dr. Chavez has published in some of these areas and has presented her scholarly work at local, national, and international professional conferences.
- Education History
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Degree Institution B.A. Psychology Southern Illinois University at Carbondale M.A. Child Clinical Psychology Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, APA Accredited Clinical Program - Professional Memberships
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Role Organization Member American Psychological Association (APA) Member Midwest Association of Latino Psychologists Member National Latino/a Psychological Association (NLPA) - Licenses
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist: Illinois - Areas of Expertise
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Area Expertise Child & Adolescent Development Adolescence Cognitive Development Parenting Styles Pregnancy (Alternative Methods of Fertilization) Clinical Psychology / Mental Health Psychopathology Diversity Cultural Issues Latino/a Mental Health Racism Racism and White Privilege Domestic Violence Child Abuse Spousal/Partner Abuse Therapeutic/Theoretical Orientation Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Multicultural psychology - Publications
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Adames, H.Y., Fuentes, M.A., Rosa, D., &Chavez-Dueñas, N.Y.(2013). Multicultural initiatives across educational contexts in psychology: Becoming diverse in our approach.International Journal of Multicultural Education 15(1), 1-16.
Adames, H.Y.,Chavez-Dueñas, N.Y.,Fuentes, M.A., Salas, S.P., & Perez-Chavez, J.G. (2013). Integration of Latino/a cultural values into palliative healthcare: A culture centered model.Journal of Palliative & Supportive Care, 12,1-9.
Chavez-Dueñas, N.Y., Torres, H.L., & Adames, H.Y. (2011). Barriers to mental health utilization among Latinos: A contextual model and recommendations. Journal of Counseling in Illinois, 1(2), 49-58.
- Professional Skills
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adolescent psychology, child abuse, child psychology, cultural issues, domestic violence, psychotherapy, trauma