John Williams
Title: Crisis Intervention Team Specialist/Trainer
As Director, Youth Services created a Model “Youth Interventionist” Program combining the resources of local government, schools, law enforcement, and social institutions to positively influence the lives of youth, their families’ and communities.
John FS Williams, M.Ed. in Community Counseling has worked with socio-economic, culturally and racially diverse populations of at-risk youth since the time when that “at-risk” label applied to him as a teen and professionally for over 20 years. John has worked as a Police Social Services Crisis Worker, a Youth and Family Specialist, Prevention Specialist, Manager of Community Prevention Programs, and for the past 14 years as a Director of Youth Services, Oak Park and River Forest Townships. His has the knack of engaging people from a variety of backgrounds, beliefs, and agendas and moving them to form and sustain powerful effective coalitions towards common goals for themselves, their families and their communities.
John is equally comfortable addressing youth, children, parents, professionals, teachers, Police and elected officials having provided them all with consultation, training, and leadership on the street and in their homes, as well as in offices and board rooms. He views youth as powerful resources for themselves and their communities.
John has studied Tae Kwon Do, the African djembe and Irish bodrhan drums as well as Native American flute and acoustic guitar. He is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.
Email: john@mhconsultantsinc.com