The Guidance Center
Chontay Taylor, also known as Minister Nurse, is a highly experienced nursing professional with extensive expertise in psychiatric mental health and nursing education. Currently serving as a Nurse Consultant at The Guidance Center since July 2015 and holding multiple adjunct faculty positions at Baker College, University of Detroit Mercy, South University, and Wayne State University, Chontay Taylor focuses on developing nursing curricula and facilitating clinical education for nursing students. Additionally, Chontay operates Chontay's Virtual Nursing Assessments, LLC, providing skilled nursing assessments and psychiatric nursing education. With a strong background in community mental health services, Chontay has held roles as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in various settings, including the Wayne County Jail and New Center Community Mental Health Services. Chontay Taylor's educational credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and a Post Masters Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, all obtained from Wayne State University.
The Guidance Center
Since 1958 The Guidance Center has been committed to its mission to: Nurture development. Foster resilience. Cultivate well-being. Throughout the last six decades the agency has maintained a collaborative relationship with its local communities and schools to support adults and children experiencing mental health difficulties and other challenges. A group of concerned residents and educators recognized the need for mental health services in our area and joined forces in 1958 to help form The Guidance Center. Since then we have worked as a team to respond to the needs of children, adults and families in southeast Michigan. The agency operates a wide range of programs and services at 23 locations. Our expertise in mental health and wellness, early childhood education, free preschool for low-income families, developmental disabilities services and support, mentoring, substance use disorder, workforce development, Kids-TALK Children's Advocacy Center (CAC), Champions of Wayne, the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), and research and evaluation helps more than 15,000 members of our community annually work on their own personal triumphs in life.