Oregon Social Learning Center

Utopia Airways

Rising Above Risk: Creating Positive Outcomes for Families

Friday, April 22, 2011
University of Oregon School of Law
Eugene, Oregon

Join nationally-recognized scientists and research staff from the Oregon Social Learning Center as they share how the latest trends in social-science and developmental research are strengthening families and societies.

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and network with researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners from your community. Continuing education credits are available for this conference.

Online registration opens in December. Click here to learn more about registration rates and to register. Please note the early registration deadline is on or before April 1, 2011. Continuing education credits are available.

Conference Agenda – Friday, April 22, 2011

8:45–9:00 am Welcome

9-10 am More than Just the ABCs: Promoting School Success for Children and Adolescents
Katherine Pears, PhD; Rohanna Buchanan, PhD; & Cynthia Heywood, PhD
Success in school is vital to children’s academic, social, and psychological adjustment. Presenters will discuss preventive interventions in the schools focusing on early interventions to prepare at-risk children for kindergarten and interventions for adolescents with behavioral difficulties.

10:15-11:15 Biology and families: Nothing Carved in Stone
Jackie Bruce, PhD; Leslie Leve, PhD; & Heather McClure, PhD
Presenters will discuss the role of important biological systems, such as genetic influences and key brain regions, on the outcomes of at-risk children and families. The impact of context and preventive interventions on these biological systems will also be discussed.

 

11:30–12:30 Title: Girls at Risk: Consequences and Interventions
Deborah Capaldi, PhD; & Dana Smith, PhD; Alan Feingold, PhD, & Hyoun Kim, PhD
This presentation will focus on risk profiles of girls involved in the juvenile justice system. Family background, trauma exposure, and romantic relationships will be discussed, and treatment interventions and outcomes will be presented.

1:45–2:45 Parenting support for the digital age: A new video feedback intervention for high risk families
Phil Fisher, PhD; David DeGarmo, PhD; Angie Relling; Lisa Saldana, PhD; & Laura Rains
Presenters will describe an approach that was originally developed in Europe and that we have adapted for use with American families, particularly those with challenges in parenting such as child welfare system parents, divorced fathers, and parents in substance abuse treatment programs. They will present examples of the approach, and will describe how they plan to evaluate the intervention using research.

3-4 pm Families Under Stress:  Parenting Interventions in the Real World

Lew Bank, PhD; Mark Eddy, PhD; Charles Martinez, Jr., PhD; John B. Reid, PhD; & Joann Wu Shortt, PhD
OSLC scientists have developed a variety of interventions for working with families ­dealing with various life challenges. In this talk, presenters review parenting interventions that have been designed to address specific family needs in various Oregon communities and through a variety of systems of care. Each intervention was developed for delivery within a specific setting: community-based non-profits, school systems, prisons, or community corrections. Each intervention has been studied in a scientifically rigorous way and has been shown to positively impact families.

 

 

Conference attendees are welcome to park in the University of Oregon School of Law parking lot (limited space availability).

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