Archive of Completed OSLC ProjectsCascading Dissemination of a Foster Parent InterventionA study of whether parent management training can improve parenting practices, decrease out-of-home placements, and improve child functioning.
Competing Models of Socialization StudyIdentifying and detailing the processes that contribute to social development during childhood.
Dissemination Model for Community Based InfrastructuresA collaborative effort between OSLC and Tillamook County to develop and maintain a community database for evaluation purposes.
Early Growth and Development StudyA nationwide study of the important developments in understanding the relationship between heredity and family environment in child development.
Early Intervention Foster CareFive-year trial testing the efficacy of a preventive intervention designed to reduce risk and improve long-term outcomes for preschoolers in the foster care system.
Family-Peer LinkagesAn examination of children’s abilities to self-manage their emotions and of their peer relations at school.
Implementing Parent Management Training in NorwayA study of the Norwegian nationwide implementation of the Oregon parent management training program (PMTO) developed at OSLC.
Indian Family WellnessA collaboration between the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and OSLC toward the development, implementation, and evaluation of a family-based, culturally competent preventive intervention for families enrolled in a tribal Head Start Program.
The Latino Youth and Family Empowerment Project - IA collaboration between Centro LatinoAmericano and the OSLC Latino Research Team to address gaps in prevention science and intervention services in the local Latino community.
Marriage and Parenting in StepfamiliesA study of the processes that account for adjustment in stepfamilies and of the efficacy of a program designed to promote healthy child adjustment.
Oregon Divorce StudiesTwo studies of the factors that contribute to marital and child adjustment following marital separation.
Oregon Divorced Fathers StudyA study, utilizing reliable data on fathers’ parenting behaviors giving expression to fathers’ views, investigating their behavior, support, and adjustment processes.
Oregon Prevention Research CenterFounded to integrate the findings from our longitudinal research on the etiology of juvenile antisocial behavior with our experience developing intervention strategies for antisocial youngsters and their families.
OriginsAn examination of the ways parents deal with the normal ups and downs of childhood.
Oregon Youth StudyA longitudinal study of the etiology of antisocial behaviors in boys.
OSLC Relationship Study 1An intervention with 13- to 17-year-old females with histories of chronic criminal behavior and mental health problems referred from the juvenile justice system.
OSLC Relationship Study 2A study of how community-based interventions can help girls function well in their teenage years in into adulthood.
Path to Adulthood StudyAn examination of the continuing effect of a family’s involvement with the juvenile system and the long-term results of the residential treatment the boys may have received.
Pathways Home: Reducing Risk in the Child Welfare SystemAimed at developing effective and feasible parenting interventions for children and their families in the child welfare system.
Process of Fathering: Effects on His Child’s CompetenceA study that examines the differences in family-types on the parenting of young children.
Sibling Interaction and Behavior StudyAn intervention-prevention research project addressing family life and sibling relationships during middle childhood.
|
The Social Learning Process“We believe that personality is the product of a social learning process, involving interactions with others, which begins in childhood and continues throughout life. Perhaps not all personality, but an important part of what we think of as personality traits is taught in the same way that arithmetic is taught, with the difference that the teacher and pupil are not aware that the process is going on."” Gerald R. Patterson
About the OSLCThe Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) is located in the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon metropolitan area. The center was established in 1977. The research group that founded OSLC was started by clinical psychologist Gerald R. Patterson in the late 1950s while he worked as a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon. READ MORE >>
How to Contact UsPhone: (541)485-2711
|
|
| © OSLC • 10
Shelton McMurphey Blvd, Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 485-2711 |
||
