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>> OSLC Community Programs
OSLC Community Programs (OCP) is an independent organization that has provided research-based treatment and prevention services and programs to children, youth, and families since 1983. Prior to 1999, OCP was a division of the Oregon Social Learning Center. OCP conducts evidence-based Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) programs, which were developed by OSLC researchers. OCP also provides intensive home-based services, and consults with communities and agencies wishing to implement MTFC.

>> Child and Family Center
The Child and Family Center (CFC) is a research and service institute within the University of Oregon that was founded in 1999 by Dr. Thomas J. Dishion, who began his career as a research scientist at OSLC and is now a professor in the Department of Psychology and the College of Education. CFC staff members are dedicated to understanding and promoting mental health and resilience within families in all cultural communities. The institute conducts research on social–emotional development from infancy through adolescence, and provides innovative research-based assessment, prevention, and intervention services for children and families.

>> Implementation Sciences International
Implementation Sciences International, Inc. (ISII) is an independent organization that was founded in 2001. ISII is dedicated to providing training for mental health professionals in Parent Management Training – the Oregon Model (PMTO), an evidence-based program that was developed by OSLC researchers.

>> TFC Consultants
TFC Consultants, Inc., is an independent organization that was founded in 2002, and is dedicated to the implementation of community-based programs that are cost effective and achieve positive outcomes for children, youth, and families. TFC Consultants, Inc., specializes in implementing model-adherent Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) programs, evidence-based programs that were developed by OSLC researchers.

>> Children’s Justice Alliance
The Children’s Justice Alliance is an independent organization founded in 2004 that serves as the organizing entity for a variety of partner programs that provide services for children of those involved in the criminal justice system and their families. CJA trains practitioners in the delivery of Parenting Inside Out (PIO), a research informed program developed through collaboration between OSLC scientists and the Oregon Department of Corrections.

>> Oregon Research Institute
Oregon Research Institute (ORI) is an independent research institute focused on studying human behavior and developing programs to improve the health and well being of individuals, families and communities. The original ORI was founded in 1960. In 1976, ORI split into several independent research organizations, including OSLC and a “new” ORI.

>> Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior
The Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior (IVDB) is a research and service institute within the University of Oregon that was founded in 1994 by Dr. Hill Walker, professor in the College of Education and former longtime chair of the OSLC Board of Directors. The mission of IVDB is to empower schools and social service agencies to address violence and destructive behavior, at the point of school entry and beyond, in order to ensure safety and to facilitate the academic achievement and healthy social development of children and youth. Dr. Jeff Sprague, a member of the OSLC Institutional Review Board, currently co-directs the IVDB with Dr. Walker.

>> University of Oregon Department of Psychology
The social learning research group was started by Dr. Gerald R. Patterson when he was a professor in the University of Oregon Department of Psychology. Seven of our current research scientists, including OSLC co-founders Dr. Patterson and Dr. John B. Reid, received graduate training in the clinical and/or developmental areas of the department. A variety of OSLC scientists work with students and/or collaborate with professors from the department.

 

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