Organization: OSLC Community Programs
Mission: Provide outpatient mental and behavioral therapy for children and families, therapeutic treatment foster care to at-risk youth, as well as a variety of parent training services.
Activities: Connections - The therapeutic interventions delivered improves family communication and attunement. Parents report significant reduction in childrens externalizing behaviors, successful parental discipline through positive reinforcement and limit setting, and improved teacher-reported social competence. (Part of outpatient behavioral and mental health services which serves 304 clients per year).
Nexus - Youth in the Nexus program are ages 4-19 who have been referred by DHS. Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) is the model that is used as these youth have a level of behavioral need that cannot be met through placement in traditional foster care; they often have a history of multiple foster placement disruptions. OCP combines behavioral support, school involvement, and mental health services to teach the skills needed to live successfully in a stable family setting, with a goal of family reunification. (Part of therapeutic foster care which serves 43 clients per year).
Monitor - Youth in the Monitor program are ages 12-20 who have been referred by Oregon Youth Authority. TFCO provides community-based alternatives to institutionalization for young people with a history of law violations and myriad of behavioral problems. Some of the proven outcomes are prevention/reduction of the number of days spent in institutional or residential settings, to prevent the escalation of delinquency, youth violence and pregnancy, to increase positive academic engagement, reduce foster placement disruptions, increase attachment capabilities, and improve brain stress regulatory systems. Successful youth are reunited with their family or move to an independent living situation. (Part of therapeutic foster care which serves 43 clients per year).
NTEE category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Secondary category: Human Services