Monitor Program
Established in 1983, the Monitor Program has served over 300 youth referred because of chronic and severe problems with delinquency. Participating youth range in age from 12 to 18 years. The Monitor Program is funded by the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA). Monitor serves 20 OYA youth and up to 6 Lane County probation youth. The program is directed by Beth Klein, LCSW (bethk@oslccp.org). Program supervision is also provided by Mary Laws.
Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of this program in reducing recidivism and helping youth to experience personal, academic, social, and financial successes. Follow-along assessments of treated and control group youth is on-going. The following publications are representative of those that have described its components, research base, and characteristics.
Chamberlain, P., Leve, L. D., & DeGarmo, D. S. (2007). Multidimensional treatment foster care for girls in the juvenile justice system: 2-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 187-193.
Leve, L. D., & Chamberlain, P. (2007). A randomized evaluation of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care: Effects on school attendance and homework completion in juvenile justice girls. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 657-663.
Chamberlain, P., Leve, L. D., & Smith, D. K. (2006). Preventing behavior problems and health-risking behaviors in girls in foster care. International Journal of Behavioral and Consultation Therapy, 4, 518-530.
Leve, L. D., & Chamberlain, P. (2005). Association with delinquent peers: Intervention effects for youth in the juvenile justice system. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 339-347.
Leve, L. D., & Chamberlain, P. (2005). Girls in the juvenile justice system: Risk factors and clinical implications. In D. Pepler, K. Madsen, C. Webster, & K. Levine (Eds.), The development and treatment of girlhood aggression (pp. 191-215). Mahway, MJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Eddy, J. M., Whaley, R. B., & Chamberlain, P. (2004). The prevention of violent behavior by chronic and serious male juvenile offenders: A 2-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 12, 2-8.
Chamberlain, P. (2003). Treating chronic juvenile offenders: Advances made through the Oregon multidimensional treatment foster care model Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
Chamberlain, P., & Reid, J. (1998). Comparison of two community alternatives to incarceration for chronic juvenile offenders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 6(4), 624-633.
Chamberlain, P. (1994). Family connections: Treatment Foster Care for adolescents. Eugene, OR: Northwest Media.
Allies Program
The Allies Program was established in 1996 and has served over 50 youth between the ages of 4 and 19 years. Children and adolescents are referred to Allies from the Oregon Department of Human Services, who fund the program. Youth participating in Allies are referred because of emotional and behavioral problems and borderline IQ. The program is directed by Kara Hirano, M.Ed. (karah@oslccp.org).
Also within the Allies program, OCP serves youth with: (1) special individual contracts, who have exhausted all state resources for community-based care, and have had long and significant histories of placement disruption and unique psycho-social treatment programming needs, as well as, (2) youth and young adults referred by the Oregon State Department of Developmental Disabilities because of severe problem behaviors, the need for placement in out-of-home care, and mild mental retardation. Individually-tailored treatment foster care, behavioral support, and mental health services are arranged for youth in these programs based on needs and strengths.
Connections (MTFC and Intensive Home-Based Programs)
The Connections Program was established in 1992 and has served over 700 youth and families. Participating youth range in age from 3 to 19 years. Typically, MTFC placements are short-term (from 6-9 months). Clients are referred to the program by LaneCare, our local managed mental health care entity. The program is directed by Kathleen Nutt, LCSW (kathleenn@oslccp.org).
Also served within Connections are Lane County Intensive Community Care youth, under contract with the State Department of Human Services. The following publications are representative of the program outcomes and support services.
Chamberlain, P., Price, J. M., Reid, J. B., Landsverk, J., Fisher, P. A., & Stoolmiller, M. (2006). Who disrupts from placement in foster and kinship care? Child Abuse and Neglect, 30, 409-424.
Barth, R. P., Landsverk, J., Chamberlain, P., Reid, J. B., Rolls, J. A., Hurlburt, M. S., Farmer, E. M. Z., James, S., McCabe, K. M., & Kohl, P. L. (2005). Parent-training programs in child welfare services: Planning for a more evidence-based approach to serving biological parents. Research on Social Work Practice, 15(5), 353-371.
Smith, D. K., Stormshak, E., Chamberlain, P., & Bridges-Whaley, R. (2001). Placement disruption in treatment foster care. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 9, 200-205.
Early Intervention Foster Care Program (EIFC)
Established in 1996, the EIFC Program has served 100 kids between the ages of 3 to 6 years of age. The children are typically in the program for 6-18 months. Children who qualify for services from EC Cares and are currently in foster care are considered eligible, but EC Cares eligibility is not required for EIFC treatment. The program is directed by Kim Bronz, Ph.D. (kimb@oslc.org). Cynthia Heywood, M.S. and Tracy Stafford also provide program supervision.
The research base concerning EIFC continues to grow and below are listed several recent publications.
Barth, R. P., Caplick, E., Fisher, P. A., Fetrow, R. A., & Green, R. L. (in press). Reentry of elementary age children following reentry from foster care. Children and Youth Services Review.
Fisher, P. A., & Stormshak, E. A. (in press). Caregiver-mediated interventions for children and families. In M. Gelderm, J. Lopez-Ibor & N. Andreasen (Eds.), New Oxford textbook of psychiatry (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Leve, L. D., Fisher, P. A., & DeGarmo, D. S. (in press). Peer relations at school entry: Sex differences in the outcomes of foster care. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly.
Smith, D. K., & Fisher, P. A. (in press). Impact of trauma on family systems. In G. Reyes, J. Elhai & J. Ford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of trauma. New York: John Wiley.
Fisher, P. A., & Kim, H. K. (2007). Intervention effects on foster preschoolers' attachment-related behaviors from a randomized trial. Prevention Science, 8, 161-170
Family Functional Therapy Program (FFT)
The FFT Program is an empirically grounded, well-documented and highly successful family intervention for at-risk and juvenile justice involved youth. Its high rates of effectiveness have been recognized by multiple government agencies, including the U.S. Surgeon General. The FFT Program serves families of youth, ages 12 to 18, and is designed to be a short term intensive program. Most families attend anywhere from 10 to 16 sessions.
The FFT Program has served over 100 youths and their families, and the program is directed by Susan Trefts, MSW (susant@oslccp.org). OCP’s FFT program is able to provide services both for youth at-risk for and who have been directly involved in juvenile justice concerns.