Oslc Community Programs DBA Oregon Community Programs

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“QUEST is an implementation of the Treatment Foster Care Oregon model that focuses specifically on the needs of LGBTQ+ identifying youth and their families. Intensive In-Home Behavioral Health Therapy (IIBHT) provides behavioral health treatment and supports to children and their families who may have higher needs.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Early Childhood - Early Childhood clinicians are certified in Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT), which markedly decreases tantrums (frequency, severity, duration) and negative attention-seeking behaviors. These positive outcomes in turn decrease parental frustration and stress. Our weekly playgroup focuses on pre-school readiness skills of social competence, behavior and emotion regulation, and early literacy skills. Foster children in our EC program also have significantly fewer failed placements compared to children in the traditional foster care system. (Part of outpatient behavioral and mental health services which serves 293 clients per year). OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Other programs and related services include: Mental health services provided to children and families related to other health organizations or private contracts. Also included are foster parent recruitment efforts, leading KEEP foster parent support and skill building groups, workforce development and other grant funded projects. These grant funded projects are generally time and funding limited. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: QUEST is an implementation of the Treatment Foster Care Oregon model that focuses specifically on the needs of LGBTQ+ identifying youth and their families. Treatment foster families are specially recruited and trained to provide responsive and affirming placements and meet weekly as a peer group to address youth needs and provide support to one another. The program provides extensive family therapy options, including specific coaching for families who may not historically have been affirming of youth identities, with the goal of establishing positive family relationships and permanency. Youth can be referred from multiple sources. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Intensive In-Home Behavioral Health Therapy (IIBHT) provides behavioral health treatment and supports to children and their families who may have higher needs. Services are delivered in the community and in family homes, as preferred by the family, and involve extensive system coordination, crisis support, collaboration with psychiatry as needed, among other stabilization services.”