CFC's ecological approach to
intervention, EcoFIT...
... defines and guides our efforts to improve intervention services. It is a multicultural, family-centered approach that is based in CFC's own research.
CFC services to children
age 2 through 17 include:
- Assessment
- Feedback
- Intervention services
- Referral services, if needed
CFC services to parents are:
- Appropriate for parents whose children are having difficulty at school, home, or both
- Low cost
- Family centered
- Supportive of parents as they learn to address their children's multiple needs
- Available in a range of assessment and intervention options that parents can select
- Either brief and problem focused or longer term,
depending on family need
Practicums: Students working with families:
- Are doctoral students in their second to fourth years of training in counseling psychology and school psychology
- Implement science-based interventions and assessments with children and families
- Are trained to deliver services in the Family Check-Up model of intervention
- Are supervised by a licensed clinical psychologist
Intake and Referral
All families who come for services at CFC participate in the Family Check-Up.
Family services determined by the Family Check-Up can include:
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Individual interventions with children and adolescents
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Family therapy and support
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Parenting skills and support
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Comprehensive child assessments
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Child-centered skill enhancement
What is the Family Check-Up?
The Family Check-Up is a comprehensive family assessment that includes
- A home visit
- Observations of family interactions
- Interviews with family members
- A school assessment
- 1-2 follow-up meetings that provide
• Feedback
• Collaboration with parents to evaluate family needs
• A menu of intervention options, including continued therapy at CFC
A Teen Check-Up is available for youth between age 13 and 18
All information is kept strictly confidential.
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What happens next?
Here are some typical options that families choose:
Family Therapy and Support
This collaborative process
- Focuses on needs identified by parents and family members
- Includes weekly meetings with a therapist
- Offers support for existing family management strengths
- Helps families develop new strategies for working with problem behaviors
Individual Interventions with Children and Adolescents
Direct interventions can include
- Counseling
- Therapy
- Advocacy within a mental health delivery system
- Individual interventions, typically combined with family therapy
Comprehensive Child Assessments
Assessments can include
- Collaboration with families, teachers, and other individuals involved in children's lives
- In-depth exploration of children's competencies, areas of concern, and overall adaptation
- Psychological and neuropsychological testing for children and adolescents, if indicated
- Support when there are neuropsychological difficulties or behavioral and emotional disorders
Parent Skills and Support
Parent skills training is for all ages. It includes
- Focus on specific skill development (e.g., behavioral management skills)
- Focus on the parent–child relationship
- Focus on developmental issues
- Focus on parent involvement at school
- Curricula that are research based and proven helpful to parents interested in making family change
Child-Centered Skill Enhancement
For younger children, we can focus on
- Social skill development
- Anger management
- Self-control
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Clinic Personnel, Eugene
Sebrina Doyle-Schultz
Clinical Coordinator
541-346-4625
Sebrina Doyle-Schultz, M.S., has worked in the Child and Family Center since 2004. She received her master’s degree in 2006 after she completed her Adolescent Language Analysis Project using observational data from Project Alliance. Sebrina continues to be interested in the underlying mechanisms for the ways people choose to talk about and explain their behaviors. She also has a strong interest in assessment and measure development, especially as it pertains to their use in the Family Check-Up model. She is currently the clinic coordinator and Human Subjects coordinator for CFC.
Jennifer Mauro
Clinical Director
Jennifer Mauro, Ph.D., received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon in 1991. She is currently the clinical supervisor for the Child and Family Center, and she also maintains a private practice in Eugene. Her clinical interests include childhood depression, body image and eating disorders, grief and loss issues, parent training, and trauma-related issues.
Practicum, Eugene
The CFC 2008–2009 Practicum includes 20 predoctoral students from the University of Oregon who provide assessment and intervention services to children and families.
They are: Aranda, Christina; Cohn, Bradley; Conradt, Liz; Downey-McCarthy, Rosemarie; Falkenstein, Corrina; Fosco, Greg; Furr, Gina; Gobin, Robyn; Gonzales, Gerald; Graves, Lesley; Harley, Eliza; Hill, LaMisha; Jellar, Courtney; Joyce, Jeneka; Kaehler, Laura; Lutter, Karin; McEachern, Amber; Moadab, Ida; Peña, Diana; Wang, Jenny.
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How To Contact Us in Eugene
Child and Family Center
195 West 12th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401-3408
541-346-4805
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How to Contact Us at
Community Shadow Project
Alison Boyd-Ball, Principal Investigator: 541-346-4088 aball@uoregon.edu
Kate Kavanagh, Lead Family Interventionist: 503-282-3662 katek@uoregon.edu
E.J. Miller, Assessment Coordinator: 541-346-4209 ejmiller@uoregon.edu
Alethea Barlowe, Education Project Assistant: 541-346-0830 abarlowe@uoregon.edu
Jeremy Fritts, Education Project Assistant: 541-346-0829 jcfritts@uoregon.edu
On-site contacts for families only:
Tina Henderson, Family Interventionist: tinah@uoregon.edu
Tina Lussier, Family Interventionist: 509-634-2613 lussier@uoregon.edu
Carol Sahme, Family Interventionist: 541-553-4918 sahme@uoregon.edu
Brenda Williams, Family Ally: 541-553-0104 brenaw@uoregon.edu
Shadow Project toll free: 1-800-980-4805
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CFC Codirectors
Codirector, CFC
Licensed Psychologist
Professor: Psychology, School Psychology
541-346-3620
Codirector, CFC
Licensed Psychologist
Associate Professor: Counseling Psychology
541-346-4625
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Related Links
Committed Partners for Youth Mentoring Program
Lane County Mental Health Services Child and Adolescent Program
Saturday Circus Principles of Child Guidance classes
United Way resource directory for Lane County
WIC:
Eugene
Portland/Multnomah County
Portland/Clakamas County
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