Program Goals

The goals of the Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC) are:

• Enhance child and family functioning
• Reduce incidents of crisis and unnecessary out-of-home placements
• Provide access to a support network responsive to varying child and family needs

Logic Model

The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC).

Essential Components

The essential components of the Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC) include:

• Information, assistance and referral - Receive incoming phone calls, emails, or contacts regarding post-adoption/placement support resources:
• Foster- and adoption-competent counseling referral
• Community resources
• Respite or support resources
• Lending library materials on topics of concern
• Systems navigation
• Consultation, advocacy, support, and crisis intervention - Provide phone-based, email, and occasional in-person services:
• Crisis management
• Trauma-informed therapeutic listening
• Educational advocacy
• Problem-solving
• Clinical analysis of key issues
• Parent & professional education and trainings - Provide and partner with other agencies offering parent professional education opportunities focused on issues specific to adoptive/guardianship/foster/kinship families and children with special needs:
• Kinship care
• Adaptive parenting in response to trauma/neglect
• Impact of prenatal substance exposure
• Issues of attachment, grief, and loss
• Openness in adoption
• Connect families to systems of support - Identify and continually update existing resources and initiate new opportunities for adoptive/guardian parents to connect with:
• Peer support
• Community-based groups
• Respite care options
• Parent mentors
• Support group start up and consultation - Assist new groups across the region to become established through:
• Training
• Mentorship
• Ongoing first-year support
• Technical Assistance
• Library lending - Establish and maintain a dynamic resource collection to be accessible by State adoptive/guardianship/foster/kinship parents, foster parents, child welfare workers, and community partners supporting these families
• Books
• CDs/Audio and Digital materials
• Information packets
• DVDs/Videos
• Outreach to Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Staff - Identify and initiate opportunities for child welfare staff to receive advanced training on issues facing adoptive/guardianship/foster/kinship families and children
• Participation in collaboration with the Training in Adoption Competency (TAC) program at the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) – Collaborate to provide advanced certification and support emerging best practices in the areas of foster and adoption preparation, post permanency support, and foster care services for therapists

Program Delivery

Parent/Caregiver Services

Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC) directly provides services to parents/caregivers and addresses the following:

• Parents and relatives who have adopted or are guardians of their children through the child welfare system, or foster parents utilizing the library, web resources, or training services

Recommended Intensity:

Parents are assisted on an individual basis, according to need request, ranging from several minutes up to one hour or more for more intense calls and/or contacts.

Recommended Duration:

There is no limit on duration. Families may contact the center until they feel they have received the needed assistance.

Delivery Setting

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Virtual (Online, Telephone, Video, Zoom, etc.)

Homework

This program does not include a homework component.

Languages

Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC) has materials available in languages other than English:

Chuukese, Russian, Spanish

Some Tribal languages

Resources Needed to Run Program

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

• Office and lending library space
• Computer and internet access
• Approximately 5-6 permanent staff including director, office management, coordinator/librarian, and family support specialists plus interns

Manuals and Training

Prerequisite/Minimum Provider Qualifications

Family Support Specialists typically have a Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling with case management experience, knowledge of adoption/guardianship issues and processes, knowledge of child welfare services and protocols, and knowledge of clinical issues and mental health/social work practice. Family Support Specialists are also certified in Therapeutic Life Story Work (TLSWi) and/or TAC, earn ongoing LGBTQ+ competency, complete Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) 101, Motivational Interviewing, and receive training in Neurofeedback, Collaborative Problem Solving, Bibliotherapy, Diversity, Race & Equity competency, and more. Staff fluent in Spanish or other local languages is beneficial.

Manual Information

There is not a manual that describes how to deliver this program.

Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Training Contact:

• Kendra Morris-Jacobson
  kmorrisjacobson@nwresource.org
  phone: (800) 764-8367

Training Type/Location:

Limited consultation via phone or some paid training possible

Number of days/hours:

Limited consultation via phone or virtual meeting

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC).

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