TFCO™ - Key Persons
Dr. Patricia Chamberlain developed and founded the TFCO model in 1983. She has conducted eight randomized clinical trials on TFCO with youth and families referred from the juvenile justice, mental health, and child welfare systems. Dr. Chamberlain has authored three books and over 60 journal articles and book chapters on evidence-based treatment approaches, treatment process, outcome research, methodology, foster care, and related topics. She is a senior research scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center. Dr. Chamberlain is a Fellow in the Academy of Experimental Criminology, a consultant to the Andrus Family Foundation, and a grant reviewer for the National Institute of Mental Health. In 2007 she received the Science to Practice Award from the Society for Prevention Research. She collaborates with researchers and the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center in San Diego, and with other researchers throughout the U.S. and Sweden who are interested in examining methods for strengthening services in the child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems. She currently is the Principal Investigator on three grants, one funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and two by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Gerry Bouwman has worked with Drs. Chamberlain and Reid since 1980. Mr. Bouwman has a long history of supporting and collaborating with scientists and service providers in the mental health field. Since receiving his degree in International Business, Business Administration, and Sociology in 1972, Mr. Bouwman's career has been focused on facilitating the work of organizations dedicated to research and intervention with youth and families. He served as the Chief Administrator for Oregon Social Learning Center for 17 years.
John Aarons currently heads Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) as President of Treatment Foster Care Consultants, Inc. (TFCC). Prior to joining TFCC, John worked for over 35 years in the field of juvenile justice as a practitioner and leader. In 2016, John retired from the position of Assistant Division Manager at Lane County Division of Youth Services, the juvenile justice provider for Lane County, Oregon. As Assistant Division Manager, John was responsible for the implementation of culturally competent, evidence-based interventions designed to reduce recidivism and encourage pro-social development in youthful offenders across the spectrum of programming.
Along with two colleagues at Lane County Department of Youth Services, John developed and has implemented "Options to Anger" a nationally recognized, evidence-based model aimed at reducing anger and violence. He has published numerous articles addressing anger reduction and co-authored a book on the field of juvenile justice: Dispatches from Juvenile Hall: How to Fix a Failing System (Penguin Pub. 2009).
John has worked as an associate with Justice System Partners and other juvenile justice consulting firms, providing training, technical assistance and consulting in the United States, Stavropol, Russia, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
John graduated from the University of Oregon with a Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, combining corrections and counseling. He is certified through the University of Cincinnati as a trainer in the delivery of effective practices in community supervision (EPICS), cognitive behavioral interventions, and the correctional program checklist. He is a charter member of the State of Oregon Juvenile Corrections Training Team, and received training through the National Institute of Corrections and the Board of Public Safety and Standards Training in the State of Oregon.
John has presented workshops for the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, National Center for Juvenile Justice, and has conducted trainings on a variety of topics for professionals in corrections, juvenile justice, education, child welfare, and related fields.
John is an instructor at the University of Oregon, in the Education Department, Substance Abuse Prevention Program, Guest instructor at North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, College of the Redwoods, and Lane Community College.
Dr. Fisher came to Eugene, Oregon, in 1989 to attend graduate school in psychology and to work in the TFCO programs. In 1996, he developed the TFCO-P program based on the recognition that the problems seen in older children with severe behavior disorders often have roots in early childhood. Dr. Fisher has been the Principal Investigator on a number of federally funded grants to evaluate the efficacy of TFCO programs. Additionally, he is a member of an NIMH-funded network of researchers examining the effects of early stress on the developing brain, and the extent to which improved environmental conditions can improve neurobiological and behavioral functioning. He has conducted research on prevention in Native American communities. Dr. Fisher is on a number of national advisory groups, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse workgroup of Native American Researchers and Scholars. He serves on a National Institutes of Health review committee to evaluate research proposals focusing on community-level health promotion. He is currently a Professor at the University of Oregon and a senior research scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center.
Job Titles:
- Supervisor of Clinical and Implementation Services
Trina L. McCartney, LCSW, (she/her/hers) is the Supervisor of Clinical and Implementation Services with TFC Consultants Inc. She earned her BS in Psychology at the University of Oregon (1991) and her MSW in Social Work (1995) at Brigham Young University. During her Masters program, she completed focus areas in family therapy and behavioral play therapy with children under the age of 7. Additionally, she gained valuable knowledge and experience in behavioral interventions while providing therapy and supervision for group therapists at The Children's Center, a therapeutic pre-school, located in Salt Lake City, UT. Bringing a deep desire to support young people and families, Trina brought her expertise to Oregon in 1998 where she served in roles with the Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Office and as a therapist on research teams at The Child and Family Center and Oregon Social Learning Center. In 2006, she found a position and home at TFC Consultants, Inc.
In her role, she supports developing teams in planning and executing implementation, provides consultation services to multiple current TFCO teams, oversees TFCO clinical training, and supervises the TFCO clinical consulting team. She has a passion for encouraging staff and teams to personally and professionally practice one of the key principles of the model - "what you pay attention to grows."
When not immersed in sharing TFCO, Trina enjoys theater, music, and just about anything physically active. Being a basketball alumnus of the University of Oregon, she LOVES her Ducks. From basketball to football to softball, track, volleyball… She is an avid sports fan and can be found at the gym, the local outdoor hoop, or on the bike trails. Her motto: "Work hard and play harder."