About CDRC
The mission of the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center of the Oregon Health & Science University is to ensure that persons in Oregon with developmental disabilities and other chronic disabling conditions are identified and receive exemplary services through programs of public health, clinical service, education and research.
The Child Development and Rehabilitation Center:
- Serves as an education and research center for health professionals,
- Provides interdisciplinary clinical services for persons with developmental disabilities and other special health care needs,
- Serves as the state's Title V Agency for children with special health needs, and
- Supports the philosophy of partnership with families, health care providers and the community.
The CDRC has offices and clinical staff in Portland and Eugene. Outreach clinics are offered in numerous other Oregon communities.
Vision:
All individuals and their families who experience disability of special health needs will have the opportunity to achieve optimal health, development, and participation in communities across the life span.
Mission:
CDRC improves the lives of individuals with disabilities or special health needs through leadership and effective partnerships with individuals, families, communities, and public and private agencies. We serve as an exemplary local, state, and national resource through our commitment to excellence in interdisciplinary clinical practice, research, education, policy development, and community service.
Values:
- Family Centered: Honoring and responding to individuals and family needs, preferences, and strengths, as well as fostering partnerships with and among families.
- Self-Determination: Promoting the capabilities of individuals and families to make informed decisions and direct their lives
- Cultural Effectiveness: Recognizing, respecting, and honoring the individual's and family's cultural values, language, and traditions
- Lifespan and Holistic: Promoting individual and family health and optimal participation in all aspects of life at all ages
- Collaboration: Fostering partnerships with, and among individuals, families, OHSU centers, other institutions of higher learning, agencies, and community groups to advance opportunities, knowledge, and community supports
- Advance New Knowledge: Developing new knowledge, practice methods, training techniques, and research methodologies to better understand disability and special health needs in relation to individuals and populations
- Accountability: Holding ourselves accountable to each other and to the people we serve through communication, collaboration, service coordination, fiscal responsibility and best practice
- Collegiality: Fostering a respectful and interdisciplinary environment through teamwork, communication, professional development, and participatory leadership
