Oregon Friendships and Dating Program

In partnership with Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Oregon Department of Education (ODE), and the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Center for Human Development, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at OHSU provides training and support to Oregon adult and high school transition programs and community organizations to teach skills that will promote healthy relationships and sexual health. 

The Friendships & Dating Program (F&D), developed by the University of Alaska UCEDD, is an evidence-based, comprehensive approach to teach individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities the skills needed to develop meaningful relationships and prevent interpersonal violence.

Learn more about Friendships and Dating

Are you or someone you know thinking about taking the Friendships and Dating class? Here is a short video that tells you what to expect from the class. We hope that this video will help individuals with disabilities to make informed decisions about their sexual health education needs.

Friendships and Dating Program Training for Oregon Transition Teachers and Community Organizations

The OHSU UCEDD, in partnership with OHA and the UAA Center for Human Development offers Friendships and Dating Program (FDP) facilitator trainings. These trainings are for programs within Oregon serving transition-age youth ages 16-21 in schools or community-based organizations. All trainings are held online on Zoom.

The FDP project includes training, curriculum, and financial support for programs to implement FDP within your transition classroom or community setting. We recommend that programs have two teachers attend a training and then co-facilitate the FDP curriculum in their classroom. 

Participant benefits:

  • FDP facilitator training
  • Financial support for participation in training
  • FDP curriculum with supplementary materials
  • Financial support for implementation
  • Additional resources and professional development opportunities

Participant expectations:

  • Attend one of the FDP trainings
  • Implement 10-week FDP course in transition program or community organization classroom during the time frame provide in the project timeline
    • Note: at least some of your students must be 16 to 21 years old. This is a grant and data collection requirement
  • Collect and submit classroom data (e.g. attendance, demographic data, class surveys) to UCEDD at OHSU
  • Attend cohort video meetings
  • Attend informational webinars

Applications are currently closed.

Interested in learning more about implementing the FDP program? Watch our Friendships and Dating Program informational webinar.

Further questions about the Friendships and Dating Program?

Please contact Sarah Fjeldstad at ucedd@ohsu.edu.

Friendships & Dating Program in Oregon Transition Programs

As of June 2024, 166 teachers from 57 transition programs and community organizations across Oregon were trained to facilitate Friendships & Dating. Most transition programs have a team of at least two teachers who will teach Friendships & Dating in their classrooms.

Friendships and Dating Program locations

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1. Adult Living Program, Gresham

2. Adult Transition Program, North Clackamas School District

3. Arata Creek, Troutdale

4. Art Tech High School - Adult Transition, Wilsonville

5. Ashland High School, Ashland

6. Bend Senior High School Transition Program

7. Bethel Community Transition Network (BCTN), Eugene

8. Bridges to Independence, Oregon City

9. Canby High School, Canby

10. Centennial Transition Center, Portland

11. Central High School, Independence

12. Central Medford High School, Medford

13. Central Oregon Disability Support Network (CODSN), Bend

14. Community Transition Program, Albany Public Schools

15. Community Transition Program, Beaverton School District

16. Community Transition Program, Lake Oswego High School

17. Community Transition Program, Portland Public Schools

18. Community Transitions Program, Fairview

19. Community Transitions Program, Silver Falls

20. Crater High School, Central Point

21. Crook County High School, Prineville

22. David Douglas Community Transition Program, Portland

23. Eagle Point High School VIP Transition Center, Eagle Point 

24. Estacada Adult and Youth Transition Program, Estacada

25. Hermiston High School Next Steps Transition Center, Hermiston

26. Hidden Valley High School, Grants Pass

27. Hood River Valley High School Transition Program, Hood River 

28. Illinois Valley High School, Cave Junction

29. Independent Transition School, Hillsboro School District

30. Jerome Prairie Transition Center, Grants Pass

31. Klamath County Transition Program, Klamath Falls 

32. La Grande High School, La Grande

33. Lakeview High School, Lakeview

34. Living Opportunities, Medford

35. Madras High School, Madras

36. Neah-Kah-Nie Middle/High, Rockaway Beach

37. Nestucca Valley Middle/High, Cloverdale

38. Newport High School, Newport

39. Online Oregon Schools, Phoenix

40. Parkrose High School, Portland

41. Phoenix Talent Schools, Phoenix

42. Rainier High School, Rainier

43. Roosevelt High School, Portland

44. Sandy High School Transition Program, Sandy

45. Scappoose High School, Scappoose 

46. Services at Miller Education Center East, Hillsboro

47. Sheldon High School, Eugene School District

48. Sherwood High School, Sherwood

49. South Albany High School, Greater Albany Public Schools 

50. Step Up Brown Education Center, Redmond

51. Taft 7-12, Lincoln County School District

52. Tillamook High School, Tillamook

53. Transition 21, The Dalles

54. Transition Co-op, Bend

55. Umpqua Homes, Inc., Roseburg

56. Westmoreland Transition Program, Eugene

57. WINGS Transition Program at Crescent Valley High School, Corvallis