Research and Training Programs

The Office of Child Welfare and Children's Mental Health (OCC) exists to coordinate research and training activities across these two child and family serving systems. One of the largest office at the KU School of Social Welfare, the OCC comprises some forty faculty, research staff, training staff, and graduate research assistants. From a strengths perspective, OCC researchers work at the local and national level to inform policy, service delivery, professional training and education.

For over 20 years, the OMHRT has been devoted to improving the lives of people with psychiatric disabilities through the design and testing of new mental health practices and the dissemination of information through training, workshops, conference presentations, consultation and technical assistance and articles in scholarly journals.  Staff work at the local and state levels in policy, service delivery and professional methods.  Innovations developed by the office include strengths model case management, recovery model of medication use, client-centered supervision model, consumers as providers training programs, and implementation strategies for evidence-based practices. 

The Office of Aging and Long Term Care (OALTC) is located in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare. The office was created to improve social service practice and policy for older adults. The office also helps to develop faculty and student's knowledge and skills in working with older adults. Faculty and staff work with the Kansas Department on Aging (KDOA) and the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS), as well as a variety of other public and private service organizations to provide research, training and technical support.