Oregon Change Index (OCI)©

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Provider Instructions For

The Oregon Change Inde x 2.0 (OCI) and Youth Oregon Change Index (Y-OCI)

      The clinician completes top section of the form with all clients. You are being asked to provide a provider ID number so that ABHA can send you aggregate outcome information about your practice. It is imperative that you always use the same provider ID. Be sure to enter “study codes” if you are interested in investigating the outcomes you are getting with specific treatment approaches or clinical populations. To start your own, email sethbernstein@abhabho.org

      If a client has multiple providers, the case manager will be considered the client’s “provider”.

      The clinician fills in the area on the form marked “service date” as well as the area which identifies the #1 and #2 treatment goals agreed to during the treatment planning process.  If this is not clear, the clinician should once again discuss this with the client.

Example:

Treatment Plan Goal #1: Learn how to control anger in order to stay out of jail

 

Treatment Plan Goal # 2: Learn how to listen to improve relationship with wife

 

      If a goal changes during treatment, change it on the OCI.  However, this must reflect a true change in the treatment plan, not just a shift of emphasis or short-term objective.

      The client is handed the OCI and asked to read the instructions and the seven questions that he/she is to answer.

      Children must be 10 or older and able to understand the questions. For those who are not, administer the Y-OCI

      Ideally, the Y-OCI is completed by the child’s parent, legal guardian, or foster parent.  If such a person is not available to fill out the OCI at the time of treatment, the OCI should be completed by the child’s counselor.

      If an elderly member is unable to understand and/or answer the questions, either a family

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