TRAINING FOSTER PARENTS TO BE TEACHERS OF LIFE SKILLS

拟议项目的目标是为寄养父母开发、制作和评估一个家庭多媒体培训方案，帮助寄养儿童成功地独立生活。第一阶段提供了证据的方法的有效性与一个生活技能的主题。在第二阶段，我们将把生活技能的主题增加到八个;将指导扩展到更广泛的年龄段的儿童（8-18岁）;并通过创新的DVD驱动书籍格式提供指导。这将涉及生产印刷和DVD视频版本的教学书籍。印刷版将以传统书籍的形式出现，并在后面插入DVD视频。DVD视频将涵盖基本相同的材料，但将包括互动多媒体增强。观众可以浏览到节目的不同部分，观看模拟育儿技巧的视频序列。印刷版将为家长提供详细的书面信息，而DVD版将更加以视听为基础，以适应那些阅读技能有限的人，并将复杂的育儿技巧带入生活。为期九周的培训计划将在全国范围内对200名寄养父母进行评估。成果衡量标准将包括一般和特定主题的家长做法的变化。拟定商业应用：拟议的方案将在内容和提供系统方面代表寄养父母的最先进培训。NWM在寄养系统中的营销网络包括全国14，000多个机构。

The goal of the proposed project is to develop, produce, and evaluate a home-based multimedia training program for foster parents on preparing foster children for successful independent living. Phase I provided evidence of the approach's efficacy with one life skills topic. In Phase II, we will increase the number of life skills topics to eight; extend the instruction to a wider age range of children (8-18 years); and deliver the instruction via an innovative DVD-driven book format. This will involve producing print and DVD-Video versions of an instructional book. The print version will appear as a traditional book, with references throughout to the DVD-Video, which will be inserted at the back. The DVD-Video will cover essentially the same material, but will include interactive multimedia enhancements. Viewers can navigate to different portions of the program to see video sequences that model parenting skills. The printed book will provide parents with detailed written information, while the DVD version will be more audio-visually based, accommodating those with limited reading skills and bringing to life complex parenting skills. The nine-week training program will be evaluated with a nationwide sample of 200 foster parents. Outcome measures will include changes in general and topic-specific parent practices. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The proposed program will represent state-of-the-art training in foster parenting, both in terms of content and delivery system. NWM's marketing network in the foster care system includes over 14,000 agencies nationwide.