Parenting Through Divorce: Low-Cost, Innovative Training

描述(申请人提供)：离婚是一个严重的公共卫生问题。超过50%的婚姻以离婚告终，这会产生家庭压力，导致孩子适应不良。尽管父母在保护孩子方面起着关键作用，但许多人对这项任务准备不足。有证据表明，为父母提供高质量的离婚父母教育可以减轻对孩子的负面影响。不幸的是，现有的计划是不够的：大多数没有针对已知的缓冲对儿童影响的关键变量，而且大多数不是基于技能的。此外，近60%的课程在一次课程中进行，许多课程是父亲无法接触到的。需要为父母提供可获得的、持久的、理论上健全的、以技能为基础的培训。该项目的中心目标是创建一个独特的创新方案，以满足离婚过渡期间父母的需求。如果目标得以实现，该计划将提供复原力资源，以支持已知的父母因素，以缓解风险因素对儿童结局的影响，从而满足重大的公共卫生需求。完整的第一阶段和第二阶段计划将是一个可访问的、菜单驱动的、交互式的eDVD课程，其中包含由媒体引导的课程，具有引人入胜的、现实的小插曲；技能建设练习以及用于自我教学和小组授课的信息。该计划还将包括一个包含视频培训的网站，一个供家长分享经验的托管网络社区，以及指向万维网资源的链接。在第一阶段，我们将从离婚父母、与他们合作的专业人员以及我们的项目顾问那里获得反馈，以开发第一个项目模块，并建立一个网络社区房间。我们将通过对不同的父母群体进行试点干预，并建立相关专业人员对该计划的接受度，来评估该计划的可行性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Divorce is a serious public health problem. Over 50% of marriages end in divorce, generating family stressors that contribute to maladaptive child adjustment. Despite parents' key role in protecting children, many are ill prepared for the task. The evidence is clear that providing parents with quality divorce parent education can mitigate the negative effects on children. Unfortunately, available programs are insufficient: most do not target the key variables known to buffer effects on children, and most are not skill-based. Moreover, nearly 60% of programs take place in one session, and many are inaccessible to fathers. There is a need for accessible, durable, theoretically sound, skill-based training for parents. The central aim of this project is to create an innovative program uniquely tailored to meet the needs of mothers and fathers during the divorce transition. If the aims were are achieved, the program will provide a resilience resource to bolster parental factors known to moderate the effects of risk factors on child outcomes, thus filling a significant public health need. The complete Phase I and II program will be an accessible, menu-driven, interactive eDVD curriculum containing media-led lessons with engaging, realistic vignettes; skill-building exercises and information for both self-instructional and group delivery. The program will also include a website containing the video training, a managed web community for parents to share experiences, and links to resources on the World Wide Web. During Phase I, we will obtain feedback from divorcing parents, the professionals who work with them, and our program consultants to develop the first program module, and set up a web community room. We will evaluate feasibility of the program by conducting pilot interventions with separate groups of mothers and fathers, and establishing the acceptability of the program among relevant professionals.