Parenting Through Divorce: Low-Cost, Innovative Training

描述（由申请人提供）：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，产生家庭压力，导致儿童适应不良。尽管父母在保护儿童方面起着关键作用，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儿童的负面影响。不幸的是，现有的方案是不够的：大多数方案没有针对已知的对儿童产生缓冲影响的关键变量，而且大多数方案不是基于技能的。此外，近60%的方案都是在一次会议上进行的，许多方案是父亲无法参加的。有必要为父母提供可获得的、持久的、理论上合理的、以技能为基础的培训。该项目的中心目标是创建一个创新方案，专门满足父母在离婚过渡期间的需求。如果目标实现，该计划将提供一个弹性资源，以支持已知的父母因素，以缓和风险因素对儿童结果的影响，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，互动的eDVD课程，包含媒体主导的课程，具有引人入胜的，现实的小插曲;技能建设练习和信息，用于自我教学和小组交付。该计划还将包括一个包含视频培训的网站，一个供父母分享经验的管理网络社区，以及万维网资源的链接。在第一阶段，我们将从离婚父母、与他们合作的专业人士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室。我们将通过对不同的母亲和父亲群体进行试点干预，并在相关专业人员中建立该方案的可接受性，来评估该方案的可行性。

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.