This Phase I application proposes development of the Child Adjustment Resource and Education (CARE) Program for Divorcing Parents, an interactive, multimedia-based prevention strategy designed to help parents facilitate their children's postdivorce adjustment. Court mandated divorce education programs have become increasingly commonplace in recent years. Although these programs are enjoying widespread support at the national level, a number of problems with such programs have been identified, including lack of tailoring, inadequate follow-up, limited accessibility, inconsistent delivery, insensitivity to domestic violence, and minimal experimental evaluation. The CARE Program is designed to address these known limitations. The program will consist of an interactive, multimedia-based divorce education curriculum, a companion Website, and a take-home manual. The core of the program will include a set of skill-building, multimedia modules with a tailoring section, learning section, and practice/evaluation section. Phase I will define the components of the program, outline the companion Website and program manual, develop prototypes of the computer interface, and produce and test a demo CD-ROM. Phase II involves completion of the program and a field test to demonstrate efficacy and product satisfaction.

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Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I (R43)
Project #
1R43DA014723-01
Application #
6403362
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SSS-D (10))
Program Officer
Seitz, Larry
Project Start
2001-09-06
Project End
2002-08-31
Budget Start
2001-09-06
Budget End
2002-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$107,400
Indirect Cost
Name
Inflexxion, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Newton
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02464