Abstract
| Grant Number: | 5R44DA015280-03 |
| Project Title: | Multimedia Divorce Education for Latino Parents |
Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase II application proposes development of KidCare Para Padres Latinos, an interactive, multimedia-based prevention program designed to help Spanish-speaking parents facilitate their children's adjustment to separation or divorce. The program is conceptualized as a critical addition to the larger KidCare series, a NIDA-funded suite of divorce-related multimedia programs currently under development at Inflexxion. Court sponsored parenting education programs are now mandated in more than 45 states throughout the country. Yet, only a limited number of programs are offered in Spanish and even less are specifically tailored to the needs of Latino families. As a result, Latino parents are often exempted from the court mandate and left without options for obtaining the divorce-related educational services they need. To address this issue, KidCare Para Padres Latinos will be a Latino-sensitive program offered in Spanish. The program will consist of an interactive, multimedia-based parenting education curriculum, a companion Website, and a take-home handbook. Phase I involved proof of concept research to demonstrate product feasibility. Phase II will involve production and usability testing of a fully functional KidCare Para Padres Latinos program, as well as a field test and acceptance study to evaluate its efficacy and satisfaction levels.
Thesaurus Terms:
Hispanic American, Internet, child rearing, computer program /software, divorce /separation, educational resource design /development, interactive multimedia
DVD /CD ROM, child psychology, computer assisted instruction, computer human interaction, curriculum, early experience, emotional adjustment, nonEnglish language, parent deprivation, parent offspring interaction, personal computer, psychological stressor, psychosocial separation
clinical research, human subject
| Institution: | INFLEXXION, INC. |
| 320 NEEDHAM STREET, SUITE 100 |
| NEWTON, MA 024641954 |
| Fiscal Year: | 2005 |
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| Project Start: | 01-MAY-2002 |
| Project End: | 30-JUN-2008 |
| ICD: | NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE |
| IRG: | ZRG1 |
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