focus world d’amico, j., mogil, c., greenslit, a., bartoletti, m. (april 2011) focus world: an...
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FOCUS World
D’Amico, J., Mogil, C., Greenslit, A., Bartoletti, M. (April 2011) FOCUS World: An Online
Resiliency Training Tool for Families. Computer Lab presented at the DOD/USDA Family
Resilience Conference, Chicago, IL.
Web-Based Tools
44 Categories (Barak, Klein, & Proudfoot, 2009)
Web-Based InterventionsOnline Counseling and TherapyInternet Operated Therapeutic SoftwareOther online activities Ca
Where does FOCUS World fit?Web-Based Education Intervention
Program designed for people to be able to access information about a particular problem area.Not highly active therapy – improve knowledge, understanding and awareness and contain a small amount of active therapeutic techniques
Origins of FOCUS World Goal: creating a secure component of the FOCUS
public website for military families to access an adapted web-based, interactive resiliency training and parent education curriculum Increase family level support and cohesion Teach key skills
Emotional regulation Goal setting Communication Problem Solving Dealing with Deployment reminders
Provide developmentally informed education to parents at a distance
Addressing Challenges Adaptation to a Web Platform
Identify the key components Feeling Thermometer/Emotional Regulation Creation of a family narrative
Keeping things safe without outside guidance Creative design Uniqueness of Military Families
Process Choosing web design team Internal Discovery External discovery with the Groop The “finished” product
INTO THE WORLD…..
Lessons Learned from the “soft launch”
Kids vs Adults Ages Rooms
Potential Uses Tips:
Photos Preload World
HAVE FUN EXPLORING!
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