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FOCUS World

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. 4 4 Categories (Barak, Klein, & Proudfoot , 2009)

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FOCUS World

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  1. 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.

  2. Web-Based Tools 44 Categories (Barak, Klein, & Proudfoot, 2009) Web-Based Interventions Online Counseling and Therapy Internet Operated Therapeutic Software Other 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Process • Choosing web design team • Internal Discovery • External discovery with the Groop • The “finished” product

  6. INTO THE WORLD…..

  7. Lessons Learned from the “soft launch” • Kids vs Adults • Ages • Rooms • Potential Uses • Tips: • Photos • Preload World

  8. HAVE FUN EXPLORING! For more information or to provide feedback, please contact us at: focusworld@focusproject.org

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