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