New Beginnings for Children of Divorce - Parent Version

The New Beginnings program is a group-based intervention for divorced parents that consists of 10 two-hour group sessions. Groups are led by two master's level clinicians. The intervention focuses on working directly with the parent to change aspects of the child's environment that directly involve the child, including increasing effective discipline strategies, increasing parent-child relationship quality and decreasing exposure to interparental conflict. There are two individual phone sessions between instructors and parents that are structured, but also allow for tailoring the program to specific needs. Program skills  are taught through presentations, role-playing, and videotapes. The studies certified by the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development registry included mothers, but not fathers.