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SOFTWARE FOR GUIDING & ASSESSING FAMILY INTERACTION

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Health and Human Services 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
1556 		Program Year/Program:
1985 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
1556 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
ASIP, INC.
25 Worlds Fair Drive Somerset, NJ 08873
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1985
Title: SOFTWARE FOR GUIDING & ASSESSING FAMILY INTERACTION
Agency: HHS
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $475,994.00
 

Abstract:

BOARD GAMES DESIGNED TO TRAIN PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND MARRIED COUPLES IN PROBLEM-SOLVING, COMMUNICATION AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS HAVE BEEN FOUND EFFECTIVE AS THERAPEUTIC, PREVENTATIVE, AND BASIC INFORMATION GATHERING DEVICES. PHASE I OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS THREE SPECIFIC AIMS: 1. DEVELOP THREE INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGES THAT WILL RETAIN THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF THE ORIGINAL BOARD GAMES. 2. INCLUDE IN THESE PACKAGES THE CAPACITY FOR ON-LINE ASSESSMENT OF FAMILY PROBLEM SOLVING. 3. TEST THE SHORT-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE THREE PACKAGES IN THREE MULTIPLE-BASELINE SINGLE-CASE EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES WITH THREE GROUPS OF EIGHT DISTRESSED FAMILIES. THE LONG-TERM AIMS OF THE PROPOSAL ARE TO DEVELOP THREE SOFTWARE PACKAGES WHICH CAN BE USED AS A CENTRAL COMPONENT OF MARITAL OR FAMILY THERAPY WITH DISTRESSED FAMILIES, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR PREVENTION PURPOSES WITH HIGH-RISK FAMILIES AND FOR HEALTH-PROMOTION PURPOSES WITH NON-DISTRESSED FAMILIES. THE SOFTWARE WILL PERMIT ON-LINE CONTINUOUS RECORDING OF THE FLOW OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THERAPIST (SOFTWARE) AND GROUP, AND BETWEEN GROUP MEMBERS; THIS FEATURE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO BASIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MECHANISMS OF FAMILY PROBLEM SOLVING.

Principal Investigator:

Elaine Carella
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Asip Inc.
3501 Jamboree Rd Suite 402 South Tower Newport Beach, CA 92660

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No