The Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP) is an evidence-based prevention program specifically designed to help children cope with challenging family changes. The program fosters a supportive group environment in which feelings and experiences can be shared in a safe, confidential setting. Participants learn important skills including social problem solving, constructive ways of dealing with anger, and communication skills. CODIP curriculum also provides strategies for group leader training, group facilitation techniques, and group process issues.

• History, description, and applications
• Development, revision, and norm development
• Administration and scoring
• Reliability and stability
• Validity

The Professional Summary Report (PSR) summarizes a child’s program experience to produce a cumulative list of information regarding the child. The supervising mental health professional completes the PSR based on observation of the child and input from service providers and teachers. Typically, the PSR is used for the Primary Project program.

The Parent-Child Rating Scale (P-CRS) is a 39-item measure that assesses children’s behavioral, social, and emotional functioning from a parent’s perspective. It has excellent psychometric properties.

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Administration: Parents

The Parent Appraisal of Children's Experiences (PACE) is a parent-completed measure that is used to collect information about the health, family situations, and school readiness skills of students entering kindergarten. The PACE provides schools and communities with a conduit for obtaining information that will help them paint a picture of their incoming kindergarten population.