1. Development
of a CBT
Intervention for
Single Parents
By Helen Cheevers, Ray
Cullen & Ronan Kelly.

2. Articles
 Tandon – perinatal depression (home
visitation)
 Eiden – maternal behaviour in cocaine
addicts
 Goodman – children’s perceptions of
mother’s depression

3. Project Idea
 To introduce an intervention/home
visitation to address problems that single
parents may have, mentally and socio-
economically
 CBT for mental health specifically
 Rehab facility for drug/alcohol addicts
 Also help available for children finding it
hard to cope

4. Field Research
 Incomplete, but underway
 Interviewing parents/customers about
cost of living, ability to cope with
economy/ social pressures/mental health
 Separate field research into pricing of
general products & services
 Sourcing possible staff for this intervention