RJA #3a: Exploring Research Topic

I explored my research topic this week by reviewing information I already had in my possession; reviewing my employer's "custody" packet of information that is given to new clients (articles, etc.) and searching on Google. I also did a very general search on Google Scholar and found several articles from "Psychology Today. The references in these articles led me to other resources; specifically, a government website relating to divorce statistics.

I contacted the Colorado Bar Association to see if I could get the video or audio tape of the seminar "From the Horses Mouths," which was a panel discussion of young adults who discussed their own experiences with their parents' divorce. The CBA was unable to locate this for me, but they suggested that I search their website (cobar.org) to see if there were any other seminars that I might be able to use in my research project. I did this search and didn't find any materials that I thought I could use, but I did find some names of psychologists and/or psychiatrists that I would like to contact to see if they can provide me with information or help me find additional information on this topic.

I checked out the blog, Children of Divorce. This blog did not contain a lot of useful information, but it did lead me to yet another article that may prove to be helpful.

I spoke with an attorney that I work with and she gave me some books to review. I did a brief review of four books related to my topic and thought these may be helpful.

Through these efforts, I reviewed a lot of information about children and divorce and the effects of divorce on children. I learned that these effects can also carry on into these children's adult lives. I didn't realize there was so much information out there on this topic. I'm currently experiencing information overload.