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. 2009 Apr 29;9:119. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-119

Table 3.

Quarterly schedule for additional therapeutic contact (ATC) in the 'G+ATC' intervention groupa

Quarterly schedule Mode of ATC
School term week
1, 4, 6, 9 No contact
2 & 7 10 minute telephone coaching call with adolescent
3, 8,10 Group facilitator sends adolescent an email message and/or mobile phone SMS according to preference
5 Booster group session

End of term school holiday weekb
1 No contact
2 Group facilitator sends adolescent an email message and/or mobile phone SMS according to preference

a This schedule is repeated seven times during phase 2 of the study

b Once a year students have a six week summer holiday. During this period they receive ATC once a fortnight via mobile phone SMS and/or e-mail, totaling 3 contact occasions.