Table 2.

Outline of anxiety prevention programme

Session	Content	Study points exercise focus*
1–2	Understanding feelings of anxiety	To understand that anxiety is an important feeling in order to protect you from danger and it is not necessary to totally eliminate anxiety Clarify anxious object and set a target*
3	Body reactions and relaxation	To learn that anxiety and tension of both body and mind can be reduced by relaxation Practice and acquire techniques of breathing and muscle relaxation*
4	Anxiety level stages and stair step exposure	To learn that it is important to gradually expose self to anxiety rather than to avoid it Develop anxiety hierarchy table* Climb anxiety ladder step by step (up to Session 10)*
5	Anxiety cognition model	To learn that cognition, behaviour, and feelings are closely connected to each other and the level of anxiety changes with cognitions Develop a triangle of cognition, behaviour, and feeling*
6–7	Cognitive restructuring when anxious	To learn that anxiety can be reduced by reviewing and restructuring cognitions when anxious Restructure cognition at anxious moments*
8	Assertiveness skills to reduce social stress	To learn assertiveness skills to avoid anxiety in interpersonal relationships Study assertive ways of speaking*
9	Review	To review each session content with all participants Reviewing sessions one to eight*
10	Summary	To confirm how anxiety level and self-confidence are changed by participating in ‘Journey of the Brave’ Graduation ceremony*
11–12	Follow-up	To re-learn what was taught in each stage of the journey with all participants Reviewing sessions one to eight*