Table 2. Parents’ perceptions of Step One, treatment components and aspects of treatment in Step One (N = 34) and standard TF-CBT (N = 18).
| Themes | Step One Liked/found helpful |
Step One Disliked/least helpful |
Standard TF-CBT Liked/found helpful |
Standard TF-CBT Disliked/least helpful |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Step One only | ||||||||
| Stepping Together Workbook | 21 | 61.8 | 8 | 23.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Parent-led | 16 | 47.1 | 5 | 14.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Phone support | 7 | 20.6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Components | ||||||||
| Relaxation | 20 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Parent–child meetings/conjoint sessions | 17 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Parenting skills | 11 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Trauma narrative and exposures | 14 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Affect expression and modulation | 14 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Cognitive coping | 6 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Safety | 2 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Psychoeducation | 2 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework | – | – | – | – | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Aspects of treatment | ||||||||
| Therapist | 18 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 88.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Content and/or structure | 10 | 29.4 | 5 | 14.7 | 10 | 55.6 | 4 | 22.2 |
| Implementation difficulty | – | – | 9 | 26.5 | – | – | 3 | 16.7 |