Table 2.
The COPE/Healthy Lifestyles Teen Program Content
Session # | Session Content | Key Content in the COPE Intervention |
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1 | Introduction of the COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN program and goals. | |
2 | Healthy Lifestyles and the Thinking, Feeling, Behaving triangle. | Cognitive-behavioral skills building (CBSB) |
3 | Self-esteem. Positive thinking/self-talk. | CBSB |
4 | Goal setting. Problem solving. | CBSB |
5 | Stress and Coping. | CBSB |
6 | Emotional and behavioral regulation. | CBSB |
7 | Effective communication. Personality and communication styles. | CBSB |
8 | Barriers to goal progression and overcoming barriers. Energy balance. Ways to increase physical activity and associated benefits. | CBSB and Physical Activity Information |
9 | Heart rate. Stretching. | Physical Activity information |
10 | Food groups and a healthy body. Stoplight diet: red, yellow & green. | Nutrition information |
11 | Nutrients to build a healthy body. Reading labels. Effects of media and advertising on food choices. | Nutrition information |
12 | Portion sizes. “super size.” Influence of feelings on eating. | Nutrition information |
13 | Social eating. Strategies for eating during parties, holidays, and vacations. | Nutrition information |
14 | Snacks. Eating out. | Nutrition information |
15 | Integration of knowledge and skills to develop a healthy lifestyle plan; Putting it all together | CBSB |