Table 1.
Session | Configuration | Goal |
---|---|---|
1: Introducing the programme & defining participant goals | Jointa | Introduce the programme and establish common ground rules and goals. |
2: Building a positive relationship through spending time together | Joint | Building a positive relationship while spending time with each other. |
3: Praising each other | Joint | Understand the benefits of praise and practicing ways of praising. |
4: Talking about emotions | Separateb | Learn to identify, name, and discuss emotions. |
5: What do we do when we are angry? | Separate | Managing anger and solving problems. |
6: Problem solving: Putting out the fire | Joint | Learn the techniques of problem solving. |
7: Dealing with problems without conflicts I | Separate | Identify problem behaviours and focus instead on the behaviours you want. |
8: Dealing with problems without conflicts II | Separate | Learn relevant and non-harmful alternatives to violent discipline. |
9: Establishing rules and routines | Joint | Establishing family rules and routines. |
10: Keeping safe in the community | Joint | Make a plan to keep adolescents safe in the community. |
11: Responding to crisis | Joint | Combine active listening, anger reduction and problem-solving to help caregivers and adolescents respond to abuse and crisis. |
12: Widening the circle of support | Joint | Plan how to move on from here and identify support structures that can help us. |
aIn joint sessions, caregivers and adolescents participated together
bIn separate sessions, caregivers and adolescents participated in separate sessions