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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adm Policy Ment Health. 2018 Nov;45(6):958–977. doi: 10.1007/s10488-018-0877-7

Table 4. Problem Recognition Qualitative Questions and Prompts.

Questions (in order of outline) Prompts
  • How would you describe the REASON your child was referred to the program?

  • What is your understanding of what the problem or concernwas?

  • What do you think the purpose of the program is?

  • Did you think your child was struggling with this beforebeing approached for the program?

  • We call the purpose of the program “attentional/behavioralproblems.” How did you react to that wording?

  • What do you think is the CAUSE of the problems experienced by children referred for the program?

  • For example, some people think that these problems come from biological or genetic causes, parents or the home environment, the school or community, religious or spiritual causes, society or discrimination, the friends or peer group. Do you think any of these are causes?

  • When you first HEARD ABOUT the program, how was it described?

  • Is this a good way to describe the program to families?

  • Why or why not?