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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 29.
Published in final edited form as: Cogn Behav Pract. 2017 Jun 15;25(2):225–239. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2017.05.006

Table 2.

General Overview of Behaviorally Enhancing Adolescents’ Mood

Session Adolescent Component Parent Component
1 1.General program/ psychoeducational overview
2.Mood journal explanation
3.Recreational activity
4.Pleasant activity discussion
5.Pleasant activity review jointly with parents
1.General program/psychoeducational overview
2.Review and practice of ADHD parent training principles
3.Discuss role in pleasant activity engagement
4.Pleasant activity review jointly with adolescents
2 1.Review previous session’s material with parents
2.Review previous week’s mood journal
3.Problem-solving skills
4.Recreational activity
5.Problem-solving task jointly with parents
6.Behavior contracting jointly with parents
1.Review previous session’s material with adolescents
2.Review importance of parent
3.Problem-solving skills
4.Introduction to communication skills
5.Practice communication skills
6.Problem-solving task jointly with adolescents
7.Behavior contracting jointly with adolescents
3 1.Problem solve reasons for not engaging in activities jointly with parents
2.Emotion regulation activity
3.Recreation activity (social skills)
4.Practice problem-solving skills
5.Problem-solving activity jointly with parents
6.Behavior contracting jointly with parents
1.Problem solve reasons for not engaging in activities jointly with adolescents
2.Stating positive/negative feelings
3.Problem-solving techniques (role-play with staff)
4.Autonomy granting and parental monitoring
5.Problem-solving activity jointly with adolescents
6.Behavior contracting jointly with adolescents
4 1.Review previous session’s material jointly with parents
2.Review previous week’s mood journal
3.Practice problem-solving skills
4.Recreational activity
5.Emotion regulation
6.Problem-solving activity jointly with parents
7.Behavior contracting jointly with parents
1.Review previous session’s material jointly with adolescents
2.Review barriers or problems
3.Review/ generalizability
4.Problem-solving activity jointly with adolescents
5.Behavior contracting jointly with adolescents