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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 19.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Mar 25;116:106739. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106739

Table 2.

TEAM intervention session topics and activities.

Session Topics Activities
1 – Getting to Know You Introductions
Intervention Overview
Group/Community Building Activity – Discussion of parenting values
Personal Goals Activity – What each participant hopes to get out of this program
2 – Kids and Communication Child and Adolescent Development Family Communication about Diabetes (blood glucose, food) Communication Activity – small group discussion of different communication scenarios
Personal Goals Activity – Set goal related to communication about blood glucoses or food/mealtimes
3 – Parents as Partners Review topic and goals from previous session
Diabetes Teamwork within the Family
Child Development and Teamwork Activity – small group, review family diabetes scenarios and discuss ideas for “do’s and do not’s”
Personal Goals Activity – set goal related to family teamwork
Q&A Opportunity with diabetes dietician
4 – Helping Hands Obtaining support from people outside the family – medical team, extended family, friends, neighbors, community members, online groups, etc. Five Fingers Activity – individually identify 5 people and a specific “ask” for support/help from each
Group conversation about social support – experiences, concerns, what to ask for and how
Diabetes one-pager – use template to create a brief guide to share with support network regarding diabetes management basics so they may offer targeted assistance
Personal Goals Activity – set goal related to asking for help/favor from someone in support network
5 – Battling Burnout Review previous goals and topics
Introduction to diabetes burnout in parents and youth, including signs/symptoms and how to get help
Identifying Burnout Activity – group discussion about signs of burnout in parents and kids
Preventing Child Burnout Activity – individually, parents write what they do to prevent burnout in their children, share with a partner
Decreasing Parent Burnout Activity – parents discuss strategies they use or would like to try
Personal Goals Activity – set goal related to checking in with themselves/child about burnout
6 – Graduation & Growth Review key take-away messages from intervention Each parent describes an area in which they have grown or changed