Table 1 Nothing ventured nothing gained Intervention overview
Session theme | Content |
|---|---|
Adolescent intervention | |
Session 1: Adolescent development and diabetes management | ● Adolescence: physical, cognitive and social changes during adolescence. |
● Challenges of managing T1D during adolescence. | |
● Links to T1D management resources. | |
Session 2: Connection between thoughts, feelings and behavior | ● Understanding the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviors. |
● Recognizing signs of stress, anxiety and depression. | |
● Recognizing and challenging unhelpful thoughts. | |
● Accessing support. | |
Session 3: Communication | ● Communicating with parents and handling difficult conversations. |
● Importance of body language, assertiveness, and confidence. | |
● Communicating when feeling angry and frustrated. | |
Session 4: Building strong relationships | ● Identifying values relating to relationships. |
● Relationships with parents and friends. | |
● Steps to effective problem solving. | |
● The effects of and managing bullying. | |
Session 5: Staying healthy | ● Finding the balance between diet, exercise, work, sleep and leisure time. |
● Barriers to a healthy balance: peer pressure, smoking, alcohol, and other drugs. | |
● Maintenance: Setting goals and problem solving to maintain the balance. | |
Parent intervention | |
Session 1: Raising an adolescent with diabetes | ● Adolescence: physical, cognitive and social changes during adolescence. |
● Adolescent cognitive processes and how they impact parent-adolescent interactions. | |
● Challenges of managing T1D during adolescence. | |
● Links to T1D management resources. | |
Session 2: Strengthening the parent-adolescent relationship | ● Parenting values. |
● Ways of connecting with adolescents. | |
Session 3: Adolescent independence and safety | ● A model for adolescent autonomy granting. |
● How to effectively use praise. | |
● Demonstrating acceptance. | |
Session 4: Communication and problem solving | ● Listening and talking to adolescents. |
● Barriers to communication. | |
● Problem solving. | |
Session 5: Setting boundaries | ● Limit setting and rules. |
● Characteristics of effective consequences. | |
Session 6: Parent self-care | ● Parent health and well-being. |
● Recognizing and accessing support. | |
● Managing stress. |