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Table 1 Description of Sinovuyo Teen Programme sessions

From: Reducing child abuse amongst adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A pre-post trial in South Africa

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.

  1. aIn joint sessions, caregivers and adolescents participated together
  2. bIn separate sessions, caregivers and adolescents participated in separate sessions