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Table 1 Intervention modules

From: School-based Psychosocial interventions on mental health among Chinese rural children with traumatic experiences: a protocol using cluster randomized controlled trial

Objectives

Content

Subjects

Duration

Stage

Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Unit

Provides a supportive environment to help identify child trauma and mental health problem

Psychology teachers; social workers

One week

Beginning of semester

Head teachers

Three days

Administrative staff

One day

Recognize common mental health problems

Help parents and students understand common mental health problems, help parents identify children’s mental health problem

Children/Parents

2 sessions

Beginning of semester

Cognitive processing of the trauma

Help students and parents recognize the trauma and its’ characteristics

Children/Parents

2 sessions

2st week at semester

Affective regulation management, relaxation

Stress coping skills, resilience, empowerment

Children

3 sessions,

4th week at semester

Trauma narrative, in vivo mastery of trauma reminders

Emotional expression and cognition training

Children/Parents

2 sessions

6th week at semester

Psychoeducation and parenting skills

Effective parent‒child communication and response during traumatic events

Children/Parents

2 sessions

8th week at semester

Conjoint child–parent sessions

Sharing the trauma narrative

Children/Parents

1 session

10th week at semester

Enhancing future safety and development

Making a safety plan

Children/Parents

1 session

12th week at semester

Program evaluation

Satisfaction evaluation

Children/Parents

1 session

16th week at semester