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Table 4 Features of the Intervention

From: Filling the treatment gap: developing a task sharing counselling intervention for perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Features of the intervention

Description

Theoretical basis

Psycho-education, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques, such as healthy thinking adapted from the Thinking Healthy programme by Atif Rahman, and Behaviour Activation.

Structure of the intervention

Manual based individual therapy and psycho-social support provided over

6–8 clinic based sessions.

Session 1: Psycho-education on depression

Session 2: Problem solving

Session 3: Behaviour Activation

Session 4: Healthy thinking

Session 5: Psycho-education on birth preparation and Relaxation.

Session 6: Termination and evaluation

Structure of the sessions

3 step process in all the sessions

Step 1: Introduction – greeting and follow up on issues from previous meeting or session, or homework discussion.

Step 2: Exploration – discussion of purpose of the session and topic, probing and clarification of issues

Step 3: Termination - homework, follow up date and termination

Tools

Counselling manual, voice recorder, relaxation CD, activity workbook and resource list for participants.