Table 1 Overview of the intervention's presumed mechanisms of change and outcome
Mechanisms of change | Outcome |
|---|---|
Assumptions about how the delivered intervention produces positive change | Desired outcomes and change |
CICI-specific mechanisms: • Individualized and family-centered SMART goals based on the main ABI-related problems for families • Developing, adjusting, and implementing treatment strategies in the child’s context (at home and in school) • Increasing knowledge/understanding of symptoms through written and oral psychoeducation (CICI handbook/material and interactive lectures about common child ABI symptoms) • Promoting a shared understanding of children’s needs and improved collaboration between schools and families • Sharing experiences and feelings with other parents in a comparable situation in a therapist-led environment to enhance intervention motivation and parenting self-efficacy General mechanisms: • Degree of motivation, participation and involvement • Participants’ experiences of alliance and support • Therapists’ competencies and background • Participants’ resources and backgrounds • School resources and facilities | • Enhanced participation and everyday functioning of the child in everyday life and school • Improved family functioning • Increased child self-efficacy • Increased parenting self-efficacy • Decreased burden of ABI symptoms for child and parents |