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Table 2 Multiple Family Group (MFG) targets, family skills, and goals

From: Strengthening mental health and research training in Sub-Saharan Africa (SMART Africa): Uganda study protocol

MFG target

Empirically supported family skill

MFG goals

Rules

Family organization; consistent discipline

Clarify rules, consequences, rewards

Responsibility

Inter-connectedness; expectancies

Clarify responsibilities, expectations, rewards

Relationships

Family warmth; within-family support

Schedule for positive family interaction

Respectful communication

Family communication; family conflict

Listening/ talking skills (parents/children)

Stress

Parenting hassles and stress; life events

Identify stressors undermining family change

Social support

Social isolation

Within-family and external support plan