Table 1 The structure, objectives and individualized parts of weekly KONTAKT© sessions [57]
From: KONTAKT© for Australian adolescents on the autism spectrum: protocol of a randomized control trial
Rounds | Objective | Individualized activity |
|---|---|---|
Opening | Warm-up activity, initiating conversation, promoting interaction between group members, promoting eye contact | |
Reviewing homework | Reinforcing and providing feedback, troubleshooting if necessary | Sessions 2–15 |
Group discussion | Exchanging experiences, promoting social cognition and social relationship | Sessions 12–15 |
Group activities | Providing practical solutions and strategies for everyday challenging social situations, fostering a feeling of group cohesion, practicing cooperation, practising recognising and interpreting non-verbal signals, eye contact, and facial expressions | Sessions 12–15 |
Snack time | Practising small-talk and turn-taking in unstructured conversations | |
Assigning new homework | Generalizing learnt skills to everyday social situations | Fixed: sessions 1–10 Flexible: sessions 11–14 |
Closing | Evaluating the session, promoting interaction between group members |