Table 1 Modules for the text-message intervention
Week | Module | Objective | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Functional analysis | Establish treatment goals and explain the psychosocial skills to be gained | Identify the motivation to change Identify the triggers to substance use Identify the client’s strengths and treatment goals |
2 | Coping with craving | To develop skills to recognize and cope with cravings for substance use | Identify high risk situations and develop a personal coping plan |
3 | Shoring up motivation and commitment to stop | Clarify and prioritize treatment goals and address any ambivalence | Assess current readiness for change and ambivalence Revisit and clarify targets/goals Identify and cope with thoughts about substance use |
4 | Drug refusal | To develop drug refusal skills | Learning drug refusal skills and strategies to avoid contacts with people who use substances Application of assertiveness skills |
5 | Decision making skills | To identify and change thoughts commonly associated with substance use and develop decision making skills | How to identify seemingly irrelevant decisions that put one closer to using substances How to make decisions when confronted with a high-risk situation |
6 | Problem-solving skills | To develop and apply problem-solving strategies Develop a concrete support plan to address the problem | Identify the common problems Consider various approaches that do not involve substance use Termination of therapy |