Table 1 Modules, objectives and topics of MIPAS-Family Program child training (each session 90 min)
No of session/ modules | Objectives | Topics |
|---|---|---|
1. Group session Module Ia: Clinical features of headaches | We learn about headaches! | Interactive exploration of headaches: “We check the headache” |
2. Group session Module Ib: The cause of headache | We learn to understand the headaches (cause)! | Collect knowledge; explanation of migraine and TTH; identification of stress and sensory stimuli: “We are headache experts!” |
3. Group session Module IIa: Coping with headaches | We learn to cope with headaches! | Introduction to PMR; differential and conditioning relaxation; “We learn the tricks to keep cool and relax!” |
4. Group session Module IIb: Lifestyle | We learn to identify favorable versus unfavorable lifestyles; we perceive stress situations and sensory over stimulation | Interactive exploration of stress and sensory conditions and their link to body perceptions; stress and sensory induction, body perception and relaxation: “We kill stress” |
5. Group session Module IIIa: Stress and Sensory Coping Training I | Confrontation and habituation of sensory stimuli; we learn to cope with stress and sensory stimulation! | “Body check-exercise”; “The-Thick-Skin-Training” |
6. Group session Module IIIb: Stress and Sensory Coping Training II | Confrontation and habituation of sensory stimuli; we learn to cope with stress and sensory stimulation! | Counter conditioning; habituation training; “Do-not-make-me-nervous -training” |
7. Group session Module IIIc: Pain Coping | We learn to cope with pain by self coping strategies! | The 10 steps to coping with a migraine and “The Stop the Pain Training” |
8. Group session | Program review and transfer to daily situations | Learning to enjoy life |