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  • Watch The Presentations From Our ADHD Seminar

    Watch The Presentations From Our ADHD Seminar

    We’re delighted to announce that the presentations from our seminar, “Improving Outcomes for Children with ADHD by Empowering Parents,” are now available to watch.

    This event showcased insights and practical strategies for supporting children with ADHD. Our speakers, including professionals in child psychiatry and mental health, shared valuable knowledge aimed at enhancing outcomes for these children.

    The importance of parenting programmes for ADHD – Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry UCD School of Medicine, Dr Blanaid Gavin.

    How the Parents Plus ADHD Programme works for Families – Professor John Sharry, University College Dublin School of Psychology, Clinical Director at Parents Plus, and leading innovator in solution-focused practice.

    Delivering the ADHD Programme through CAMHS –

    Lisa Whitlock Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

    Getting a Parent Group Started – 

    Nonsi Mabhena, Nurse Therapist and Rebecca Taylor Registered Physician Associate, ADHD Pathway,  Tower Hamlets CAMHS

    About the Parents Plus ADHD Programme

    The ADHD programme is a new modified version of the evidence based Parents Plus Children’s programme that addresses the needs of parents of children with ADHD aged 6-12 years. The programme is flexible and can be delivered to small groups or with individuals over 8-12 weeks.

    Developed with flexibility in mind, the programme can be delivered to small groups or individual parents over a span of 8-12 weeks. It is a tool for professionals supporting families and children displaying ADHD symptoms such as restlessness, inability to concentrate, excessive physical movement, and impulsivity in conversation.

    By participating in this facilitator training, professionals will gain a deep understanding of ADHD and its impacts on family dynamics. They’ll learn effective strategies for managing behavioural and emotional problems, boosting children’s self-esteem and confidence, and helping parents reduce their own stress levels. The programme also covers the role of medication and other treatments, strategies to manage homework and educational challenges, and ways to support children in developing friendships and discussing their ADHD.

    The five-module training provided equips facilitators not only with the skills to deliver the ADHD programme but also the Parents Plus Children’s Programme. The training emphasises developing a thorough understanding of the needs of families with a child with ADHD, delivering the programme effectively through both face-to-face and online sessions, and building on parents’ strengths to foster ongoing positive changes.

    This facilitator training is suitable for a diverse range of professionals, including:

    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Teams
    • Primary Care Teams  
    • GPs
    • Family Support Services
    • Early Intervention and Prevention Teams
    • Teachers
    • ADHD charities
    • Child Protection Teams

    Feedback from studies in primary schools, mental health, and disability settings has shown that families who complete the programme report significant improvements. These include increased positive social behavior in children, reduced behavior and emotional problems, decreased parental stress, and increased parental confidence

    The Parents Plus ADHD Programme is about empowering parents and professionals with the knowledge and tools to nurture resilient, confident children with ADHD, and fostering stronger, healthier family relationships. The next ADHD Children’s Programme training takes place on the 19th, 20th, 21st, 26th & 27th February 2024 from 9.15am – 1.30pm. Click here to book your place.
    Online, Zoom

  • Update from the ADHD Programme Launch Seminar

    Update from the ADHD Programme Launch Seminar

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    Speech and language therapist, Úna O’Brien and Parents Plus Clinical Director, Dr John Sharry

    The entire team at Parents Plus want to extend a huge thank you to everyone that attend our new ADHD Children’s Programme for Professionals launch seminar.

    Cherie Tyner Parents Plus CEO said “It was wonderful to have so many professionals from CAMHS, Primary Care, Education, Disability and Family support services join, all clearly wanting to support families with evidence-based programmes”.

    As the Parents Plus ADHD Children’s Programme is Ireland’s first ADHD training programme for frontline professionals it was important to us that attendees to the seminar heard from professionals using the programme. Speech and language therapist, Úna O’Brien who has worked in CAMHS with many families who have a child with ADHD, spoke at the seminar and said it’s “frustrating for professionals who may not know or understand enough about ADHD.  If they don’t have the tools to help, they are facing client dissatisfaction, and this affects their confidence.”

    The most powerful part of the launch yesterday was the parent presentations. It was wonderful to be able to give them a platform to tell the professionals how the service has impacted them and explain in their own words how the whole family have benefited from the programme.


    For anyone who couldn’t make the launch seminar we are delighted to be able to share with you the slide deck which will give you a summary of the course materials and outline the work that has gone into creating this vitally important programme.

    The Parents Plus ADHD Children’s Programme PresentationDownload

    If you have any questions about anything covered in the seminar, booking your training in the Parents Plus ADHD Programme for professionals or any of our other professional programmes please feel free to contact Vicki Byrne at vicki@parentsplus.ie 

    For those who attended our seminar we would genuinely value you taking 2 minutes of your time to fill out our short survey. via the button below. We know you are extremely busy and truly appreciate your time and feedback as this helps us to continue to provide engaging events and programmes in the future.

    Seminar Survey

    The Parents Plus ADHD Children’s programme training is for frontline professionals and can help prevent serious secondary problems, such as self-harm and substance misuse, from affecting children with ADHD as they grow older. If you are an interested professional or manager and would like to learn more about the Parents Plus Children’s ADHD training and discover how the programme will work in your service you Click Here.

    For a quick snapshot of the seminar and the key messages you can visit our Twitter feed below

    The Parents Plus ADHD Childrens Programme was written by Prof John Sharry (Co-founder of Parents Plus and Adjunct Professor, in the School of Psychology, UCD) and Gráinne Hampson (Speech and Language Therapist, Parents Plus) along with a wider multidisciplinary professional team and with input from ADHD Ireland and the parents who attend their services. The programme is distributed by the Parents Plus Charity (CHY 13664), who develop evidence-based programmes and support professionals to deliver them to families.