A Reflection from the Children’s Disability Network Team Mid-Wicklow The Wicklow Primary Healthcare Centre, and the Children’s Disability Network Team Mid-Wicklow (CDNT6) have been at the forefront of delivering the Parents Plus Special Needs Programme since it was launched in September 2020 The Parents Plus Special Needs Programme was developed to enable professionals to effectively […]
We are delighted to announce a new collaboration between Parents Plus Charity, the HSE Disability Division and Children’s Disability Network Teams to roll out and evaluate the impact of the Parents Plus Early Years and Special Needs parent support programmes to families over the next three years 2024-2026. We look forward to working together with […]
The Parents Plus Special Needs Programme is a first-in-the-world programme for families rearing an adolescent with an intellectual disability and was created to help parents to manage challenges, improve their family’s well-being and strengthen their links with other parents. Through training in the Special Needs Programme, professionals working with families and children will learn how […]
Parents Plus, a leading provider of evidence-based parenting programmes for services, has released new research showing the positive impact of their Special Needs Programme on children with special needs and their families. The research, conducted by Dr Suzanne McMahon and colleagues at the School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, and published in the Journal of […]
Parents Plus welcomes this important report published by the Joint Committee on Disability Matters today. The report shows access to mainstream health services is severely impacted for people with disabilities due to inaccessible services, lack of expertise, therapies, & individualised services as well as a significant cost of disability & a lack of disability awareness […]
Today our CEO, Cherie Tyner and Ciara Ni Raghallaigh, Parents Plus Disability Programmes Lead had the honour of presenting to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. Cherie and Ciara were supported by Wayne McSweeney, parent and Niamh Kerrigan, parent and Programme Co-Facilitator as all four spoke to the committee about the benefits and impact […]
Read the Irish Times article about our Special needs Programme https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/when-special-needs-and-adolescence-collide-1.4367652 Read the New Research Confirms Positive Impact of Parents Plus Programme on Special Needs Children with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families https://www.parentsplus.ie/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Research-Intellect-Disabil-2023-McMahon-Parents-Plus-parenting-programme-for-parents-of-adolescents-with-intellectual.pdf Cherie Tyner and Ciara Ni Raghallaigh presenting to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. https://www.parentsplus.ie/news/parents-plus-present-to-the-joint-committee-on-disability-matters Learn about our information session with […]
Monday 21st of November saw the opening of the Festival of Learning from What Works Ireland and we were honoured to be asked to join the panel of experts and share the story of our first in-the-world Special Needs Programme. Roderic O’Gorman TD, Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth, opened the 3-day event […]
