Addressing the particular needs of parents of children with ADHD aged 6 to 12 years

The Parents Plus ADHD Children’s programme (PP-ADHD) is a practical, solution-focused and evidence-based course that builds on parent strengths. It can be delivered over 8 sessions to groups of parents or to individual families.

The PP ADHD programme was launched at a special seminar on the 20/10/2022. See recording and slides

By attending our training to become a facilitator for this programme, you will learn how to support parents to:

• understand the experiences and needs of ADHD children 
• create warm, connected relationships
• manage behavioural and emotional concerns
• understand the role of medication and other supports
• encourage their child’s learning and education
• help their child talk about and understand ADHD
• reduce their own stress as parents
• support children’s friendships
• build their children’s self-esteem and confidence
• solve problems together with their child

The Parents Plus facilitator trainings are open to qualified education, mental health and community professionals who work with families including therapists and teachers.

Our programmes are successfully delivered with impressive outcomes in a variety of Primary Care, School, Health, Disability and Mental Health settings.

• Attendance at our facilitator training for this programme is compulsory prior to delivering it to families attending your service.
• Parents Plus programmes must be co-facilitated, therefore, at least two facilitators need to be trained before a programme can be delivered to families in your agency. Facilitators who go on to complete our accreditation process are licensed to run the programme without a co-facilitator.

Please read our licensing guidelines here. 
prior to booking a place on our training.

‘I benefited from attending the Parents Plus ADHD course in that I have a greater understanding now. I have better patience, I understand more about the neurological end of ADHD and that we are not alone and that there are so many parents going through what we go through

Mother of child with ADHD

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• Studies in primary schools, mental health and disability settings have shown that parents of children with ADHD who complete the Parents Plus Children’s programme report: 
• Increased child positive social behaviour
• Reduced behaviour problems
• Reduced emotional problems
• Decreased parental stress
• Increased parental confidence

A controlled study with 46 parents of children diagnosed with ADHD in Turkey showed that those  who attended the Parents Plus group improved significantly more over time on Conners’ Parent Rating Scale-Revised, Family Assessment Device, and Parent Stress Index than those in the control condition (Turan et al, 2021).

Learn more about the researched impact of the ADHD programme, and all our other programmes here.

Research shows that families achieve the best outcomes when facilitators and their managers are supported pre and post-training to deliver programmes. We provide a comprehensive package of pre and post-training supports to our facilitators and managers in order to ensure a sustainable and effective delivery of the programmes within their agency.

As a result, Parents Plus provides a comprehensive package of pre and post-training supports to professionals and managers who want to ensure a sustainable and effective delivery of the programmes within their agency.

Our supports include:

• Implementation support to get groups off the ground, including planning workshops and coaching for managers.
• Individual and group supervision sessions with an experienced Parents Plus Trainer.
• Advanced training workshops on specific topics.
• Extra resources to facilitate delivery, e.g. fliers, posters, certificates, practice articles, parenting articles, supplementary handouts.

• Support to promote your Parents Plus courses in your community.
• Advice and guidance on evaluating and monitoring outcomes in your agency to ensure your groups are effective.
• Access to two individual supervision sessions free of charge in the first year post-training.
• Sponsorship for further supervision is available on application.

You can read more details about our pre- and post-training supports here.

Certification 
On completing the facilitator training for the Parents Plus Early Years Programme, you will be licensed to co-deliver this programme under supervision in your agency, to groups and with individuals. You can read our full licensing guidelines here.

Accreditation
For facilitators who want to take their practice to a higher level, Parents Plus also has an established accreditation process which supports you to refine your facilitation skills and professional practice and reach a high standard of delivery. Representing a major CPD achievement, accreditation allows you to deliver our programmes independently and to work towards becoming a Parents Plus supervisor. You can read more about our accreditation process in the resources section.