Book Your Place on the Parents Plus Special Needs Programme

The Parents Plus Special Needs Programme for Professionals 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. Training for this unique and invaluable Programme is taking place on […]

practitioners who are delivering the PPSN
Practice Seminar 27th June 22 – Parents Plus Special Needs Programme

On the 27th June a special practice seminar took place to celebrate and support the work of the many practitioners who are delivering the PPSN throughout Ireland and the UK. View the webinar below to hear about how practitioners have successfully delivered the programme in a variety of settings, with a wide range of disabilities […]

Free training in the new Parents Plus Healthy Families Programme

The Parents Plus Healthy Families Programme was launched last year and already shows positive results for families completing the groups.  In partnership with UCD, we are now conducting a larger RCT study to determine its wider impact and are looking for services to help us. In return for taking part we can offer fully sponsored […]

Parenting When Separated – Further supports

Parents Plus Parenting when Separated Course – six week course for parents starting Thursday 15th April, 7:30 – 9:30p.m Delivered by Adele Keating and Michelle Choudhry, (two of the original developers of the programme)  in partnership with Parentline .  For more details go to www.parentline.ie/courses  Topics covered in the course include: Communicate and co-parent effectively with your children’s other parent […]

Parenting When Separated – a free online talk for parents 19th March

Friday 19th March 12p.m. – 1 p.m. Prof John Sharry Drawing on the evidence-based Parents Plus Programmes, John Sharry describes practical ways parents can help themselves and their children cope and thrive after separation.  In particular the talk will describe how you can learn to Communicate and co-parent effectively with your children’s other parent Maintain […]

New Parents Plus courses open to the public
New Parents Plus courses open to the public

Parents Plus partner with ParentlineParents Plus are delighted to be partnering with Parentline to deliver four online parenting courses to the public this April 2021. The four courses for parents are:Parents Plus Early Years (1-6 years) starts Mon 12th April, 8 – 10pm.Parents Plus Children’s (6-11 years) starts Tues 13th April, 7:30 – 9:30pm.Parents Plus Adolescents (12-16 years) starts Wed 14th […]