Job Vacancy: Research Assistant

Applications are invited for the position of Research Assistant with Parents Plus Charity Description Parents Plus are looking for a Research Assistant to support the roll out and evaluation of the development of the Parents Plus Special Needs and Parents Plus Healthy Families Programmes.  Particular duties include: Supporting the roll out and evaluation of the Parents […]

Introduction to Parents Plus – Dublin 13/09/18

Parents Plus is hosting a free introductory seminar in Dublin in September 2018: Introductory Event, 13th September 2018 – 2:30-4:30pm, Dublin Free to attend, registration required below This seminar is suitable for both practitioners and service managers who want to gain an understanding of the five Parents Plus programmes and how they can best be implemented within individual services. […]

Parents Plus in Disability Settings – 11/06/2018

Workshop – Monday 11th June 9:00am-1:30pm, Lucan Spa Hotel Co Dublin Providing parenting groups is an important part of service delivery within disability settings.  Such groups can provide parents with group support as well as access to specialist interventions. This advanced practice workshop brings together Parents Plus Facilitators working in disability settings both within early […]

Parents Plus Programmes are devised for and with Irish parents

Pause to breathe joy into parenting How programmes devised for and with Irish parents work in a variety of situations Tue, Nov 3, 2015, Irish Times , Sheila Wayman ‘Press the pause button” sounds simple, but it’s easier said than done not to react to a tantruming toddler, a demanding tween or a ranting teenager. This is […]

Book now – Group Supervision Training Coming Up

  [coreblock name=”programme” prog_id=”303″]   Group supervision training sessions are a great opportunity for you to meet with your colleagues, reflect on your experiences of running Parents Plus groups thus far, and access support to improve your practice. The goals of the workshops are to: Support facilitators to get PP groups up and running in […]

3Ts/Parents Plus Positive Mental Health Project

Parents Plus started working with the 3Ts Charity in 2014 on a project promoting positive mental health in young people and their families. Goal of the Project The goal of the 3Ts/Parents Plus project was to promote positive mental health and communication in families, and thus, reduce the risk of suicide and self-harm among young […]

Parents Plus Official Launch and Information Seminar March 2017

It was great to see so many new and old faces at the Parents Plus Official Launch and Information Seminar on Thursday, 9th March 2017 in the Ashling Hotel in Dublin. This launch marked the official development of our updated programme materials (the manuals and parent booklets). And the information seminar gave practitioners and managers […]

Booking Open for PP Programme Training for Professionals 2018

You can book online below for the 2018 programme trainings for all five of the Parents Plus Programmes. Parents Plus Adolescents Programme Training for Facilitators [coreblock name=”programme” prog_id=”299″] Parents Plus Children’s Programme Training for Facilitators [coreblock name=”programme” prog_id=”297″] Parents Plus Early Years Programme Training for Facilitators [coreblock name=”programme” prog_id=”293″] Parents Plus Parenting When Separated Programme Training for Facilitators […]

Introduction to the Parents Plus and Working Things Out Programmes Free Seminar

Parents Plus is hosting a free introductory seminar on 26th January from 4.00pm to 5.00pm in Hotel Woodstock in Ennis, Clare. This seminar is suitable for both practitioners and service managers who want to gain an understanding of the five Parents Plus programmes and how they can best be implemented within individual services. Samples of each programme will […]