Consider Parents Plus Accreditation in 2025!

  Would you like to take your Parents Plus practice to the next level?  Our accreditation process supports trained facilitators to refine and enhance their facilitation skills and professional practice. With the guidance of one of our experienced mentors, facilitators can achieve a high standard of delivery in order to ensure the best outcomes for […]

Welcoming Neurodivergent parents to the PP-ADHD group

It is now understood that ADHD is largely hereditary so this means that many of the parents attending the PP-ADHD group are also ADHD and Neurodivergent (ND). As a result it is important that we understand the needs of ND parents –  being neurodiversity affirming is essential in our role as facilitators.  This means  we […]

Community Review of 2024

As we come to the end of the year we’d like to give a shout out to the great practitioners we collaborated with throughout 2024.  We are always inspired by the work and commitment from the practitioners and managers providing high quality support to families. Well done and thank you to all involved from all […]

New Edition of the Parents Plus ADHD Children’s Programme

We are delighted to announce a new edition of the Parents Plus ADHD Children’s Programme manual. Drawing on feedback from trained facilitators and parents who completed the programme, the new edition comes with: Come along to one of our webinars Monday 10th Feb at 2-3pm or Friday 14th Feb at 10-11am, to find out more […]

2025 JP McManus Benevolent call out to Limerick and Clare

  Calling all services for families in Limerick and Clare in 2025 who support parents of children and young people who have additional support needs The JP McManus Benevolent Fund and Parents Plus Charity are offering sponsorship for free facilitator training places to professionals providing services to children, adolescents, and young adults with additional support needs in Counties Limerick and Clare. This  sponsorship […]

Testimonial – John Campbell O’Brien

  John Campbell O’Brien is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in ADHD working in CAMHS Dublin North City and County. He trained in the Parents Plus ADHD Programme in April 2024 and has successfully run a programme with parents with plans already in place for more. We asked John to share some of his experiences about […]

Parents Plus 2025 Facilitator Training

We are delighted to announce our Facilitator Training Schedule at Parents Plus for 2025, offering you an opportunity to build on your skills and enhance your service’s capacity to make a positive impact in the lives of the families you support. Our scheduled training takes place online. Additional training dates will be scheduled and shared as […]

Join Our Team! Parents Plus is Hiring a Communications Manager

We’re looking for a driven, creative, and organised Communications Manager to join our growing team at Parents Plus.  If you’re passionate about our work and have at least four years of solid experience in communications, particularly within the nonprofit or public health sectors, this could be the role for you. You will lead the communications […]

Join the Parents Plus Board of Trustees

    Parents Plus is seeking a trustee with a background in Communications, PR, Marketing, Brand Management and/or Brand Strategy.  It would be a benefit, but not a prerequisite, for the trustee to have experience or an understanding of the charity and social enterprise sectors. Parents Plus mission is to improve outcomes and well-being for […]

Taking care of yourself as a facilitator when delivering Parents Plus Programmes

In this article, Parents Plus Disability Programme Lead, Ciara Ni Raghallaigh explores the importance of self-care for practitioners delivering Parents Plus programmes. Just as we encourage parents to prioritise their own well-being while supporting their families, it’s equally vital for facilitators to take care of themselves. As part of the Parents Plus programmes, we encourage […]