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 […]
We invite you to join us on Zoom to explore our Parents Plus ‘Special Needs Programme’ and to find out why other parents recommend it for their families. At the Information Session, you’ll have the opportunity to meet parents who have already completed the programme and hear first-hand why they believe it will benefit you […]
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 […]
EASPD and Parents Plus are together hosting a webinar on a programme that helps guide parents who have children with intellectual disabilities on 2nd February 2023 at 14h00 CET. (1pm Irish Time) The Parents Plus Special Needs Programme is an evidence-based therapeutic and supportive programme delivered over 6 to 12 weeks to small groups of parents raising an adolescent with an intellectual […]
Our programmes are for professionals who work in Community, Health, Education and Disability services and they’re backed by over 25 years of research and have proven benefits for families. In the last 10 years alone, we have supported over 1,000 organisations, in Ireland and internationally, to create sustainable change in their service delivery, strengthening over […]
As we approach the end of the year and begin to look ahead to 2023, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the past 12 months. So for our last update of 2022, we wanted to share some reflections on what has been another eventful year filled with much impact, as well as many things […]
Inspired by children, the RTE Toy Show Appeal works to bring the magic of the Late Late Toy Show to every child in Ireland. By funding essential support, health, well-being, play and creativity the aim is to change children’s lives for good. Parents Plus are delighted to be featured in the Toy Show Impact Report […]
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 […]
The entire team at Parents Plus want to extend a huge thank you to everyone that attend our new ADHD Children’s Programme for Professionals launch seminar. Cherie Tyner Parents Plus CEO said “It was wonderful to have so many professionals from CAMHS, Primary Care, Education, Disability and Family support services join, all clearly wanting to support families with evidence-based […]
We’d love to hear from suitable candidates for the position of Office Manager with Parents Plus. At Parents Plus we are driven by our mission to improve the well-being of children, young people, and parents, and to strengthen families, by empowering professionals to deliver our evidence-based parenting and mental health programmes in their services. Our research, development, training and supervision enables community, health, […]
