BOOST ADHD Combined Program
The BOOST ADHD Combined Program introduces our own BOOST model for helping children with ADHD, and incorporates parent training/education group programs for the children (building strengths and resilience, and yoga/mindfulness).
Make a bookingWhen
Starting week 3 of term and running for 8 weeksWhere
22 Underwood St, CorrimalCost
$1100This program has been developed by the clinical team at Marsden Psychology and brings together various evidence-based approaches for the effective treatment of ADHD, including yoga and mindfulness, which has recently been gaining promising support in the literature for ADHD management (plus it’s fun). In this program we present our BOOST model for helping children and families with ADHD.
The BOOST Combined ADHD Program is designed in a way that targets the improved management of ADHD from a parent perspective as well as on an individual level with focused therapies for children that are presented in a fun and engaging way. The BOOST Combined ADHD Program can be divided into three components. They are:
- POKA – parent training accessed online in self-paced learning modules
- ADHD and Me – kids group run weekly in small groups of 3-4 children
- Yogi Masters – kids group run fortnightly in groups of 6 children
At the end of the 8-week program, the parents will be invited into the children’s group to see what they have been working on (there will also be regular updates provided to parents throughout the program). This is an opportunity to celebrate the great work the children have been doing. There will also be a parent meet up in the middle of the program so that parents will have an opportunity to meet each other and discuss what they have been learning about.
POKA (or Parents of Kids with ADHD) is an online self-paced program aims to provide the training and education to POKAs that will lead to:
- Calmer, consistent, and positive approaches to parenting
- Improved emotional communication and connection between you and your kids
- Less stress, anger, and aggression in the family home
- A practical approach for better outcomes for your child
The program offers access to content including short videos, resources and practical tips and strategies that will help you to parent your neurodiverse youngster with ADHD at the forefront of your mind.
ADHD & Me is a structured program built on evidence-based approaches to ADHD. The groups will be small (3-4 children per group) and will be fun and interactive so the kids do not get bored! Each session will build on a narrative centred around ADHD. The story will provide a way for the child to express themselves while learning how to overcome the challenges using their strengths and resilience. At the end of the program, the kids will have their story to show their parents and take home with them.
This program will promote a strengths-based approach to understanding and accepting ADHD. It will help the child to form a healthy self-perception that acknowledges the reality of ADHD challenges while showing different ways that these challenges can be overcome, utilising the strengths that often are associated with ADHD.
Yoga and mindfulness are becoming increasingly researched and proving to be helpful additions to the management of ADHD. This group aims to help young people connect their mind and body in a fun and playful way. The concepts of yogic movements are introduced through fun, interactive and playful connection. Through this group, children will:
- Build balance, flexibility, body and sensory awareness
- Develop activation and relaxation strategies
- Build body and emotional regulation skills
- Expand self-awareness and awareness of others through connection
- Develop communication skills
- Find new ways for managing distress
Yogi Masters will run each fortnight for the duration of the program.
Ready to book?
Contact our Client Engagement Team via email with “BOOST ADHD” in the email subject: info@marsdenpsychology.com.au
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