OnTrac Combined Parent-Child (CPC) Program for Children ages 7-10, with a Parent

 This CPC Program:

• is a prevention program that benefits a continuum of parents, ranging from those parents who fear they will lose control with their children, to those who engage in coercive parenting strategies and those who already practice positive parenting skills.
• provides parents with information about ADHD, more specifically how ADHD affects their child.
• helps parents create positive family environments for their children with ADHD through psychoeducation. 
• provides education about child development and the maturity delay in children with ADHD and how it impacts age-appropriate expectations for children’s behaviour.
• is effective with children and parents from diverse backgrounds.
• improves children’s wellbeing over the medium to long-term by strengthening the parent-child relationship and promoting optimal outcomes.
• can be delivered effectively in individual and group therapy formats. 

While no studies have directly compared group to individual CPC interventions, there are specific therapeutic benefits that are associated with group therapy in general. Researchers suggest that positive peer support among group members can increase families’ engagement with the program, attendance, and the shaping of parent behaviours (Borrego, Urquiza, Rasmussen, Zebell, 1999; Webster-Stratton & Hammond, 1997). 

In fact, 92% of parent participants in a study examining CPC therapy indicated that the group helped them feel less alone. Group treatment provides parents with opportunities for socialisation, feedback regarding socially appropriate behaviour, and role-playing of desired peer and parent-child interactions. 

Groups also provide opportunities for peer modelling, reinforcement and leadership (Flannery-Schroeder, & Kendall, 2000). Group interventions can also help to ensure that more families will have access to specialised group interventions and may be particularly useful in rural areas where mental health services are generally not in abundance. 

The program has its own participant workbook which is available here for pre-order: A Combined Parent-Child Program for Children with ADHD.

If you are interested in enrolling in this program with your child, please contact  Grace on:

 szcounselling@gmail.com