For frontline workers, professionals and volunteers who work with Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland children and young people.

ABOUT THIS EVENT

This course is for frontline workers or volunteers who work with children, young people or adults who have/could have ADHD, who live in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland. If you are not working in this area then you will not be able to attend this course.

To give professionals more knowledge and understanding of ADHD and its impact. To share practical day-to-day ideas and strategies to help positive engagement with families.

Face-to-face training day at Blaby Council Chambers

Registration/Coffee from 9:30 am

Session will start promptly at 10 am and finish at 3.00 pm

Session Objectives:

To develop a sound understanding of what ADHD is, its causes and diagnostic process, and how it presents

To consider the impact of ADHD on the individual, their families and their wider engagements e.g. Education

Develop an ADHD-appropriate toolkit to best support individuals and families

Course content

ADHD Awareness - why the ADHD brain is different, the impact on executive functioning skills, diagnostic criteria, medication, positives of having ADHD

Creating an ADHD-appropriate toolkit with practical ideas and strategies, incorporating the basics of Positive Parenting Solutions (based on the principles of123 Magic) and Parenting Challenging Teens

You'll receive a PDF copy of the PowerPoint presentation

On completion of the course and an evaluation, you’ll be issued with your Practitioners ADHD Toolkit certificate.

Please note that refreshments are provided but there will not be lunch.

There is a car park at the back of the bilding.

ABOUT THE TRAINER

The training is presented by Ian Hall, ADHD Specialist Coach who has spent 20 years working with - and learning from - thousands of people with ADHD of all ages, along with the practitioners who support them. Ian worked for highly respected and integral part of the local ADHD support network ADHD Solutions from when it set up in 2006. He was diagnosed with ADHD in adult life so brings a wealth of personal and professional experience to his training. Ian has been acting as ADHD Affinity since ADHD Solutions has closed down.

“It was the most insightful and useful training I have ever done on ADHD” (practitioner feedback on Ian’s training).

Data Sharing Notice: Your name, post and email details will be shared with the trainer to be able to send you the online learning and further information ahead of the training session. We will also send you further training invites when we have exciting new training related to your line of work. If you wouldn't like to receive these please could you opt out by emailing : lscptraining@leicester.gov.uk

Booking and Cancellation: Please make sure to put the right email address with correct spelling as the link will be emailed to you for the online learning, along with fuller details of the face-to-face training.

Please be aware while giving your email address and details, that they will be shared with the trainer and your trainer Ian Hall, from ADHD Affinity will be emailing you on the emails you provide.

Please book, change date, transfer or cancel if needed on Eventbrite. You will be able to claim your refunds on Eventbrite, and not through us. Please be informed you can get a refund if you cancel 7 days before the event. In these instances you could also transfer your name/place /date to the next available date you can attend / to someone else. the email for this is : lscptraining@leicester.gov.uk

Please read our organiser's profile on Eventbrite for more details.

Thank you.

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