What is a Parent Training Group for Children with ADHD and/or Disruptive Behaviors?
Learn more from Dr. Margaret Areizaga:
This group aims to help parents understand ADHD and how it impacts their child’s functioning at home, in school, and with peers. Parents will learn specific skills and concrete tools to improve the quality of the parent/child relationship and their child’s functioning and behavior at home and at school. Each session will focus on learning a specific skill that will be reinforced through practice during the session.
Who can benefit from this Parent Training Group?
Our Parent Training Group is tailored for parents of children with ADHD and/or disruptive behaviors. It is specifically designed for parents whose children may have a diagnosis of:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Executive functioning challenges
- Behavioral difficulties
What are the components of this Parent Training Group?
During the sessions, parents will practice evidence-based parenting strategies and learn key skills, including:
- Understand and communicate better with your child
- Create a calmer family dynamic that increases positive behavior
- Improve your self-confidence as a parent and your child’s self-confidence
- Create a supportive environment to increase your child's organizational and time-management skills
What are the goals of this Parent Training Group?
The Parent Training Group participants aim to achieve:
- Psychoeducation about ADHD in children
- Learning better ways of responding to your child in various situations
- Improving self-esteem
- Learning strategies to help your child with executive functioning difficulties
Targeted issues include: ADHD, executive functioning skills, and behavioral difficulties
Group Schedule
Groups run based on interest. If you're interested in one of our groups, please contact us. For skill building and support related to the benefits of this group, MPG can also create a tailored treatment plan based on individual service(s) or other types of support if there is not a group actively running at the time.
Group Leader(s)
- Groups are led by skilled clinicians and clinical trainees
Pricing
Early Bird pricing is available up to six weeks prior to the group start. Standard pricing is $900 for one parent or $1,200 for both parents, paid in full prior to the group start. There is a discounted rate to add a third caregiver (step-parent, grandparent, nanny, etc.), as well.
Assessment
An abbreviated intake is required for families new to MPG who plan to submit for out-of-network reimbursement. The intake includes a brief session with the parent(s) and may include an observation of the child at the clinician’s discretion. The intake fee is $150.
Cancellation Policy
There are no refunds or makeup dates for the group. Group fees, including the intake fee, must be paid in full for the entire series upfront.
