FREE INFORMATION SESSIONSeptember 23rd @ 12pm and 7pm
Topic: Parenting ADHD Kids
5 WEEK COURSE STARTING OCTOBER 22nd
Led by Therapist Veesta Mavandadi | M.A., B.Sc.
The course will be for parents of children 8 to 15 years old (Grade 2 to Grade 10).
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5 Week Parenting Course
Parenting ADHD Kids
Week 1 - Psychoeducation on ADHD & Executive Functioning
Learn more about the ADHD brain and the executive functioning skills commonly affected. Learn how to identify what lagging skills are underlying the difficult behaviours you are seeing to gain a greater appreciation of how ADHD is affecting your child.
Week 2 - School Success Strategies
You will learn more about executive functioning and how these skills are relevant to learning and school success. We will learn some practical strategies for supporting reading, writing, and math.
Week 3 - Behaviour Management & Collaborative Problem Solving
We will learn about how to use collaborative problem solving to improve challenging behaviours. You will learn about how to give praise, enforce consequences like time outs, and use rewards programs to shape behaviour.
Week 4 - Emotional Regulation
We will learn more about how the ADHD brain manages emotions. You will learn strategies to help prevent meltdowns, but also teach your child how to cope with big emotions when they inevitably show up.
Week 5 - Interpersonal & Social Functioning & Revisiting Topics/FAQ
We will understand how symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity can affect your child's success with social interactions. You will learn practical strategies to help them be more successful socially. There will also be time to answer your questions or address other topics the group wishes to know more about.
Week 2 - School Success Strategies
Week 3 - Behaviour Management & Collaborative Problem Solving
Week 4 - Emotional Regulation
Week 5 - Interpersonal & Social Functioning & Revisiting Topics/FAQ
Meet the Workshop's Therapist:
Veesta Mavandadi | M.A., B.Sc.
Areas of Practice:
Clinical Psychology
- Children, Adolescents & Young Adult
- Children, Adolescents & Young Adult
School Psychology
Bio Highlights:
Veesta has a Masters in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology from the University of Guelph & Bachelor of Science in Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour from McMaster University.
She has over 8 years of experience providing psychoeducational assessments and supporting youth and families with ADHD.
Veesta is in the final stages of registering as a Psychological Associate with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
Veesta works as a full-time Psychological Services Consultant for the Waterloo Region District School Board and provides psychotherapy under supervision at Bayridge Counselling Centers.
Veesta has a Masters in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology from the University of Guelph & Bachelor of Science in Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour from McMaster University.
She has over 8 years of experience providing psychoeducational assessments and supporting youth and families with ADHD.
Veesta is in the final stages of registering as a Psychological Associate with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
Veesta works as a full-time Psychological Services Consultant for the Waterloo Region District School Board and provides psychotherapy under supervision at Bayridge Counselling Centers.