A Combined Parent-Child Group Program for Children Aged 7-10 with ADHD Part 1

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New Zealand psychologists will benefit from this focused CPD talk on the OnTrac Parent-Child ADHD Program for children 7-10. Part 1 provides a deep dive into psychoeducation on ADHD, executive functioning challenges, and essential skill-building in time management, enabling NZ psychologists to confidently guide families.

This talk offers practitioners training in the OnTrac Parent-Child ADHD Program, a structured, manualised, six-session intervention developed for children aged 7–10 and their caregivers. Grounded in psychoeducation and practical skill-building, this program supports families to better understand ADHD and develop strategies that enhance functioning across home, school, and social settings.

Delivered in a combined group format, each 2-hour weekly session integrates three key modules:

• Psychoeducation: Understanding ADHD, executive functioning, emotional regulation, and comorbidities.
• Adaptive Thinking: Cognitive restructuring, values-based action, emotional literacy, and social thinking.
• Practical Coping Skills: Time management, organisation, communication, and routine-building.

The program prioritises collaboration, structure, and early intervention to improve children’s capacity for self-regulation, task initiation, and problem-solving. Workbooks and therapist guides support fidelity of delivery, while mentor involvement enriches the group experience. The OnTrac programme is presented over two talks on Calabash. This talk is part one in a 2-part series. 

Masterclass Part 1 Sections

• Welcome and On-Trac Program Group Guideline
• Session 1 Learning Topic:
  •  Understanding ADHD: improving our thinking and learning a new skill around time management
• Session 2: Learning Topics
  • How ADHD impacts Executive Functioning
  • The benefits of M.E.D.S in the management of ADHD
  • How ADHD impacts organisation, distractibility and impulsivity
• Session 3: Learning Topic
  • How ADHD impacts emotions

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Core Features of ADHD Describe how ADHD presents in children aged 7–10, including its impact on executive functioning, motivation, emotional regulation, and communication.
• Deliver Psychoeducation Effectively Communicate key ADHD concepts to parents and children in developmentally appropriate and strengths-based ways.
• Facilitate Adaptive Thinking Skills Guide children and parents through activities that challenge unhelpful thoughts, promote emotional awareness, and build values-based coping strategies.

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