Date: 7 April 2012 (Sat)
Speaker: Charlene Teo, Counsellor and Life Coach, Edge Focus

Bring Out the Genius in an ADHD Child Through CBT, NLP and Hypnotherapy
Parenting an ADHD child is physically exhausting and emotionally demanding. Some of you will scream or threaten. Others smoulder or disconnect altogether. Schooling becomes another stressful phase in the parenting journey. How can you best support your child to empower him to face the challenges ahead? Are you ready to change? Charlene’s talk will cover Neuro Linguistic Programming, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Hypnotherapy, and how to bring out the genius in your child, being in control and keeping your sanity.

Date: 12 May 2012 (Sat)
Speaker: Tan Sey Ing, Occupational Therapist, REACH East, IMH

Strategies to Help a Child in Attentional and Motor Skills Difficulties
This talk aims to allow parents to be aware of some commonly used and easily implementable strategies to help a child with difficulties in paying attention and in motor skills. The strategies are derived from a combination of theoretical frameworks such as sensory integration, biomechanical, and a cognitive framework commonly used by occupational therapists, and made simple to understand for parents. Different strategies will be discussed for use with either inattentive or hyperactive subtypes.

Date: 2 June 2012 (Sat)
Speaker: Bella Chin, President, Spark

Understanding ADHD and Behaviour Management
This is the first of our twice-yearly behaviour management talk especially for new parents of ADHD children. Topics covered include facts about ADHD, how to help and support your child in school and at home and how to apply effective behaviour management techniques. Non-members are welcome for this free talk.

Date: 7 July 2012 (Sat)
Speaker: Dr Delphine Koh, Senior Clinical Psychologist, IMH

REACH: A Mental Health Programme for Children and Adolescents in Singapore
The Response, Early Intervention and Assessment in Community Mental Health (REACH) for students programme is a community-based service set up to improve the emotional and social well being of children and adolescents in Singapore. The multidisciplinary team of allied health professionals, nurses and doctors works closely with community partners such as schools, voluntary welfare organisations and family doctors to identify and manage students at risk of developing or who have developed mental health disorders. The processes of how REACH can help an ADHD student in school and how referrals are made to REACH team will be covered in this talk.

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