Empowering Individuals Living with ADHD

A social-emotional learning programme to help individuals with ADHD embrace their unique strengths and develop self-management strategies
As part of our social mission to enable inclusivity, wellbeing and enhance employability, Growthbeans is running a ground-up, community-based, social emotional learning programme to empower youths living with ADHD. We are grateful for our partnership with SPARK, and also the support of National Youth Council for approving this project under the National Youth fund. 
Who is this for
This training is ideal for:
  • Students living with ADHD
  • Anyone in need of ADHD, Coping & Self-Management Strategies
Why Join
Our programme is a psychoeducation process of delivering a learning experience for individuals with ADHD to explore coping and self management strategies, so that they can better focus their efforts in developing personal management strategies that work for them. 
  • ​Appreciate the strengths, resources, and skills they have that can empower them.
  • Build resilience, social connections, and stress coping strategies.
  • Co-create self-management strategies to navigate the demands of school and family life
  • Develop strategies to manage difficult emotions and to identify and address unmet needs.
  • Enhance self-efficacy and self-compassion to face challenges.
  • Increase awareness and understanding of ADHD among the wider community.
Programme Structure
Duration: 5 x 2-hour sessions
Our Partners
What You Will Learn
The programme is customised to youths in school as well as working adults living with ADHD.

Note: Parents or Guardians of participants are invited to participate with their children in Session 3 and 4. They will also be invited to attend a 1.5 hour Parent Workshop, that will be conducted by SPARK, before starting the programme for the students. The Parent workshop can be taken online, after work hours to match parents' availability. 

Session 1:
​Affirm Strengths, Build Connections

  • Discover your strengths and resilience strategies
  • Explore how to engage your inner resources & social support to thrive
For Students
  • Know your strengths and cultivate resilience.
  • Foster supportive relationships to achieve shared goal.

Session 2:
​Collaborate Better

  • Recognise personal traits to be a good team player.
  • ​Create conditions that foster trust, belonging and open communication for teamwork.
For Students
  • Recognise personal traits & situational factors to be a good team player.
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Session 3:
​Deal with Stress

  • Understand your stressors and coping strategies.
  • Discover new ways to self-care

For Students:
  • Set clear goals that inspire creativity and innovation.
  • Plan, organise and drive action to overcome obstacles.

Session 4:
​Acknowledge & Manage Emotions

  • Reset your relationships with emotions
  • Develop strategies to cope when you feel excluded and stressed
​​For Students:
  • Build support systems to sustain motivation.
  • Appreciate key sources of support and habit formation.

Session 5:
​Culture of Care

  • Practice skills to create a safe space to embrace vulnerabilities.
  • Share & expand perspectives to support the wellbeing and growth of one another
For Students
  • Be intentional in self-care and managing stress to maintain well-being.
  • Express empathy and foster a culture of understanding and mutual support.

Parent Workshop

  • Understand symptoms such as 
    • Inattentiveness, Hyperactivity, Impulsivity
    • Difficulties in following instructions, organising tasks, prioritising, and managing time
    • Struggle with controlling anger and mood swings
  • Implications of these symptoms and conditions on family relationships
  • Strategies to support youths in managing these symptoms.
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