Training and Parent Supports

A supportive one-to-one programme designed for parents of children with ADHD. Across 8 structured sessions, you’ll explore emotional regulation, routines, behaviour strategies, and ways to build stronger, more positive relationships with your child.

Format: Online

Cost: €100 for 8 x 60-minute sessions. A parents plus handbook is required at an additional cost of €25 euro to cover cost of book and P&P. Handbook will be posted directly by us with registered postal service. (Please make sure your address and eircode are correct before ordering and paying)

Trainer:Amanda Spiteri

A gentle and engaging approach to help parents and children work together through play. These sessions are ideal for:
– Families awaiting assessments
– Parents and children seeking to build bonds
– Children needing support with emotional regulation
Amanda uses evidence-informed, play-based techniques to help both parent and child feel seen, heard, and emotionally connected.

Format: In-person or online (40min sessions)

Cost: €75 for 5 sessions

Trainer: Amanda Spiteri
This certified Manual Handling course meets Health & Safety Authority (HSA) guidelines and helps reduce the risk of injury in the workplace. It is ideal for early years staff, afterschool workers, and anyone in a role that involves lifting or physical tasks.

Why Choose This Course?
– Certified and experienced instructor who understands real-life workplace challenges
– Blended delivery: learn online, assess in-person
– Sector-specific insights tailored to your team
– Interactive and practical training style
– Certificates valid for 3 years

Pricing & Booking:
– Starting from €25 per person
– Group rates and on-site training discounts available
– Contact us today to discuss your team’s needs or book your session

Trainer:Amanda Spiteri
Support the parents working within your business by offering access to professional, one-to-one parent coaching. This service promotes workplace wellbeing, improves work-life balance, and helps reduce employee stress.

Format: Online

Cost:€100 for 8 x 60-minute sessions.

A parents plus handbook is required at an additional cost of €25 euro to cover cost of book and P&P. Handbook will be posted directly by us with registered postal service. (Please make sure your address and air eircode are correct before ordering and paying)
Corporate rate can apply for multiple bookings. Sessions must be one to one.

Trainer: Amanda Spiteri
Support your team’s mental health and emotional wellbeing with targeted workshops and staff wellness sessions. These sessions can be tailored to your organisation’s needs and may include:

– Managing stress and emotional regulation in high-pressure roles
– Understanding childhood behaviours for working parents
– Balancing work and parenting responsibilities
– Resilience-building tools for frontline or childcare staff
– Mindful communication and managing conflict
– Team connection and workplace morale boosters

Format: Online or on-site group workshops

Cost: Custom packages available – contact us to tailor a programme for your team

– Workplace inclusion (e.g., autism, neurodiversity, equality)
– Corporate responsibility and wellbeing
– Regulatory compliance and standards

Here’s What we Can Offer Under “Policy & Compliance Supports”:

Policy Development Workshops (For Childcare & Social Services)**

Help organisations develop or refine policies in line with Irish national frameworks (e.g., Aistear, Síolta, Children First, Disability Act, Equal Status Acts, etc.). We can guide teams through:

– Writing inclusive policies
– Updating safeguarding and child protection documents
– Drafting behaviour and wellbeing policies
– Reviewing anti-discrimination or EDI frameworks

We offer support to businesses developing or revising policies related to:
– Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
– Neurodiversity and Autism in the Workplace
– Parental Leave & Work-Life Balance
– Wellbeing and Mental Health in the Workplace
– Anti-Bullying and Harassment
– Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

We provide:
– Templates
– One-to-one consultancy
– Small-group policy writing sessions
– Ongoing support for internal HR or management

We run training sessions for staff or managers on:

–  Understanding Irish social policy obligations
– Aligning workplace practice with legislation
– Recognising the impact of poor or missing policies
– How to implement inclusive change from the ground up

Policy Development & Workplace Inclusion

Excellent — those additional qualifications take your profile to an even more professional and specialised level, especially when you’re offering supports in mental health, wellbeing, parent coaching, and workplace inclusion.

Here’s the **updated, expanded version of your trainer bio**, incorporating your Master’s in Psychotherapy & Counselling (specialising in CBT), Higher Diploma in Psychology from UCD, and professional memberships.

• A Master’s in Psychotherapy and Counselling, specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (ICHAS)
• A Higher Diploma in Psychology from University College Dublin (UCD)
• A Degree in Sociology, majoring in Public Policy, also from UCD
• Over a decade of practical experience running early years and school-age services across Ireland

Amanda is a registered member of the Association of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists (APCP) and the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI), and brings both clinical insight and front-line understanding to her training and consultancy services.

Amanda provides real-world, evidence-based training in:

Policy development and review for childcare, education, and corporate services
Workplace inclusion and neurodiversity awareness, including Autism in the Workplace training
Parent coaching and family supports, with CBT-informed strategiesEmotional wellbeing programmes for staff, children, and parents
Therapeutic play-based sessions** for families navigating behavioural or emotional challenges
Regulatory compliance and best practice** for childcare and educational settings

Her unique ability to bridge academic knowledge with lived sector experience makes her a sought-after trainer for businesses, educators, and community groups aiming to improve their inclusive practices, wellbeing strategies, and policy frameworks.

• Early years and school-age childcare
• Primary and post-primary education
• SMEs, HR teams, and corporate managers
• Community and family support services
• Mental health and wellbeing initiatives

Available Services:
– Inclusive policy development for childcare services
– Neurodiversity and workplace inclusion policy support
– Equality & diversity policy review
– Workplace wellbeing & mental health frameworks
– Small group or 1:1 policy writing sessions for management
– Document templates and audits available on request

Format: Online or on-site
Cost: Contact for tailored pricing packages