Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Joint Committee On Health
Services and Supports for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Discussion
Mr. Hugh Doogan:
Just to finish that point, Dr. McDonnell mentioned Covid. One of the things Covid opened our eyes up to was that online delivery of the programme can work. We evaluated that as well. According to the World Health Organization guidelines, the group parent programme setting is the best and that is usually face to face. However, the interventions we use worked very well online. In our current round or programmes, we are delivering four and one of those is online and working well. That obviously offers the opportunity for both parents to attend, often in the evening, when childcare does not become an issue, etc.