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Kaplanek, Beth. and Gill, Maureen. "MINI RETREAT FOR MOTHERS" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Children and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Renaissance Nashville Hotel and Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee, Aug 27, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p116657_index.html>

Kaplanek, B. A. and Gill, M. A. , 2004-08-27 "MINI RETREAT FOR MOTHERS" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Children and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Renaissance Nashville Hotel and Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p116657_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This presentation was originally proposed for the 2003 conference as a three-hour workshop entitled “For Moms Only.” The presentation was accepted but was changed to a pre-conference institute entitled “A Mini-Retreat for Moms.” [2003]. The presenters preferred that the workshop be held during the regular conference so that more mothers could attend but the committee’s preference was for an institute. The presenters agreed to this but asked that the workshop be in the afternoon to allow time in the morning for the mothers to arrive without the additional cost of overnight lodging. The mini-retreat had about 13-15 attendees. We were surprised that grandmothers raising their grandchildren were also in attendance. [It would probably also be a good idea to include foster mothers in the projected audience if the retreat is to be done again]. The program appeared to be successful based on the response of the audience at the close of the session. The few evaluations submitted also indicated this. The retreat was divided into four sections: The first section was a welcome and introduction of speakers and also had set questions the mothers at each table answered to get to know each other. Goals for the workshop were also solicited from the audience and recorded on a flip chart. Beth Kaplanek then spoke about the family impact of AD/HD on family and community members. Looked at were the relationship of the mother and child, the spouses, the siblings, friends, relatives, and coaches. The audience shared their experiences and helpful tips with each other. Maureen Gill went over survival tips for working with the schools and community programs. Topics covered were from choosing a teacher to scheduling of high school classes to which sports are best for children with AD/HD. Grades covered were elementary to college experiences. Positive and negative experiences were shared at the individual tables as well as with the general audience. The last part of the program included a discussion on the principals of Love and Logic and would they be useful for parents raising children with AD/HD. Demonstrations of this were given by the presenters and the group broke up into pairs to role play parent and child with designated problems to solve. A love and logic consultant helped with the presentation and role plays. If accepted, the second retreat would probably follow the principals of the first one with some possible modification, i.e., more time for mothers to talk with each other at their tables and get to know each other better. Also, to be looked at would be how to reduce presentation and increase participation. One of the difficulties with this presentation was that it was audio taped and the presenters mindful of this had to juggle both the needs of the taping and the audience. The taping was not successful because of the enthusiasm of the audience to speak to the presenters and to each other. Beth and I hope that we will be able to do this presentation again in Nashville as we feel that the mothers were most appreciative of having a program just for themselves.

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