The ADHD treasure hunt: a group intervention using a social model approach to disability

ABSTRACT

This article describes the ADHD Treasure Hunt - a groupwork model that integrates the spirit of a social model of disability into therapeutic practice with parents and children. Following a discussion on the discourse and controversy over the nature and treatment of ADHD in Western society, we evaluate our intervention in terms of its usefulness in addressing a family’s sense of helplessness and frustration in the face of social interactions. The model also focuses on helping the families recognize the value of their own experiential knowledge. We examine the contributions of the model to current practice as well as offer future directions for its development.

KEYWORDS:

• ADHD
• multifamily group intervention
• social model
• school-aged children
• parenting

Acknowledgments

This theoretical model is based on the clinical experience of the first author and Mr. Hed Solodar.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.