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The group felt safe

Posted By earthzx75

"The group felt safe"

About: Mental Health / Primary Care Mental Health

(as a service user),

I have attended a 8 week session with the ADHD service east ren team.

The group felt safe and made me feel I could share my opinions. I liked the group format as it allowed people to share there opinions and what they have found useful. The two hosts were also very insightful and welcoming.

The course content in itself was very useful. I particularly found the sections of sense management insightful. I will be using these insights and techniques for years to come!

Something I would suggest is if there could maybe be a final session in which we can follow up with our "homework" that would be great. That would let us deal with the content in our own time and consolidate it in our own lives. 

One other thing. I was diagnosed in April 2024 and I got onto the course more than a year later. It would be great if this course had more resources so that this waiting time could be shorter. I was always drawn to this over medication (which was supplied quickly after diagnosis) and it would have been great to have it then.

Overall very good, I would recommend this course to anyone with ADHD. 

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Response from Emma Walker, Lead Occupational Therapist for Mental Health, Occupational Therapy Mental Health, East Renfrewshire HSCP less than an hour ago
Emma Walker
Lead Occupational Therapist for Mental Health, Occupational Therapy Mental Health,
East Renfrewshire HSCP

Provides occupational therapy for mental health

Submitted on 15/10/2025 at 16:40
Published on Care Opinion at 16:40

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Thank you earthzx75 for taking the time to provide feedback about the Sparks ADHD Occupational Therapy group currently run in East Renfrewshire.

We are delighted to hear that you found the group sessions of SPARKS helpful and a safe space for sharing ideas with others. We are glad you found the staff welcoming at the group and we will ensure they hear this positive feedback.

Your feedback about the group, the waiting time, and the fact you would recommend the group to others is appreciated and we thank you for taking the time to complete care opinion.

kind regards

Emma

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