The Psychology of ADHD:
Treatment Implications
Treatment Implications
ADHD is a neurological condition, but it has significant psychological effects on how a person sees themselves, addresses challenges, and interacts with others. While standard therapy techniques can be beneficial, therapists who better understand the many effects of ADHD on a person’s life and mindset will be much more effective, whether in individual, couples, or family therapy. We will discuss four inter-related areas:
Dr. Tuckman's books can be found here:
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FREE WEBINAR
The Psychology of ADHD:
Treatment Implications
Previously Recorded
Presenter: Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST
Course Length: 6 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will be able to assist clients with understanding, accepting, and integrating a diagnosis of ADHD, whether in themselves, a romantic partner, or a child.
- Attendees will describe ways that ADHD can impact both romantic partners and the common dynamics that ensue.
- Attendees will be able to address the maladaptive coping mechanisms that are common to those with ADHD and help them create a resilient mindset.
- Attendees will create more sustainable solutions to differences and disagreements in relationships
- Attendees will be able to explain how to help clients improve their relationship and sexual functioning and satisfaction by creating better balance in the relationship.
This workshop Offers 6 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
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ADHD is a neurological condition, but it has significant psychological effects on how a person sees themselves, addresses challenges, and interacts with others. While standard therapy techniques can be beneficial, therapists who better understand the many effects of ADHD on a person’s life and mindset will be much more effective, whether in individual, couples, or family therapy. We will discuss four inter-related areas:
Dr. Tuckman's books can be found here:
Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will be able to assist clients with understanding, accepting, and integrating a diagnosis of ADHD, whether in themselves, a romantic partner, or a child.
- Attendees will describe ways that ADHD can impact both romantic partners and the common dynamics that ensue.
- Attendees will be able to address the maladaptive coping mechanisms that are common to those with ADHD and help them create a resilient mindset.
- Attendees will create more sustainable solutions to differences and disagreements in relationships
- Attendees will be able to explain how to help clients improve their relationship and sexual functioning and satisfaction by creating better balance in the relationship.
Agenda:
- Attendees will be able to assist clients with understanding, accepting, and integrating a diagnosis of ADHD, whether in themselves, a romantic partner, or a child (1.5 hours).
- What it means to have neurologically-based deficits (that look willful)
- Happiness comes from not only improving performance, but also actively accepting limitations
- Mourning past struggles and a future that will differ in some ways from expectations
- Applying understanding and acceptance to create a life worth living
- Attendees will be able to assist clients to make well informed, well considered choices about treatment options (1.5 hours).
- What are the facts about various treatment options?
- Why do some clients have such reservations about medication, despite it being the most effective treatment for ADHD?
- Why are much less effective non-medication remedies often preferred?
- Assisting clients to assess the risks and benefits of potential treatments, as well as non-treatment, so they can make a fully informed choice.
- Attendees will be able to address the maladaptive coping mechanisms that are common to those with ADHD and help them create a resilient mindset (1.5 hours).
- The deficits of ADHD tend to make certain experiences more common which makes specific maladaptive coping mechanisms more common. While logical and sometimes beneficial, overall they do not serve the person with ADHD.
- We will discuss specific methods to address each of these particular maladaptive coping mechanisms and create a more resilient mindset in the face of challenge or adversity.
- Addressing the interaction effect of comorbid conditions like anxiety, depression, substance abuse, sleep disorders, etc.
- Attendees will be able to help clients improve their relationship and sexual functioning and satisfaction by creating better balance in the relationship (1.5 hours).
- Discuss the many ways that ADHD can impact a couple's relationship, including their sex life.
- We will discuss how to restore balance and good feelings so they can function better and be happier together.
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
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