Rethinking Adult ADHD: Helping Clients Turn Intentions Into Actions
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Educational Goal
Participants will gain increased competency in using CBT as a treatment for adult ADHD.
Description
Increasing numbers of adult clients are seeking evaluation and treatment for adult ADHD. Although medications offer symptom relief, most adults with ADHD will require concurrent psychosocial treatment modified to address their unique needs, especially the consistent use of the known coping strategies. Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) adapted for adult ADHD is an evidence-supported treatment, though most clients report that they “know what to do, but have difficulties doing it,” which reflects the fact that ADHD is a performance problem, not a knowledge problem. In this webinar, Dr. J. Russell Ramsay will review the contemporary understanding of the nature of ADHD and how this model informs psychosocial treatment. Dr. Ramsay will illustrate the components of an implementation-focused CBT approach adapted to adult ADHD, including the role of cognitions, behaviors, and emotions as well as showing a video demonstration of a session of this approach.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dr. J. Russell (“Russ”) Ramsay is co-founder and clinical director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program and an associate professor of clinical psychology in the Perelman School of Medicine at PENN. Dr. Ramsay has authored numerous peer-reviewed professional and scientific articles, research abstracts, and book chapters. He has written five books on the treatment of adult ADHD, his most recent being Rethinking Adult ADHD: Helping Clients Turn Intentions into Action (2020, American Psychological Association). His book The Adult ADHD Tool Kit has been translated into Spanish, French, and is being translated into Korean, and is a recommended self-help book of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Dr. Ramsay was an invited contributor to the APA’s Psychotherapy Video Training Series with the video, Adults with ADHD.
Dr. Ramsay is an inductee in the CHADD Hall of Fame and received the Szuba Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching & Research from the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Attention Disorders and is often sought out as an ad hoc reviewer. He has served on the Professional Advisory Boards of many of the leading ADHD organizations. Dr. Ramsay is board-certified in cognitive-behavioral therapy through the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies and in behavioral and cognitive psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has presented to audiences around the world on the assessment and psychosocial treatment of adult ADHD.