Kids, teens, and young adults with ADHD can put parents (and therapists) in a bind—should they be given more oversight to ensure success or more freedom to learn on their own? Author and international speaker Ari Tuckman, PsyD will explain the many ways that ADHD executive function deficits impact family life and the strategies are most effective for managing these additional struggles. You will learn how to help these families navigate the daily challenges more effectively in order to reduce conflict, foster understanding of ADHD, and support agency to prepare young adults for launching into college and beyond. This will take the therapist out of the middle of the endless tug of wars and give them a framework to help these families.
https://nefesh.org/workshops/FamilyTherapyfeb21/viewFREE WEBINAR
Family Therapy for ADHD from Childhood Through Launching
Previously Recorded
Presenter: Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST
Course Length: 3 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- Explain to clients how ADHD impacts kids’, teens’, and young adults’ functioning
- List ways to help families to negotiate common stress points such as homework, mornings, and screentime
- Explain the pros and cons of medication for ADHD
This workshop Offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
Kids, teens, and young adults with ADHD can put parents (and therapists) in a bind—should they be given more oversight to ensure success or more freedom to learn on their own? Author and international speaker Ari Tuckman, PsyD will explain the many ways that ADHD executive function deficits impact family life and the strategies are most effective for managing these additional struggles. You will learn how to help these families navigate the daily challenges more effectively in order to reduce conflict, foster understanding of ADHD, and support agency to prepare young adults for launching into college and beyond. This will take the therapist out of the middle of the endless tug of wars and give them a framework to help these families.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain to clients how ADHD impacts kids’, teens’, and young adults’ functioning
- List ways to help families to negotiate common stress points such as homework, mornings, and screentime
- Explain the pros and cons of medication for ADHD
Agenda:
- Introduction (20 minutes)
- How ADHD impacts functioning
- Goals of therapy
- Lay the groundwork for launch (Kindergarten – 8 grade) (30 minutes)
- Manage attention and distractions
- Is the problem skills or motivation?
- Handle homework, screen time, mornings
- Address oppositionality
- Medication for ADHD (30 minutes)
- What non prescribers need to know
- How to discuss with families
- Prepare for launch (9th – 12th) (35 minutes)
- Break out of the teenage power struggle
- Create a sustainable process
- Promote active problem solving
- The college application is diagnostic
- Delay the launch (gap year) (30 minutes)
- The gap year myth
- Benefits of gap years
- Setting the gap up to do what it should
- Survive the launch (post-high school) (20 minutes)
- Clarify parents’ role
- Setting appropriate expectations for the student
- What it takes to be successful in college
- Exploring alternatives to college
- Q&A (15 minutes)
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
- 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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