CBT for Adult ADHD: Helping Clients Turn Intentions into Actions

4 Hours | 4 CEs

This on-demand professional training program on CBT for Adult ADHD: Helping Clients Turn Intentions into Actions is presented by J. Russell Ramsay, PhD, ABPP.

Throughout and since the COVID-19 pandemic, more adults 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 known, helpful 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 an implementation problem, not a knowledge problem.

This program reviews the contemporary understanding of the nature of ADHD and how this understanding informs the CBT model adapted for adult ADHD and its use in clinical practice with adults with ADHD. Dr. Ramsey illustrates the components of an implementation-focused CBT approach adapted to adult ADHD, including the role of cognitions, behaviors, and emotions in helping adults with ADHD turn their intentions into action. Special attention is paid to the effects of adult ADHD on relationships.

The program is designed to provide clinicians with a framework for understanding and helping their adult clients with adult ADHD strike a balance of acceptance and change to the benefit of their functioning and overall well-being.

As even most seasoned clinicians have not had training in adult ADHD, this program is appropriate for any clinicians working with adults with ADHD, including outpatient treatment and campus counseling centers.