This presentation will review best practices and professional practice guidelines for the screening, diagnosis, and non-pharmacological treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in childhood and adolescence. The first block of the presentation will be devoted to screening and diagnosis and will cover variations in practices by clinical setting, age, gender, and presentation. Next, an overview of treatment best practices will be provided separately for the childhood and adolescent contexts. Question and answer time will be allotted at the end.
See flyer: go.unl.edu/adhd-child-flyer
FREE Training
Audience: psychologists, behavioral health and licensed mental health professionals
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Speaker: Drs. Richard Gallagher & Margaret Sibley
This training is approved for 2.75 continuing education (CE) credits for psychologists* and Nebraska LMHP/LIMHP. Credits will be awarded to participants who attend the entire training.
*Continuing education for psychologists may be used by other licensed behavioral health professionals. Please check with your licensing board. Continuing education credit is granted on a one credit per one instructional hour basis.
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (NUPPC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The NUPPC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
OBJECTIVES
- Identify key components of evidence-based assessment of ADHD in children and adolescents.
- Describe the extant empirically-supported treatments for children with ADHD from preschool through late elementary.
- Explain the common elements of evidence-based non-pharmacological approaches for adolescents with ADHD.
Sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.
Margaret Sibley has an Other Financial or Material Support interest in Guilford Press-Book and Richard Gallagher has an Other Financial or Material Support interest in Guilford Press-Book and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, companies which could potentially benefit from the outcomes of this activity. Because of the perception of a conflict of interest and in the interest of full transparency, they are disclosing this relationship with Guilford Press and NYU Grossman School of Medicine to training participants. If you have questions or concerns, please contact NUPPC (apa-nuppc@unl.edu).