Continuing Education Course: Evaluating for ADHD in Clients with Complex History and Symptoms (3 CEs)

Approximately 80% of people with ADHD have at least one additional diagnosis, and many have histories that are complex and make it more challenging to determine an accurate diagnosis. This high prevalence of complexity means it is impossible to provide ADHD evaluations without the skills and understanding to diagnose when clients present with complex symptoms and history. Providers who assess for ADHD must be prepared to differentiate symptoms and accurately diagnose our clients.

Trauma, mood disorders, autism, anxiety, learning disorders, head injuries, and a myriad of other diagnoses occur at a higher rate in those with ADHD compared to those without. And yet, much of the training in assessing for ADHD focuses on how symptoms present when no co-occurring conditions are present. If you provide ADHD evaluations, it is essential that you have the knowledge and skills to assess complex presentations.

This course gives you the knowledge of ADHD and co-occurring conditions, as well as vignettes to allow you to expand and practice your assessment skills. This self-paced home study provides you with three continuing education hours.

Cost

$50 for the course and continuing education certificate. There are no additional fees for this course. The fee offers you lifetime access to the self-guided home study course. Because you maintain lifetime access to the learning materials, no refunds are offered for this course.

Presenter

Dr. Amy Marschall is a clinical psychologist licensed in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Florida, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and New York, as well as New Zealand. She is a PsyPact provider. She is the author of Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy: What Every Mental Health Provider Needs to Know, and she is working on a book about neurodiversity-affirming care for individuals with ADHD. In her clinical practice, she specializes in ADHD evaluations across the lifespan. She was diagnosed with ADHD at age 32.

Resiliency Mental Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Resiliency Mental Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Objectives

Analyze the research surrounding ADHD and commonly co-occurring conditions and construct diagnostic assessments that accurately identify ADHD in clients who have multiple diagnoses.
Evaluate complexities that can make ADHD more difficult to identify, including co-occurring mental health conditions, traumatic brain injuries, and psychological trauma.
Practice crafting case conceptualizations and narratives in clients with ADHD and complex histories though the use of treatment vignettes.

Target Audience

This is an advanced continuing education course for psychologists and any other mental health professionals who are qualified to conduct psychological evaluations for ADHD and diagnose ADHD.

Statement Regarding Conflict of Interest

Dr. Marschall and Resiliency Mental Health have no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Continuing Education Course: Evaluating for ADHD in Clients with Complex History and Symptoms

$50

Course curriculum

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First Section
- Power Point Slides
- Course Videos
- Handout
- Sample Cases
- Attendance
- Post Test
- Course Evaluation
- Certificate of Completion