||Assessment and Management of Adult AD/HD
|Type of Activity:
Workshops & Seminars
Objective of Course / Workshop:
||To understand theoretical models of AD/HD and apply the concepts to clinical
To update knowledge of assessment methods and tools for assessing adults
To update knowledge of psychological strategies that will enhance the
functioning of adults with AD/HD
|Course / Workshop Outline:
||Module 1: Understanding adult AD/HD: Theoretical Models (2 hours)
Module 2: Assessment of adult AD/HD Guidelines, Methods and
Tools (2 hours)
Module 3: Treatment of adult AD/HD: Strategies to managing the
symptoms (2 hours)
|Course / Workshop content:
||Registration: 8:30am Seminar Start 9:00am End: 4:00pm
Module 1: Understanding adult AD/HD: Theoretical Models
This section will describe major theoretical models of AD/HD and provide a platform for understanding how to assess for AD/HD in late adolescence and adulthood.
Module 2: Assessment of adult AD/HD Guidelines, Methods and Tools
This section will discuss international guidelines for the assessment of AD/HD. The pros and cons of different rating scales and cognitive tests will
be explored. And finally, differential diagnosis of AD/HD with other conditions will be considered.
Module 3: Treatment of adult AD/HD: Strategies to managing the symptoms.
This section will reference international best practice guidelines. Cognitive remediation for organisational, motivation, and attention and memory will be discussed. Emerging technology such as computerised intervention for Working Memory will be considered.