APA Clinician's Corner: Advanced Assessment and Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorders

The APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP) offers monthly Clinician’s Corner workshops which are held at the APA building (750 First St. NE, Washington, D.C.) and webcast live throughout the country. These three-hour workshops feature leading practitioners and scholars working in key areas of professional practice. Whether attending the workshop on-site or online, participants have the opportunity to interact with the presenter. All workshops include CE credits.

Advanced Assessment and Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorders

CE credits: 3

This advanced workshop is designed for psychologists who have completed at least basic professional training in ADHD and have experience in assessment and treatment of this disorder in children and/or adults. It will review recent research studies that support the reconceptualization of ADHD as developmental impairment of executive functions, the cognitive management system of the human brain. Participants will consider how this new model of ADHD helps to explain the frequent co-occurrence of ADHD with various other disorders. They will also design treatment plans for patients with ADHD complicated by comorbidities and various psychosocial factors.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Describe key research studies on brain development and functioning underlying the concept of ADHD as developmentally impaired executive functions.

2. Explain how this new model of ADHD is related to comorbid disorders such as learning disorders, substance use disorders, oppositional defiant disorders and autistic spectrum disorders.

3. Develop effective treatment plans for complex cases of ADHD with various comorbid complications. 
   

Presenter: Thomas E. Brown, PhD

About the presenter: Dr. Brown is associate director of the Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders in the Deptartment of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. He is author of the forthcoming "A New Understanding of ADHD in Children & Adults: Executive Function Impairments" (Routledge, 2013) and the prize-winning "Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults." (Yale Press). He edited "ADHD Comorbidities: Handbook for ADHD Complications in Children and Adults" (American Psychiatric Press) and is author of the "Brown ADD Scales" (Pearson). He has presented symposia and workshops throughout the U.S. and in 40 other countries.

Live webcast and on-site workshop fees: Member: $65; Nonmember: $80

How to Enroll

Live webcast only: 

• Enroll online 

On-site only:

• By telephone: (800) 374-2721, ext. 5991 or (202) 336-5991 (within D.C. Metropolitan area); 9 a.m.–5 p.m., EST. Pay by credit card only (AMEX, MC or VISA). 

• By fax: (202) 336-6151: Pay by credit card only; must have valid signature and expiration date (AMEX, MC or VISA). 

• By mail: APA Accounting/CEP Office, Clinician’s Corner Enrollment, 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.

The enrollment form will be accepted only with one of the following forms of payment: check, money order or valid credit card. Checks should be made payable to "American Psychological Association."

On-site enrollment limit: 35 (Space is limited; sign up now.)

Enrollment form (PDF, 213KB)