Parent Counseling as an Effective, Evidence-Based Intervention for ADHD and Co-Occurring Disorders

ADHD is one of the most common diagnoses of childhood and adolescence. Raising a child with ADHD is a daunting challenge. Parent counseling, coupled with personal psychotherapy, is essential for parents of ADHD children and teens as many such parents are profoundly stressed and confused.

In this webinar, Formica outlines the core parenting principles he has developed and taught to parents for decades. He discusses the features of ADHD itself, what it is and what it is not, and what makes life so difficult for both the ADHD child and their parents. Formica also presents data on the effectiveness of parent counseling for parents of ADHD children. Finally, Formica outlines methods and procedures for parent counseling, with special emphasis on the adaptations which clinicians, parent counselors and psychotherapists should make when working with parents of ADHD children.

• Describe the parenting roadmap and core parenting skills Formica has identified and developed after decades of research and treatment with parents.
• Identify research which has validated the use of parent counseling as an effective treatment modality for parents of children with ADHD, as well as related clinical comorbidities.
• Explain the nature of ADHD and identify the common myths and misinformation which parents of ADHD children are exposed to by the popular media.
• Discuss the clinical adaptations needed when working with parents of ADHD.

Richard Formica, PhD