Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD

Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD
Online Course
Fri 10 May 2024
Developing therapeutic approaches to ADHD to make a lasting difference to patient outcomes


This one-day, skills-based training supported participants in learning how to navigate therapeutic adjustments for neurodiversity and deliver suitable, effective, and patient-driven adaptations. From improved assessments to delivering innovative interventions, this insightful and thought-provoking forum equipped delegates with the clinical skills to provide more comprehensive therapeutic support for patients with ADHD.

Practical tips for clinical interventions and adaptations

Led by an experienced course leader but greatly enhanced by shared delegate knowledge, those who joined us to on the day increased their competencies by focusing on: 

  • Personalising support: How to recognise and accommodate for neurodiversity during assessments
  • Boosting understanding: Increase your understanding on ADHD guidelines to ensure that you are delivering the best possible interventions 
  • Improving patient engagement: Create a flexible therapeutic experience to motivate your clients to engage in Step 2 and 3 treatment interventions

Developed with convenience in mind

Update your education and discover how you can drive forward your therapeutic practice. Our online Talking Therapies courses can be accessed remotely, plus:

  • Meet each other – turn on your videos and microphones in the breakout rooms
  • Listen and watch presentations – in the main conference room lead by your course leader
  • Take part in facilitated interactive sessions to enhance your learning 
  • Feedback, engage and ask your burning questions to your dedicated expert

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9:30
Join, tech support and opportunity to network in your meeting room
10:00
Introduction, instructions and leader’s opening remarks
Dr Antonia Dittner, Lead Clinical Psychologist, National Adult ADHD and Autism Psychology Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Exploring guidelines
10:10
Understanding ADHD presentations, impact and adaptations
  • Neurodivergent affirming approach
  • DSM-5 adult ADHD diagnostic criteria
  • NICE guidelines
  • Functional impact of the core symptoms
  • Intro to psychological approaches to supporting ADHD including cognitive-behavioural formulation
  • Adapting CBT for adult ADHD
10:50
Question and answers with Antonia Dittner
11:00
Screen break
Understanding cognitive and behavioural characteristics of adult ADHD
11:10
Formulation driven interventions for adult ADHD: Engagement and treatment planning
  • Overview of formulation-based CBT for adult ADHD
  • Delievering effective assessments
  • Understanding intevention formulations
  • Setting and working towards treatment goals
  • Motivation and engagement
11:50
Question and answers with Antonia Dittner
12:00
Workshop activity: Practical strategies to support clients with ADHD
  • How does your service do this currently?
  • Are there areas for improvement?
  • What would you do differently in relation to supporting ADHD following this discussion?
12:20
Workshop activity feedback: Practical strategies to support clients with ADHD
12:30
Lunch screen break
1:10
Delivering formulation-based CBT for ADHD part 1
  • Scheduling
  • Managing internal distractions
  • To do lists and time management
  • Reducing external distractions
  • Between session tasks
  • Identifying and challenging negative automatic thoughts
  • Managing emotions – impulsivity and procrastination
1:50
Question and answers with Antonia Dittner
2:00
Workshop participation: Interactive activity
  • How does your service do this currently?
  • Are there areas for improvement?
  • What would you do differently in relation to supporting ADHD following this discussion?
2:20
Activity feedback
2:30
Screen break
2:40
Delivering formulation-based CBT for ADHD part 2
  • Addressing underlying beliefs
  • Treatment summary
  • Reasonable adjustments in education and work
3:20
Final questions and answers with Antonia Dittner
3:30
Closing remarks
3:40
Close of course

Dr Antonia Dittner

Lead Clinical Psychologist, National Adult ADHD and Autism Psychology Service
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust

Designed for NHS Talking Therapies professionals:

Colleagues benefitted from this exciting online forum which has previously been described as “brilliant, it worked really well despite being virtual. Well organised, good timings and good mix of activities” and “speakers were very clear and structured in their timings. Very professional and teaching aids were excellent”. Here are just some of the comments from past attendees:

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Amazing training, very interesting, well presented, would highly recommend
- Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD, NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire
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It was a very useful day, there a tips here that I can definitely take forward
- Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD, Northants Talking Therapies LTC Team
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This was my first course but I'll definitely be looking out for others!
- Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD, Western Health Trust
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Clear and well structured
- Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD, MPFT
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Helpful strategies for adapting CBT for ADHD presentations
- Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD, Inclusion Thurrock, Midlands Partnership Foundation University Trust
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I enjoyed the day immensely and found it very interesting
- Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD, University of Southampton
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I felt it was a very worthwhile workshop, it was well put together and it was nice that we got to interact with one another in breakout groups also
- Adapting your Therapeutic Approaches for Adults with ADHD, Western Health Trust
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"Great training, to improve my own psychoeducation. Great organisation and great choice of subjects!"
- Talking Therapy Skills: Anxiety, Depression and Sleep, Isle of Wight NHS
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"The online forum was very good, we usually use Teams but this was easy to follow"
- Talking Therapy Skills: Anxiety, Depression and Sleep, North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
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"Very well organised, loads of information and well timed so it didn't feel like too much at once"
- Talking Therapy Skills: Anxiety, Depression and Sleep, University of East Anglia
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"Really well organised. Very knowledgeable facilitators and presenters. Good overview of sleep, difficulties and general interventions"
- Talking Therapy Skills: Anxiety, Depression and Sleep, Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service

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