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ADHD in Love: Treating Couples When One Partner Has ADHD
One out of eleven couples has one partner with ADHD which can impact not only the individual, but also makes certain relationship dynamics more likely—and makes these couples more likely to show up in your office. Unfortunately, if the one partner’s ADHD isn’t addressed directly, the therapist will get stuck in the same traps as the partners do. We will begin with a more useful conceptualization of how ADHD impacts an individual’s abilities to meet daily demands. We will then discuss how this sets up the dynamics that commonly develop in these couples, so that you can help these clients break free of the disempowering tug of war and create a more balanced and satisfying relationship. This will include how ADHD impacts a couple’s sex life and how to make yet another area of discontent into a shared activity that adds energy to the relationship.
ADHD in Love: Treating Couples When One Partner Has ADHD
Previously Recorded
Presenter: Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST
Course Length: 3 Hours
Learning Objectives:
Utilize a comprehensive understanding of ADHD and non-prescription interventions to help clients manage their condition effectively, enhancing their daily functionality, and integrating this knowledge into therapy.
Demonstrate the capability to discern the impact of ADHD on both partners in a relationship, identify common ensuing dynamics, and manage the therapeutic implications of a new ADHD diagnosis in a relationship context, acknowledging the potential for transformation in dynamics.
Develop strategies to assist clients in creating sustainable solutions to conflicts arising from the ADHD diagnosis within the relationship, including fostering an environment that promotes active management of ADHD and sets realistic expectations.
Demonstrate the capability to engage in discussions, answer queries, and apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios regarding ADHD in relationships.
This workshop Offers 3 Continuing Education Credits This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
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One out of eleven couples has one partner with ADHD which can impact not only the individual, but also makes certain relationship dynamics more likely—and makes these couples more likely to show up in your office. Unfortunately, if the one partner’s ADHD isn’t addressed directly, the therapist will get stuck in the same traps as the partners do. We will begin with a more useful conceptualization of how ADHD impacts an individual’s abilities to meet daily demands. We will then discuss how this sets up the dynamics that commonly develop in these couples, so that you can help these clients break free of the disempowering tug of war and create a more balanced and satisfying relationship. This will include how ADHD impacts a couple’s sex life and how to make yet another area of discontent into a shared activity that adds energy to the relationship.
Learning Objectives:
Utilize a comprehensive understanding of ADHD and non-prescription interventions to help clients manage their condition effectively, enhancing their daily functionality, and integrating this knowledge into therapy.
Demonstrate the capability to discern the impact of ADHD on both partners in a relationship, identify common ensuing dynamics, and manage the therapeutic implications of a new ADHD diagnosis in a relationship context, acknowledging the potential for transformation in dynamics.
Develop strategies to assist clients in creating sustainable solutions to conflicts arising from the ADHD diagnosis within the relationship, including fostering an environment that promotes active management of ADHD and sets realistic expectations.
Demonstrate the capability to engage in discussions, answer queries, and apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios regarding ADHD in relationships.
Agenda:
Introduction (20 minutes)
How ADHD impacts functioning
Goals of therapy
An individual condition. . . with relationship dynamics (20 minutes)
The easy slide into the classic dynamic of the under-/over-functioner
A new diagnosis of ADHD can be a total game changer if the therapist knows how to work with it
First, some targeted ADHD treatment (30 minutes)
What nonprescribers need to know about medication for ADHD
Help both partners actively manage ADHD—and also expectations
What does research say about partners’ perceptions about treatment effort and effectiveness?
Re-balance the relationship (50 minutes)
Get the partner with ADHD to step up—and also the partner without ADHD to step down
How to create better agreements and then actually see them through
Can I trust you? How to increase honesty and follow through
Help partners figure out what changes to push for and which are better to accept
Sex and other fun stuff (30 minutes)
Help your couples enjoy each other again—isn’t that why they’re together?
What the research tells us about the benefits of (and barriers to) a better sex life for these couples
Q&A and discussion (30 minutes)
This presentation is open to:
Social Workers
Professional Counselors
Therapists
Psychologists
Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.
The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
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Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0325.
NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0046
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