Approved for Nevada Psychologists, LCSWs and MFTs. 
  NPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for         psychologists. NPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This CE is being offered for n/c to active NPA members and NPA student members!!

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About the Workshop:

Referrals of adults for ADHD assessment are increasingly common, necessitating accurate and comprehensive evaluation methods. This one-hour workshop will delve into best practices for assessing adult ADHD, emphasizing the importance of differential diagnosis. Assessment approaches will be reviewed and evaluated. The workshop will also highlight when a referral for a neuropsychological evaluation is warranted. Considerations of gender, age, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status will be addressed, examining how these factors influence symptom presentation, assessment, and diagnosis. Additionally, the session will cover the risks and benefits of current assessment practices and suggest evidence-based best practices for effective assessment of adult ADHD.

Learning Objectives:

 At the end of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
1.) Evaluate various methods for assessing adult ADHD, including clinical interviews and rating scales to enhance diagnostic accuracy.
2.) Explain the importance of differential diagnosis in adult ADHD assessments and determine when a referral for a neuropsychological evaluation is warranted.
3.) Describe how individual and gender, age, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status influence symptom presentation, assessment, and diagnosis of adult ADHD, as well as the need for more research in these areas.
4.) Identify the risks and benefits of current assessment practices, and apply best practices for effective evaluation of adult ADHD.

Audience:

This presentation is intended for psychologists, neuropsychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists, primary care providers, nurse practitioners, other licensed mental health providers, and graduate students of psychology. 

About the Speaker:

Persephone Crittenden, Psy.D. (she/her) is the current Co-Chair of the Early Career Psychologist Committee for the Nevada Psychological Association (NPA). She is a neuropsychologist providing evaluations of adults for conditions including ADHD, ASD, learning disorders, memory concerns, neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular conditions, and additional medical and psychological concerns. She also provides Brain Health assessments, consultations, and coaching to help individuals optimize their cognitive aging to prevent/delay cognitive decline. Additionally, she provides medico-legal/forensic neuropsychological assessment services. She is the founder of Peak Neuropsychology based in Reno, NV. She holds a community faculty position at University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine. She is an assessor for multiple clinical trials in the Brain Stimulation Lab at Stanford University School of Medicine. She also provides psychological consultation services to Veterinary Mental Health Support (VMHS) through Not One More Vet (NOMV). Dr. Crittenden's CV

Registration Fees

NPA members $0.00
Non-members $25.00

General Information:

General Information:
Zoom Login Link and Handout Materials: Zoom webinar login link and Handout materials will be sent out electronically to all attendees no later than one week prior to workshop date. Printed handout materials are not available for purchase as this CE training is being offered remotely.

Workshop Location: Live, virtual webinar via Zoom.

Closed Captions: Live audio captions will be provided for this event. If you need additional disability-related accommodations, please contact us by email us at [email protected] or by phone (888) 654-0050. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance of workshop date.

Refunds & Grievance Policy: Participants may direct questions or grievances to NPA at (888) 654-0050. An administrative fee of $30 will be charged for cancellation of registration. Please note, no refunds will be granted within 10 days of presentation date.

Approval: Approved by Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners. Nevada Psychological Association (NPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. NPA maintains responsibility for the program and its content. NPA will issue certificates of completion. APA CE rules require that we only issue credits to those who attend the entire workshop. Those logging into the Zoom webinar more than 15 minutes late or logging off before the entire workshop is completed will not receive CE credits (i.e. partial CE credit will not be issued).and will not be eligible for the 15% premium discount.

References:

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Chung, W., Jiang, S., Paksarian, D., et al. (2019). Trends in the prevalence and incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults and children of different racial and ethnic groups. JAMA Network Open, 2(11), e1914344. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14344

Dobrosavljevic, M., Larsson, H., & Cortese, S. (2023). The diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in older adults. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 23(10), 883–893. 
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Somogyi, S., Kilencz, T., Szőcs, K., & et al. (2023). Differential neurocognitive profiles in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder subtypes revealed by the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 
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There is no potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support for this program or its presenter.