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.

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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 pre-recorded CE workshop delves into best practices for assessing adult ADHD, emphasizing the importance of differential diagnosis. Assessment approaches are reviewed and evaluated. The workshop also highlights when a referral for a neuropsychological evaluation is warranted. Considerations of gender, age, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are addressed, examining how these factors influence symptom presentation, assessment, and diagnosis. Additionally, the session covers 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 Homestudy CE 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

General Information:

Access to Webinar/Handout Materials:
This is a 1-hour pre-recorded presentation for homestudy CE credit. Electronic copy of handout materials will be sent out by email to attendee after registration is completed along with link(s) to view pre-recorded live, virtual webinar

Refunds & Grievance Policy: 
Participants may direct questions or grievances to NPA at (888) 654-0050. 

Approval and CE Credit:
The 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. 

If you want to receive homestudy CE credit for this pre-recorded presentation, you will need to complete and pass an online Post-Test Questions form.  According to APA’s Standards and Criteria for Approval of Sponsors, attendee must score at least 75% accuracy to qualify for CE credit, ensuring that attendee did actually attend and complete the program. Partial credit will not be issued to those that do not score at least 75% on posttest. Attendees are allowed three attempts to complete and pass the online posttest to receive CE credit.

Completion of the evaluation form is appreciated, forms are tabulated and reported to our CE Committee for discussion, analysis of participants’ satisfaction with content, instructor performance, etc.

CE certificate will be issued via email within 72 hours of receipt of post test and evaluation form, provided a passing score is obtained.

References:

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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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Sibley, M. H. (2021). Empirically-informed guidelines for first-time adult ADHD diagnosis. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 43(4), 340–351. 
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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.