Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is a prevalent and impairing disorder. While medications have been effective in treating adult ADHD, the majority of individuals treated with medications still have symptoms that require additional skills and symptom management strategies. This Second Edition of Mastering Your Adult ADHD is thoroughly updated to present the most current, empirically supported treatment strategies in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for coping with symptoms of adult ADHD. The Therapist Guide provides clinicians with effective means of teaching adult clients skills that have been scientifically tested and shown to help them cope with ADHD. The program has been updated to include the optional use of technology and smart phones toimprove organization and planning. Core modules cover the development of systems for keeping track of appointments and tasks, reducing distractibility, and improving adaptive thinking skills, and theres an optional module on reducing procrastination. Information is also provided regarding holding an informationalmeeting with a spouse, partner, or family member. The step-by-step, session-by-session descriptions are a practical resource for therapists who deliver the treatment. The companion Client Workbook contains all of the necessary information for participating in the practical CBT intervention. It includes worksheets, forms, and a link to an assessment measure that can be used to gauge progress during treatment.
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION FOR THERAPISTS; MODULE 1 - PSYCHOEDUCATION, ORGANIZING AND PLANNING; Session 1:; PSYCHOEDUCATION AND INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING; Session 2:; INFORMATIONAL SESSION WITH SPOUSE, PARTNER OR FAMILY MEMBER (IF APPLICABLE); Session 3:; ORGANIZATION OF MULTIPLE TASKS; Session 4:; PROBLEM-SOLVING AND MANAGING OVERWHELMING TASKS; Session 5:; ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS; MODULE 2: REDUCING DISTRACTIBILITY; Session 6:; GAUGING THE CLIENTS ATTENTION SPAN AND TEACHING DISTRACTIBLITY DELAY; Session 7:; MODIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT; MODULE 3: ADAPTIVE THINKING; Session 8:; INTRODUCING A COGNITIVE MODEL OF ADHD; Session 9:; ADAPTIVE THINKING; Session 10:; REHEARSAL AND REVIEW OF ADAPTIVE THINKING SKILLS r; MODULE 4: ADDITIONAL SKILLS; Session 11:; APPLICATION OF SKILLS TO PROCRASTINATION (OPTIONAL); Session 12:; HANDLING SLIPS; Appendix: Forms and Worksheets; References; About the Authors;