Despite the need for psychosocial programs for young adults with ADHD, a phase of many changes and firsts, to my knowledge not many group programs exist. Juggling academic commitments, pursuing a career, raising a family, and running a household puts great demand on your abilities to organise, focus, and remain calm. This can be challenging for anyone, but if you have ADHD, it can feel downright impossible.
This program is designed to:
This program is compromised of three modules:
1) Psychoeducation
Provides participants with a mental scaffolding for understanding the source of their recurring difficulties. Strong emphasis is placed on understanding the impact of impaired Executive Functioning skills. With increased understanding the individual is better able to break down these difficulties into components which then become the target of their individual intervention.
2) Adaptive Thinking
The old CBT view of ADHD held that thoughts don’t play a role in ADHD and are only relevant in cases of co-existing conditions such as anxiety or mood disorders is challenged is challenged in this module. We acknowledge that thoughts do not cause ADHD, but experiences of living with ADHD affect thinking and thinking affects ADHD. Negative thinking in ADHD erodes the pillars of self-esteem and belief in one's ability to bring about change in one’s life. Studies repeatedly show that emotions play a strong role in ADHD symptoms, indicating a direct link between negative thinking and ADHD symptoms.
3) Skills Building
Many of the consequences of neurobiological symptoms of ADHD are maintained or exacerbated by a lack of adequate coping skills (Safren, Sprich, Chulvick, & Otto, 2004). The objective of the skills building module is to teach compensatory executive skills such as:
The main treatment components are delivered in a sequential manner i.e. psychoeducation module followed by adaptive thinking and skills building. The sessions build on each other, with a review of what was learned in the previous sessions.
This program has its own participant workbook which will soon be available here: A Workbook for Young Adults with ADHD.
If you are interested in enrolling in this program, please contact Grace on:
Email: SZCounselling@gmail.com M: +61 433 908 802 or via the booking link below.
Winston Churchill
Grace da Camara | Registered Psychologist E: SZCounselling@gmail.com M: +61 433 908 802
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