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David Nowell – ADHD Certificate Course
For many diagnosed with ADHD, medication is not the best approach as it could be accompanied by side effects and cause concern with long-term use… that’s where caring professionals like yourself step in to offer alternative solutions to help your clients improve their everyday lives.
With this transformative certificate course, you can take advantage of the latest brain research and evidence-based best practices to get kids and adults motivated, focused, organized, and performing closer to their true potential. By understanding the way the brain works in ADHD along with the executive function relationship, you will be able to better identify a variety of interventions that can positively influence symptoms of ADHD in your clients.
Gain the strategies you need to develop a holistic approach when working with adults and children with ADHD:
- Interventions for improving impulse control and working memory
- Therapies to increase attention and timing awareness
- Approaches to help manage schoolwork and improve accountability
- And more!
Not only will you walk away with relevant research on the brain’s response to non-medication strategies, but you’ll also learn the most common non-medication interventions for ADHD such as self-regulation, mindfulness meditation and neurofeedback. You will also learn the impact exercise, diet, sleep, supplements and environment may have on ADHD symptoms.
Through first-hand demonstrations, this intervention-heavy course looks at ways to treat ADHD – from childhood into the adult years – through ALL the levels of the disorder.
Plus, you’ll earn your Certificate in ADHD Interventions when you complete this online training! Advance your practice and improve your clients’ well-being and happiness today…
Why Not Medication?
- Useful as a short-term tool
- Concerns with long-term use: Effects on the brain
ADHD and the “Immature” Brain
- Brain imaging evidence of ADHD
- Research regarding ADHD brain development
- Frontal lobes mature more slowly in the ADHD brain
- Excess theta brainwaves
- Implications for treatment
Movement-Based Strategies
- Wake up an underaroused ADHD brain
- Hyperactivity as an adaptive mechanism
- The impact of play and exercise on the brain
- Role of rhythm and timing training
- Integrated movement systems for ADHD
Frontal Lobe/Working Memory Strategic Tools
- Use it or lose it: Increase memory, attention and focus
- Games for impulse control and working memory
- Computerized cognitive training programs
- Meditation and mindfulness for ADHD
- Neurofeedback
Diet and Nutrition
- The impact of sugars, fats, proteins and water
- Diet and dopamine
- Omega 3-6-9: What you need to know for brain health
- Multivitamins/minerals: Do they make a difference?
- Gluten, food additives and pesticides
ADHD and Nervous System Overstimulation
- “Overaroused” subtype of ADHD
- Stress, anxiety and ADHD: the connection
- Breathwork and movement for nervous system calming
- Heart rate variability biofeedback
- Art therapy techniques to quiet and focus the brain
Environmental Influences
- Video games and Social Media
- Sleep deprivation
- Same symptoms as ADHD
- Strategies to help insomnia
- Environmental toxins: lead, phthalates, pollution
- The impact of time in nature on ADHD symptoms
General Approaches to Manage ADHD
- Dietary: Metabolic issues, food sensitivities
- Medications: The pros and cons
- Non-medication therapies
Executive Function and Self-Regulation
- Does Executive Function equal Self-Regulation?
- Russ Barkley’s levels of executive function
- Matching Barkley’s levels to age and maturity to plan interventions
- Self-regulation capabilities and compensation
Emotion Regulation
- Recognize “off-center” emotions and intensity
- Get in touch with and be present to emotions
- Strategies to accept and manage emotions
- Positive guidance via the Nurtured Heart Approach
- Manage intensity for the adult
- Diffuse emotions with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Structure and Organization
- Create habits in small children
- Dictated goals vs. self-management of tasks
- Using apps to compensate for poor organization skills
Slow Impulsivity
- Basics: One thing at a time
- Learn effective self-control
- Self-management for children & adults
Attention Therapies for ADHD
- Timing therapy for children and adults
- Interactive Metronome®
- A metronome app
- Sharp attention to gain hyper-focus
- Have fun with attention exercises for young children
- Mindfulness attention training for children and adults
Anxiety and Stress Management Strategies
- Look social situations in the eye
- Keep deadlines at arm’s length
- Stress management
- Three breathing techniques
- Physical exercise, work and play
- The Mind Jar
- Keep it simple
- Learn self-acceptance vs. defensiveness
Advanced Techniques
- Recognize emotional and mental states
- Stay present, wait, watch and accept
- Use self-regulation to counter impulses
- Advanced strategies to manage intensity
Impact of ADHD, Executive Function and Stress on Learning and Behavior
- Challenges ADHD creates beyond impulsivity, inattentiveness and hyperactivity
- Relationship between ADHD, executive function and stress
- Determining eligibility for services
- Techniques to Strengthen Emotional/ Self-Regulation in School
Self-monitoring strategies for students to adjust their self-talk and focus control
- Specific time management techniques for deepening concentration and perseverance
- Environmental modifications to help students harness innate strength
- Addressing the issues of ADHD medication in school
- Strategies to Reduce Disruptive Behaviors, Stress & Anxiety
Powerful changes in the classroom environment to support student independence
- Supporting lagging developmental skills required for self-regulation
- Class-wide culture shifts to aide calm and focus for all students
- Problem solving and self-advocacy tools to increase self-monitoring
- Strategies to Improve Attention, Organization, Time Management and Memory
Powerful use of graphic organizers facilitate writing, organizing and problem solving
- Specific timers, paper organizers, and homework management systems
- Keys to incorporate movement, fidgets, and mindfulness techniques
- Making IEP and 504 plans more effective and impactful for teachers and students
Would you like to receive David Nowell – ADHD Certificate Course ?
Interact and collaborate with other professionals in the online community through chat boards and online forums. Participants love sharing ideas, asking questions and networking with other practitioners!
Complete your CE tests online at the completion of each module, with instant access to your CE certificates – earn up to 18 CE hours. You’ll end this intensive training with a certificate of professional recognition in ADHD interventions.
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