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Digital Seminar

ADHD & Couples Therapy: Foster Trust, Follow-Through & More


Faculty:
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA
Duration:
2 Hours 26 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
May 17, 2022
Product Code:
POS058998
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.


Description

By the time couples struggling with ADHD come to your office their relationship is a tangled mess.

Each partner blames the other and both feel powerless.

Your work is to help these couples re-balance desires, competing needs and find joy.

You can make it easier to help these clients confront their problems, and even get the skills to address “uncomfortable” topics, like sexual satisfaction.

Join Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST, for an in-depth training that explores the most intimate parts of relationships impacted by ADHD. From Ari’s expertise you’ll walk away with a highly refined skill set including how to:

  • Balance the under/over-functioner dynamic
  • Help clients find sexual acceptance and enjoyment
  • Get couples to let go of the past & focus on the future
  • Help each client get their needs met – especially when they’re in opposition
  • Transform your couple’s troubled partnerships into happy, healthy and thriving relationships.

Register now!

CPD


CPD

PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 2.5 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.



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Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA, is a psychologist, international presenter, author, and ADHD expert. He is the author of four books on adult ADHD – one for clinicians and three for the general public. He has also written several book chapters and is a frequent author for ADHD-related publications, including ADDitude Magazine and Attention Magazine.

He is a popular and dynamic presenter who routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complex concepts understandable and useful. He has given more than 650 presentations and podcast interviews for professionals and members of the public, across America and in Sweden, Turkey, Greece, Mexico, England, Spain, Denmark, Canada, and Iceland.

He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, and XM Radio and has been quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, USnews.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health, and many other media outlets. He is a former board member and current conference committee chair for CHADD and is the 2023 recipient of their Hall of Fame award for his significant contributions to the field.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ari Tuckman maintains a private practice. He receives royalties as a published author. Ari Tuckman receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ari Tuckman is the National Conference Committee co-chair for CHAAD.


Objectives

  1. Assess each romantic partner’s contribution to the under-/over-functioner dynamic.
  2. Facilitate creating sustainable agreements between partners.
  3. Formulate interventions to help couples overcome barriers to shared positive experiences.

Outline

An individual condition. . . with relationship dynamics
  • The under-/over-functioner
  • The diagnosis “game changer”
  • How time horizon impacts relationships
  • Straightforward goal setting
  • The relationship “Ouija board”
The First Step: Targeted Treatment
  • From passive to active management
  • How medication can close the gaps
  • What the research says about partner’s perceptions of effort & effectiveness 
Re-balance the relationship
  • Get the partner with ADHD to step up & the other partner to step down
  • Balance change and acceptance
  • The gender imbalance
  • Realistic expectation setting
  • Working with competing priorities and needs
  • Is ADHD the scapegoat?
  • Understanding preferences vs limits
  • Emotional regulation & breaking the anger cycle
  • Move from “false” agreements to trust
Sex and other fun stuff
  • Help your couples enjoy each other again
  • What the research tells us
  • Balancing busy with fun
  • The intersection of ADHD and sexuality
  • Exploring the “uncomfortable” – porn, masturbation & sexual satisfaction

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Teachers
  • School Administrators
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Physicians

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