Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD
Targeting Executive Dysfunction
- 214 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
This highly practical book provides evidence-based strategies for helping adults with ADHD build essential skills for time management, organization, planning, and coping. Each of the 12 group sessions--which can also be adapted for individual therapy--is reviewed in step-by-step detail. Handy features include quick-reference Leader Notes for therapists, engaging in-session exercises, and reproducible take-home notes and homework assignments. The paperback edition includes the adult ADHD criteria from DSM-5. The treatment program presented in this book received the Innovative Program of the Year Award from CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD). See also Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Second Edition: Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships, by Russell A. Barkley, an ideal client recommendation.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Author
- About the Contributing Authors
- Contents
- Introduction
- Therapist Guide
- Treatment Manual
- Introduction for Therapists
- Session 1. Making Peace with the Diagnosis and Committing to Growth: Introduction to Goals and Methods of the Group
- Session 2. Time Management: Time Awareness and Scheduling
- Session 3. Time Management: Making Tasks Manageable and Rewarding Yourself
- Session 4. Time Management: Prioritizing and To-Do Lists
- Session 5. Time Management: Overcoming Emotional Obstacles
- Session 6. Time Management: Activation and Motivation
- Session 7. Getting Organized: Setting Up an Organizational System
- Session 8. Getting Organized: Implementing an Organizational System
- Session 9. Getting Organized: Maintaining an Organizational System
- Session 10. Plan a Projectâand Get It Done!
- Session 11. Project Planning: Implementation
- Session 12. Looking to the Future
- Optional Session. Getting to Bed, Getting Up, and Getting to Work on Time
- Resources
- References
- Index