Saturday, May 4, 2024
HVPA Presents - "Adult ADHD Assessment"
Presented by Lenore Strocchia-Rivera, Ph.D.
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time:
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - CE Course
9:30 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. - HVPA members are invited to join for a brief update meeting starting 30 minutes before presentation time (9:30am) and ending 5 minutes before the presentation.
Location: This will be a Zoom presentation. (You will receive the Zoom login information following your registration.)
Program Summary
This two-hour presentation will provide participants with a sequential framework for conducting a first-time ADHD assessment of adults to minimize the risk of committing errors in the diagnostic process. A variety of tools and strategies will be presented, along with the benefits and limits of using them. Since ADHD symptoms are transdiagnostic, the presenter will discuss the importance of ruling out other explanations for the symptoms as well as ruling in comorbid disorders. Finally, the presenter will discuss the issue of functional impairment and how it can manifest in adults with ADHD.
Presenter: Lenore Strocchia-Rivera, Ph.D.
Lenore Strocchia-Rivera, Ph. D. is the Founder and Director of Learning Insights, a psychological evaluation and assessment practice that helps people of all ages understand the source of their frustrations and how to tap into their natural aptitudes to improve their quality of life.
Dr. Rivera has been a licensed psychologist since 1989. She is a graduate of the Ph. D. Program in School Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and the Predoctoral Training Program in Clinical Psychology at the Astor Home for Children. Except for a three-year stint in the mid-1990s, Dr. Rivera has been providing therapy and assessment to residents of the Hudson Valley for more than 35 years.
Dr. Rivera’s clinical experience covers a variety of settings, including public and private schools, residential treatment centers, Head Start, Family Court, and private practice. For 11 years, she was the Clinical Director of a nationally recognized early childhood program. Over the years she has been a respected college professor in the fields of child psychology and psychological assessment, having taught at Marist College, Teachers College, and SUNY New Paltz.
Drawing from her extensive experience in evidence-based treatment and her personal philosophy of focusing on strengths, Dr. Rivera helps clients identify strategies and resources that support their individual goals at school, at home, or on the job. Her approach is outlined in a chapter on Strength-Based Assessment in D. Crenshaw’s (2010) book, Reverence in the Healing Process: Honoring Strengths without Trivializing Suffering.
Dr. Rivera is a Past President and former Board Member of the Hudson Valley Psychological Association, as well as a longstanding member of the New York State Psychological Association. She is also a member of the Learning Disabilities Association of America.
Target Audience: All mental health professionals. NOTE: Only Doctoral Level NY State licensed Psychologists can receive CE credits.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the training, participants will:
- Become aware of the risk of errors when making an ADHD diagnosis.
- Be able to identify a sequential framework for conducting a first-time ADHD assessment of adults.
- Learn about tools and strategies to assess symptoms historically and currently.
- Understand the benefits and limits of testing tools in the diagnosis of adult ADHD.
- Be able to identify alternative explanations for ADHD symptoms.
- Be able to identify common comorbid conditions to ADHD.
- Identify ways to determine if symptoms are causing functional impairment across settings.
FEES:
FREE for HVPA Members
$60.00 for Non-HVPA Members
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CE INFORMATION
Statement of Sponsorship: Hudson Valley Psychological Association (HVPA) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0200.
CE Credits: 2 CE credits for NYS Psychologists (only) are provided upon course's completion. HVPA is authorized to provide CE credits ONLY to NYS Psychologists.
To receive continuing education (CE) credit, you need to attend the program in its entirety. CE certificates will be provided for all NYS psychologists who attend this program in full and who complete/return an online program evaluation. Please indicate your license type and license number on your registration form.
FOR ONLINE COURSES: We verify your online attendance at the beginning & end of the program and by your completion of the evaluation form and post-test.
HVPA is authorized to provide CE credits ONLY to NYS Psychologists. If you have questions, contact ContinuingEd@hvpa.org.