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Issued 28th August 2019. futurelearn.

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Certificate of Achievement

Stéphanie Martin
has completed the following course:

UNDERSTANDING ADHD: CURRENT RESEARCH AND PRACTICE


KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

The course covered ADHD as a developmental disorder, considering controversies related to the
condition. The course explored the diagnosis and best practice treatment of ADHD and practical
strategies to help the educational and personal development of people with ADHD.

4 weeks, 2 hours per week

Dr Mark Kennedy
Senior Teaching Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
King's College London

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Achievement and the effort required to become eligible, visit from King's College London.
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Stéphanie Martin
has completed the following course:

UNDERSTANDING ADHD: CURRENT RESEARCH AND PRACTICE


KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

The course covered ADHD as a developmental • Evaluate the rationale, mechanism, and
disorder, considering controversies related to limitations of the primary medical and
the condition. The course explored the diagnosis psychosocial treatments for ADHD.
and best practice treatment of ADHD and • Evaluate practical strategies to support the
practical strategies to help the educational and educational and personal development of those
personal development of people with ADHD. living with ADHD.
• Be able to identify resources and relevant
STUDY REQUIREMENT
support services for those living with ADHD.
4 weeks, 2 hours per week
• Evaluate the biological and environmental risk
LEARNING OUTCOMES factors for ADHD.
• Discuss the prevalence and impact of ADHD in
SYLLABUS
children, adolescents and adults.
• What ADHD is, and the controversies raised by
• Discuss ADHD as a disorder and how it differs
the concept of ADHD
from normal behaviour.
• Latest neuroscientific and psychiatric research
• Be able to critically assess key factors in the
based on the mechanisms, symptoms and
conceptualisation and understanding of the
impairments of ADHD
disorder.
• ADHD as a developmental disorder throughout
• Discuss the core challenges faced by those with
the lifespan: genes, environments (protective
ADHD, their families and relevant professionals.
and risk factors)
• Discuss wider issues related to ADHD, such as
• Latest neuroscientific and psychiatric research
labelling and stigma from multiple perspectives.
based on the various means of screening and
• Demonstrate an empathic understanding of the
assessing for child ADHD
experiences of people living with ADHD.
• Latest neuroscientific and psychiatric research
• Describe core principles, tools and techniques
based on the mechanisms, diagnosis and
used in the screening and diagnosis of ADHD,
treatment of adult ADHD
and the factors that may impact on the accuracy
• Understanding best practice in treatment for
of a diagnosis.
ADHD Mechanisms and efficacy of psychosocial
• Explain how ADHD is distinguished from, and
treatments, pharmacological treatments
relates to, other common neurodevelopmental,
supporting positive outcomes for those with
behavioural and mental health problems.
ADHD and their families
• Reflect upon and discuss current evidence for
the genetic and environmental vulnerability for
ADHD, and associated neurological mechanisms
for ADHD.
• Critically discuss the current evidence base for
both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical
interventions for ADHD.

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