ADHD Training to improve outcomes for Young Men with ADHD

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Out of School, Out of Work and Always in Trouble!!
Improving Outcomes for Young Men with ADHD

Improving Outcomes for Young Men with ADHD

Manchester

September 15th 2010

Investment £149

This one-day workshop is suitable for practitioners supporting young men and their families whether in Universal Services or supporting young people who arerecognised as being more vulnerable and "At Risk ". Organisations applying the learning from this workshop will be able to provide better understand the link between ADHD and School exclusion ,unemployment and criminal behaviour for young men with ADH.

Topics covered include:

• The causes of ADHD.
• Recognising the symptoms of ADHD.
• Identifying challenges faced by young men with ADHD.
• A young person's perspective on being "NEET".
• The link between ADHD and poor outcomes
• Communication skills and strategies for support (group and 1:1).
• Supporting young men with ADHD to meet their personal goals.
• The Disability Discrimination Act (accommodation and inclusion).
• NICE guidance.
• Best practice and action planning.
  

Commissioning

This course is available as an in-house workshop. It is particularly appropriate for meeting the requirements of current initiatives including Aiming High for Disabled Children, NICE guideline compliance, and the delivery of Local Authority outcomes relating to the inclusion of young people with disabilities in mainstream services

Approprate to a wide range of services and settings including Connexions,Youth Offending and Social Services