Training for healthcare professionals
ADHD Training for Primary Care Teams
Helping primary care clinicians assess adult ADHD with greater confidence
- Virtual or in person
- Customized for your organization
Adult ADHD in Primary Care
Practical Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, and Referral
Adult ADHD is increasingly presenting in primary care, but distinguishing ADHD from anxiety, depression, sleep problems, trauma, substance use and other causes of executive functioning difficulties can be challenging.
Solas Psychology offers practical, evidence-informed training for primary care practices and healthcare organizations seeking to strengthen their approach to adult ADHD assessment and referral.
A clinically useful framework for your team
This interactive training helps physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, behavioral health clinicians, and other healthcare professionals develop a clear and clinically useful framework for evaluating possible ADHD in adults.
Clinical focus
Topics May Include:
- Recognizing common and less obvious presentations of adult ADHD
- Applying DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria in clinical practice
- Establishing developmental history and childhood onset
- Using ADHD screening measures appropriately
- Evaluating functional impairment
- Differentiating ADHD from anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep disorders, substance use, and other clinical presentations
- Understanding the role and limitations of psychological testing
- Identifying cases that can be evaluated within primary care versus those that warrant specialty assessment
- Avoiding common diagnostic pitfalls
- Developing efficient ADHD assessment and referral workflows
Trainings emphasize practical clinical decision-making and include case examples, discussion, and tools clinicians can apply in everyday practice.
Flexible delivery
Training Formats
Trainings can be provided virtually or in person and customized for the needs of individual practices and healthcare organizations.
60-Minute Training
Focused introduction to adult ADHD assessment and differential diagnosis.
90-Minute Workshop
Comprehensive training with clinical examples and Q&A.
Half-Day Training
In-depth instruction, case discussion, and development of practical assessment and referral strategies.
About the Presenter
Alyssa Smyth, PhD
I’m Dr. Alyssa Smyth, a licensed psychologist and owner of Solas Psychology, PLLC. I specialize in adult ADHD, and my clinical work includes psychological assessment of adult ADHD and psychotherapy with adults experiencing ADHD, anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and executive functioning difficulties. I’m also an active ADHD researcher, with peer-reviewed work in journals including Clinical Psychology Review and the Journal of Attention Disorders. That work covers the psychometric properties of adult ADHD rating scales, psychosocial treatments for ADHD, and how ADHD affects adults’ careers.
My trainings translate psychological assessment principles into practical strategies that primary care clinicians can use to make thoughtful diagnostic and referral decisions.
Next steps
Schedule a Training
Organizations interested in hosting a training or discussing a customized program are invited to contact Solas Psychology for availability and pricing.