ADHD in Adulthood: Family Impacts and Clinical Implications
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ADHD in Adulthood: Family Impacts and Clinical Implications

Sat, Aug 9th, 2025
10:00am – 1:15pm US Eastern Time
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About the Event

While many often think of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to mainly impact children and adolescents, millions of adults are impacted by ADHD. The impact of ADHD can effect multiple areas of life, including employment, family life, and other relationships. In addition, this disorder is commonly associated with co-occurring conditions, such as anxiety and/or depression. This training will provide a framework to understand the complexities and multi-faceted nature of ADHD in adults, while providing practical and evidence-based strategies to support adult clients with ADHD and their loved ones. A focus will be placed on supporting adults living with ADHD and the family unit to enhance functionality and family quality of life.

Live Event
This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructor

Christina Marsack-Topolewski

Christina Marsack-Topolewski

Dr. Christina Marsack-Topolewski is an associate professor of Social Work in the College of Health and Human Services at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski received her PhD in Social Work with a dual title in Gerontology from Wayne State University. She has worked with individuals with various intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) for 20 years. Her research focuses on individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities, their caregivers, advance care planning, the service delivery model, and service utilization. She has over 90 publications in national and international journals and encyclopedias, mainly focusing on individuals with IDDs, caregiving, as well as services and supports. In addition, she has presented her work locally, nationally, and internationally.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify the characteristics, signs, and symptoms of ADHD in adulthood.
  2. 2 Explain the multi-faceted nature of ADHD and co-occurring conditions common among adults with ADHD and the impact on the total family unit.
  3. 3 List practical and evidence-based strategies to support adult clients with ADHD and their family members.

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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 7:00am US Pacific Time.

10:00 - 10:15am: Introduction and overview of topic 

10:15 - 10:30am: What is ADHD and executive functioning 

10:30 - 10:50am: ADHD in adulthood - trends and description 

10:50 - 11:10am: Implications of ADHD in the adult world 

11:10 - 11:30am Dynamics in parenting and relationships


11:30 - 11:45am: Break 


11:45 - 12:00pm: ADHD and co-occurring conditions

12:00 - 12:15pm: Client / Family support 

12:15 - 12:35pm: Care techniques, strategies, interventions; Practices to support family quality of life and overall functionality 

12:35 - 12:50pm: Clinical Implications - Implications and best practices on supporting individuals and the family unit 

12:50 - 1:00pm: Resources and supports available

1:00 - 1:15pm: Recap and Q&A

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