Ad 540 Alternative Treatments In Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity Cases

Course overview

This online continuing education course provides a comprehensive overview of alternative treatments to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Students will learn natural alternatives and practical exercises to help children focus and cope with their disorder by strengthening brain functioning. This course will help students explore ways to help improve learning and behavior effectively without medications. An overview of seven learning styles that will help to lessen the symptoms of ADHD will also be explored in this online course. Participants will learn what foods affects a child's behavior, and what foods children with ADHD should eat and avoid. Students will learn how to manage the diet of an ADHD individual, the challenges that they may face, and a step-by-step guide to starting the diet. Course Code: AD 540. Contact hours of continuing education = 30. TEXTBOOK There are two (2) required textbook for this course: ADD/ADHD Drug Free: Natural Alternatives and Practical Exercises to Help Your Child Focus by Frank Jacobelli and L.A Watson, USA 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-0094-4. Fed Up With ADHD: How Food Affects Children and What You Can do about It by Sue Dengate. Random House Australia, 2004. ISBN: 1-74051-230-8 Instructor/Course Author: Helen Nieves, MA, MHC, CCBGT, CRS, SMC-C