Therapeutic Care & Wellbeing
ADHD Awareness
Online course
CareCPD accredited
Selected Providers only
ADHD in looked-after teenagers: how it overlaps with trauma, the long wait for assessment, everyday support with routines and school, and the risks to watch for.
Available to selected Providers only. Ask us whether it suits your Homes.
At a glance
FormatOnline
AccreditationCareCPD
CategoryTherapeutic care
Assigned viaLearning Paths
AvailabilitySelected Providers only
What this course covers
- What ADHD is, and what it is not.
- How ADHD overlaps with trauma in looked-after children.
- How ADHD shows in teenagers, including girls.
- The assessment pathway and long waits.
- The carer's role with ADHD medication, at a high level.
- Everyday support with routines, school and language.
- Links to exploitation, police contact and self-harm.
- Helping the child understand their ADHD.
How it works in Nest Learn
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Assign it
Add it to a Learning Path with a deadline, and preview who it affects before you save.
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Staff complete it
It appears in My Training, where staff can start, continue or renew it.
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Track it in the Matrix
Training Status shows Not started, In progress, Complete, Overdue or Expired for each person, across every Home.
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Keep the evidence
Completions stay on the staff record with their history. Eligible online completions come with a certificate carrying its own verification code.
Assign it alongside the rest of your training
This course is available to selected Providers only. Ask us whether it suits your Homes.