ADHD Diagnostic Assessor Training for Healthcare Professionals
One-Day I Live Online I Children & Adults
Led by an experienced consultant psychiatrist with extensive experience in ADHD.
£297. Next course November 28th 2026.
CPD certified 6 Hours
Validated ToolsDIVA-5, Young DIVA, Qb Test
Conners
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Study leaveTime off in lieu, subject to employer approval
Upcoming course dates
Live Online | 09:30 – 17:00 | £297
Who comes on the course
Registered healthcare professionals who assess ADHD, or want to start, in NHS or private services. You don’t need to have done a formal ADHD assessment before.
Not sure where your role fits? Read who can diagnose ADHD in the UK.
- Mental health nurses and RMNs
- Psychologists
- Pharmacists and independent prescribers
- Paediatricians
- Psychiatrists, from trainees to consultants
- GPs, including GPs with Extended Roles
- Advanced mental health practitioners
- CAMHS and adult mental health teams
- Crisis, A&E and liaison clinicians
- Neurologists and neuropsychiatrists
- Occupational therapists and speech and language therapists
- Social workers in neurodevelopmental teams
What the day covers
You’ll use DIVA-5, Young DIVA, Conners 4, QbCheck and school reports. The day is about diagnostic assessment and reporting. It doesn’t cover prescribing.
1
Foundations of ADHD assessment
How ADHD presents across the lifespan, gender differences, masking, overlap with autism, consent, capacity and safeguarding.
2
Structured clinical assessment
Eliciting symptoms accurately, taking full histories, assessing risk and forming a clinical impression.
3
Two live case simulations
Opening the consultation, mental state, weighing the evidence and making the diagnostic decision.
4
Report writing and care planning
Structuring the report, mapping findings to DSM-5, setting out alternative explanations and recommendations.
5
Competencies and scope of practice
Where you fit within the AQAS and CAAQAS frameworks. What good supervision looks like.
6
Reflection and questions
Time to bring your own cases and questions to the trainer.
Lead Trainer: Dr M A Faridi FRCPsych
Dr Faridi is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist working across NHS and private practice. He is on the GMC Specialist Register, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a GMC-approved trainer. He has also received Clinical Excellence Awards.
He has trained and supervised doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other clinicians in ADHD assessment and safe prescribing. His teaching roles have included clinical and educational supervisor, MRCPsych teacher, CASC examiner and GP trainer.
Years in the NHS20+
Years in NHS CAMHS13+
Years as an NHS ADHD consultant9+
“I found the one-day ADHD assessor training to be extremely thorough, informative, interactive and well structured. Questions and discussion were encouraged throughout the day, creating an open and supportive learning environment.”
Nicola Van der Velde, RMN, CAMHS ADHD Assessor, CBT and EMDR Therapist
From booking to certificate
1
Book your place
Pay online and you’ll get a confirmation email with your Microsoft Teams link straight away.
2
Join on the day
Take part live from home or work, with case discussion and time for questions.
3
Get your certificate
You’ll receive your ADHD Diagnostic Assessor CPD certificate, the templates and an invitation to the clinicians network.
Will this course let me diagnose ADHD on my own?
Not by itself. The course gives you the frameworks, tools and report templates to assess ADHD well. Whether you can diagnose independently depends on your registration, experience, scope of practice, supervision and your service’s governance. Most new assessors start with supervised assessments.
Is it a qualification?
It’s a CPD-certified professional development course rather than an academic qualification. You get a certificate for 6 accredited CPD hours, which you can use for appraisal and revalidation.
Is it suitable if I’ve never done an ADHD assessment?
Yes. It’s designed for registered clinicians who are new to formal ADHD assessment. Experienced assessors also use it to sharpen their approach to complex differentials and report writing.
Can I take study leave for it?
It may be eligible for employer-funded CPD or study leave, subject to local approval. Courses run on Saturdays, so some employers offer a day off in lieu.
Ready to book?
The next course is on Saturday 28 November 2026. Groups are kept small so everyone gets time to ask questions.
Questions first? Email [email protected]