Addressing Executive Functioning and Anger Management in Adults with ADHD: Evidence-Based Strategies for Clinicians

NASW-WA Live Webinar

3 CE Credits

Presented by Joel Kouame, MSW, LCSW

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Price: $75/NASW Members, $120/Non-Members

Webinar summary:
This course reframes ADHD through the lens of executive dysfunction, emphasizing that difficulties with attention, task completion, and self-regulation are rooted in inconsistent access to executive functioning. Within this framework, emotional intelligence and emotional management are understood as core components of executive functioning, directly impacting how individuals experience and respond to anger.  Participants will explore how impairments in executive processes contribute to emotional dysregulation, particularly the escalation of anger, and how these patterns affect daily functioning and relationships.  The training provides clinicians with practical, evidence-based strategies to address both ADHD symptoms and anger management, integrating cognitive, behavioral, and regulation-focused interventions.  By the end of the course, clinicians will be equipped with a structured framework and actionable tools to help clients improve executive functioning, enhance emotional regulation, and reduce maladaptive anger responses.

Goals and Objectives:

1. Analyze the relationship between ADHD, executive dysfunction, and anger dysregulation using a neurobiological and constraint-based framework.
2. Explain how impairments in prefrontal cortex functioning and heightened limbic activation contribute to emotional reactivity and reduced cognitive control.
3. Identify shared constraints that underlie both task-based dysfunction and anger responses in adults with ADHD.
4. Differentiate between top-down (cognitive) and bottom-up (state-based) regulation strategies in clinical practice.
5. Apply a structured intervention model incorporating state regulation, cognitive skills, and executive function prosthetics.

Presenter Bio:
Joel Kouame, MSW, LCSW is an experienced presenter and trainer who has delivered continuing education programs, conference presentations, and academic lectures across clinical, academic, and corporate settings. His work focuses on ADHD, anger management, trauma, and relational dynamics, with an emphasis on integrating neuroscience and evidence-based interventions into practical clinical application. He has presented at national and international venues including the EMDR International Association Virtual Summit and Annual Conference, as well as for organizations such as University of Houston, Rutgers University School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, and North Carolina Central University.  His presentations span topics including ADHD and emotional regulation, workplace mental health, domestic violence, attachment styles, and trauma-informed care, with a particular focus on the intersection of executive functioning and emotional dysregulation. In addition to academic and clinical audiences, Joel regularly provide corporate trainings through ComPsych, delivering workshops to Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, law firms, and universities on stress management, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence.  Across settings, his teaching style emphasizes translating complex clinical concepts into structured, actionable frameworks that clinicians and organizations can immediately apply to improve outcomes.