The Fast Mind Club: Understanding Adult ADHD
- Topic Areas:
- ADHD | Neurodiversity
- Categories:
- Friday
- Speaker:
- Kimberly Quinn, Ph.D.
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 7 Hours 30 Minutes
- License:
- Never Expires.
Producer: VPA/Brattleboro Retreat
Description
Join us for an engaging and enlightening CE course that explores the complexities of Adult ADHD—often misunderstood, frequently misdiagnosed, and profoundly impactful. "The Fast Mind Club" takes a deeper dive into the unique, interest-based nervous system that defines the wild and wonderful ADHD brain. You'll learn what ADHD really is (and what it isn’t), uncover common challenges and hidden strengths, and gain insight into how it feels to navigate life without the correct user’s manual. Through a neurodiversity-affirming approach, this course equips psychologists with deeper empathy, better diagnostic clarity, and practical tools to support clients in embracing their fast minds, and is ideal for professionals ready to move beyond the deficit model and into a more nuanced, empowering understanding of ADHD in adulthood.
Credits
Vermont
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists, and is also approved by the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners to sponsor continuing education for psychologists licensed in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for continuing education credit for licensed independent clinical social workers in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types;
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health for continuing education credit for licensed clinical mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types:
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
Connecticut
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Connecticut accepts these credits for continuing education for psychologists in Connecticut pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-191c(b). This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Veterans' Mental Health:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing educaiton for psychologists. Based on this approval, this course is pre-approved for credit for Connecticut licensed professional counselors under Conn. Agencies Regs § 20-195cc-3(a)(1). This course is intended to qualify for mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Veterans' Mental Health:
Massachusetts
6 CE Credits for Psychologists & LMHCs
7.2 CE Credits for LCSWs
6CE Credits for LMHCs
The Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists accepts credits earned from courses sponsored by APA-approved sponsors as indicated in 251 C.M.R. §§ 4.02, 4.03.
As a course sponsored by an APA-approved CE sponsor, this course qualifies for credit for clinical social workers and certified social workers in Massachusetts under 258 CMR sec 31.04(2)(d).
The Vermont Psychological Association (VPA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7610. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. VPA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New Hampshire
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The New Hampshire Board of Psychologists accepts credits earned from courses sponsored by APA-approved sponsors as indicated in Psyc § 402.01(d)(11). This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical social workers licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credits:
Ethics:
Suicide Prevention:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical mental health counselors licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credits:
Ethics:
Suicide Prevention:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for marriage and family therapists; pastoral psychotherapists; and school social workers licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). The course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types:
Ethics:
Suicide Prevention:
New York
7.2 CE Contact Hours
The Vermont Psychological Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0210. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated continuing education topics as follows:
Ethics:
Professional Boundaries:
Other States Accepting Credits from APA-Approved Sponsors
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The Vermont Psychological Association maintains responsibility for its programs and their content. Psychologists and other professionals licensed in states whose respective licensing boards approve continuing education offered by APA-approved sponsors may earn continuing education credits for this course.
Other States Accepting Credits from NBCC-Approved Sponsors
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association (VPA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7610. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. VPA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Speaker

Kimberly Quinn, Ph.D. Related Seminars and Products
As a Champlain College professor for 14 years, Dr. Kimberly Quinn taught cognitive psychology and designed a course called "Mindcraft: Become the Boss of your Brain," which has now become the foundation for her professional speaking and consulting business, Mindcraft University. Dr. Quinn now speaks across the country on topics related to proactive mind health, neurodiversity, priming your day for positivity, and becoming limitless.
She also hosts a Mindcraft podcast with a variety of guests sharing stories of personal growth, and a Youtube channel which is focused on topics related to shifting out of negative thought patterns and strengthening new positive neural pathways. Instagram hosts “The Stress Outlet” for a 3-minute dose of daily positivity. Dr. Quinn is a two-time TEDx speaker and a contributing writer for Psychology Today.
Course Objectives
Objective 1 Describe the core symptoms and diagnostic criteria of Adult ADHD, including how symptom presentation may differ by gender.Objective 2 Compare assessment tools and strategies used in the evaluation of adult ADHD across diverse populations.
Objective 3 Explain the impact of stigma and misconceptions about adult ADHD on diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life.
Objective 4 Identify strengths commonly associated with ADHD, such as creativity and hyper-focus, and how they can be leveraged in personal and professional contexts.
Objective 5 Utilize evidence-based treatment approaches and coping strategies to support adults living with ADHD.