Margaret Dawson – 2 Day: Advanced Course: Executive Function in Kids & Teens Who Are Smart but Scattered

[Instant Download] – Immediately deliver the download link after receiving the paymentPurchase Margaret Dawson – 2 Day: Advanced Course: Executive Function in Kids & Teens Who Are Smart but Scattered courses at here with PRICE $439.99 $83Faculty:Margaret DawsonDuration:12 Hours 45 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Dec 11, 2019 Manual – Executive Function in Kids & Teens (1.97 MB) 76 Pages Available after Purchase Additional Handout – Executive Functions (451 KB) 21 Pages Available after Purchase Instructions for ASHA credit – Self Study (64.4 KB) Available after Purchase OutlineGet to Know Executive Function (EF) The 11 executive skillsTwo dimensions of EF skills: Thinking and doingAre EF skills innate? Learned?Exercise: Match the descriptor to the EF skillThe Neurobiology of EF Normal v. atypical brain developmentChronological v. age of functioning, ex – ADHDHow do executive skills develop in the brain?Negative influences on EF developmentCan executive skills be recovered?Assessment: What Does Weak EF Look Like? Parent/teacher interviews: What to ask/ look for and whyBehavior rating scales (BRIEF-2, ADHD Rating Scales-V, and more!)Limitations of formal evaluationObservation/informal assessmentWhen is it an educational disability?Co-morbidity with mental health disordersLinking Assessment to Intervention: 3 Key Skills to Accommodate Executive Skill Weaknesses Environmental Modifications Any changes made external to the child – physical or socialModify the nature of the task(s)Change the ways adults interact with the childExercise: Brainstorm modifications for each EF skillTeach Deficient SkillsAdults (temporarily) become the child’s frontal lobe3 steps to embedding executive skills into:Content area lessonsWhole-class routinesSmall group curriculaAdaptations for K-6, middle school, and high schoolStep-by-step examples: Cleaning room, starting the day, homework plans, classroom organizationExercise: Design an EF-conducive classroom or home routineMotivate the Child to Use the Skill A new look at incentives and reinforcementThe benefits of using incentivesSimple “go-to” incentivesLonger term, more elaborate incentivesExercise: Brainstorm and discussion on incentivesSTRATEGIES, STRATEGIES, STRATEGIES: Must-Have Interventions for Home, School & Beyond The 7 keys to effective intervention designThe “perfect” intervention has these 2 factorsMust-have strategies for getting kids on boardCovey’s in my control/out of my controlStudent-Centered Interventions: Steps and Guidelines Exercise: Step-by-step development of a student-centered interventionCase: Sarah – seatwork struggles, poor follow throughCase: Max – task refusal, wanders, not following directionsCase: High school student – intellectual disabilitiesPractical, Innovative Strategies Designed to Target:Beginning & end of day routinesAll things homework – collection, completion, turning in!Paying attentionDesk cleaningWriting papersLonger-term projectsOrganizationManaging open-ended tasksTaking notesTemper controlImpulsivityTransitionsPerspective takingProblem solvingAnd more!Coaching: 1:1 Interventions for Executive Skill DevelopmentKey components of coachingStages and goal settingClass-wide peer coachingEvidence behind coaching’s effectivenessClinical ConsiderationsABA/RTI in schoolsWorking with parents and familiesMulticultural factorsLimitations of the research and potential risksFaculty Margaret Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP Related seminars and products: 11 Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP, is a school psychologist and for over 20 years has worked at the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she specializes in the assessment of children and adults with learning and attention disorders. She is co-author of the bestselling books on executive dysfunction, Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition (Guilford, 2010), Smart but Scattered (Guilford, 2009) and Smart but Scattered Teens (Guilford, 2013).Peg is a past editor of Communiqué, the newsletter of the National Association of School Psychologists, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on a variety of topics, including retention, ability grouping, reading disorders, attention disorders, the sleep problems of adolescents, the use of interviews in the assessment process, and homework.Peg has many years of organizational experience at the state, national and international levels and served in many capacities, including president of the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and the International School Psychology Association.She has also participated in many of NASP’s leadership initiatives, including the Futures Conference and the development of both the second and third Blueprint for the Training and Practice of School Psychology. She is the 2006 recipient of NASP’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Peg received her doctorate in school/child clinical psychology from the University of Virginia.Speaker Disclosures: Financial: Margaret (Peg) Dawson is an author for Guilford Press and receives royalties. She is an author for Amacon publishers and receives royalties. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.Non-financial: Margaret (Peg) Dawson has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose. Salepage: https://catalog.pesi.com//item/2-day-advanced-executive-function-kids-teens-smart-scattered-53300Archive: https://archive.ph/wip/k8pV8Purchase Margaret Dawson – 2 Day: Advanced Course: Executive Function in Kids & Teens Who Are Smart but Scattered courses at here with PRICE $439.99 $83