Embedding Executive Function Supports into Everyday Activities

Executive skills—those skills that allow us to plan, organize, use time, make decisions, remember things, and understand consequences—are critical to determining an individual’s level of independent living. Most individuals with developmental, cognitive, social, and/or language deficits have a weakened executive system and will rely on having structures and supports in place to help them move safely and independently through the day. Whether you’re engaging with a preschooler getting ready for nap time or a teenager applying for a job, this highly engaging workshop provides the research behind executive skills, strategies to support them, and offers multiple ideas for embedding skills into daily routines. This course is included in the Executive Functioning Skills: The Basics Webinar Package.

Learning Outcomes

1. Define executive functions and describe how they impact daily routines and activities.
2. Identify individuals at risk for weak executive functioning.
3. Describe current research about the most effective strategies for promoting independence.
4. Create a map of a client/student’s day and identify key areas for intervention and support.
5. Plan and utilize supports to move toward increased independence and safety.

Course Information

• Target Audience: introductory- to intermediate-level OTs, COTAs, SLPs, teachers, and other professionals
• Course Instructor:  Lori Benson Adams, MEd
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• CE Broker course code 20-592500

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approved Provider #8215. This course is approved for 0.2 AOTA CEU or two contact hours under these Classification Codes: Category 1, Domain of OT: Performance Patterns, and Category 2, OT Process: Intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Lori Benson Adams, MEd, is an educational intervention specialist and owner of Breakthrough Learning Solutions in Atlanta, Georgia. She has over 35 years of experience with students who experience sensory, learning, behavioral, and executive function challenges. Lori presents nationally to audiences of parents, therapists, and educators. She is known for her immediately practical information and wealth of knowledge and resources. Additional information can be found at www.loribensonadams.com. To view Lori’s courses, check out her product page.

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• Financial: Lori Benson Adams receives a speaking fee from Sensational Brain LLC and is the owner of Breakthrough Learning Solutions and Learning Lotus.
• Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

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