Executive Functioning Skills
This specialized training offers parents a unique opportunity to take a step back as our consultant assumes a supervisory role, providing targeted skills training to their child. By doing so, the parent-child relationship can flourish and become more rewarding.
The focus of this training lies in enhancing executive skills, which encompass a set of cognitive abilities crucial for achieving goals. These skills encompass areas such as time management, organization, problem-solving, self-discipline, motivation, and emotional regulation.
By honing these executive skills, our program equips both the child and the parent with valuable tools to navigate daily challenges more effectively, fostering personal growth and a harmonious family dynamic.
Executive skills allow students to…
Plan their time, set goals and priorities
Organize assignments and manage materials
Complete homework and turn in assignments
Break down tasks, plan, and execute long-term projects
Develop effective study skills
Transition easily or cope with a complicated schedule
Communicate their needs
Work cooperatively with others
What makes this intervention effective?
Student has a positive support person to use as a sounding board and provide detailed feedback.
Family and Consultant determine strengths and weaknesses to determine priority areas of need.
Student feels empowered to select strategies building “buy in” and independence.
Student learns self-advocacy skills to express what works best for them and why.
