The Autism Helper’s: Executive Functions Masterclass

This workshop teaches the importance of building executive functioning skills and how to build

those skills within a wide range of learners. Attendees will learn the entire process from assessment and

goal identification to instructional strategies and data collection. Walk away with a toolbox of strategies to teach essential skills such as flexibility, emotional control, sustained attention, and so much more!

Executive Functions are the skills needed to accomplish goal directed behavior and are critical for every

day success. The skills of planning, organization, shifting and sustaining attention, impulse control, and

more are key to everything from making friends to having a job to completing a math test. In this session,

learn how to identify the skill deficits that your students are struggling with under the area of executive

functioning skills. Learn how to approach teaching and developing these skills with the same rigor and

systematic planning that we give to other areas of need. Identify ways to setup an environment that

promotes independence and problem solving. Finally, learn how to track progress and fade assistance.

Audience Objectives:

– Learner will be able to identify executive functioning skills and how these skills impact daily

living.

– Learner will identify and write goals for executive functioning deficits.

– Learner will be able to create activities, programs, and interventions to improve and build a

range of executive functioning skills.

– Learner will be able to create an environment that promotes independence and problem solving.

– Learner will be able to collect data on executive functioning skills.

This virtual session is scheduled from 9:00-12:00. Participants will receive a 3 hour PD certificate. Contact erica.price@ckec.org with questions.