Event

FDLRS - Special Event

Topic: PEPSA Regional Training - Building Executive Functioning Skills to Support Emotional, Academic, and Functional Skills: It's More Than Just Being Organized

When:

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ZOOM Meeting

Speaker:

Karen Dudek-Brannan
N/A

Target Audience:

Patients/Public

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the presentation, participants will be able to:

This presentation will enable attendees to provide a detailed explanation of both the external symptoms and internal mental processes associated with executive functioning challenges. It will also enable participants to identify 5 skill areas that can assist intervention planning and describe common barriers to generalization associated with current service delivery models. After participating, attendees will be able to describe implementation frameworks and service-delivery models multidisciplinary teams can use to support students with executive functioning challenges. It will also enable participants to identify strategies that build self-talk, time-perception, and strategic planning for multi-step tasks.

Additional Information

Training Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Define executive functioning and its impact on academic, social, and emotional functioning.
2. Explain common challenges multidisciplinary teams face when supporting executive functioning.
3. Describe barriers to generalization that occur when utilizing common service delivery models.
4. Identify strategies that build self-talk, time-perception, and strategic planning for multi-step tasks.

For additional information, contact Amy Lane (904) 633-4338 amy.lane@jax.ufl.edu.