(WC 059515 DAWSON 2025) Smart but Scattered: Effective Executive Functioning Strategies to Empower Children to Thrive

Course overview

Children who have lagging executive function skills often have trouble getting started on tasks, get distracted easily, lose papers or assignments and forget to hand in homework.... Often considered chronic underachievers, these children are at risk for academic failure as well as social-emotional and behavioral difficulties. ... YOU can be the one to help them! Join Dr. Dawson, esteemed expert and author on Executive Functioning, for a transformative training that will empower you to support these struggling kids and teens. Dive into captivating case examples and interactive discussions that translate cutting-edge research into meaningful, practical, and easy-to-implement techniques to help at home and in school. Walk away with a comprehensive toolkit that includes evidence-based strategies - assessment tools, environmental modifications, cognitive and behavioral skill building techniques - to help students ... Establish effective systems to manage materials, assignments, and responsibilities Prioritize tasks, manage schedules, and meet deadlines Mitigate impulsive behaviors and decision-making Foster perseverance and persistence to reach goals Build confidence, reduce frustration, and strengthen peer relationships through improved self-regulation Discover their unique strengths and capabilities Go back to your office with can't fail strategies and real-world solutions to help kids overcome obstacles, at home and school!