Smart but Scattered Practical Summit

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Smart but Scattered Practical Summit

A comprehensive, practical approach to assessing and treating executive functioning deficits in the classroom, clinic and home.

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Course Description

Each module can be attended separately. Each module qualifies for 3 continuing education hours. In order to take Module 3 or 4, attendance of Module 1 or the Smart but Scattered webinar is required.

MODULE 1 - Executive Skills: The “Hidden Curriculum” that Is Essential for School Success

Description: Executive skills are task-oriented skills that underlie students’ ability to learn. Although seldom taught explicitly, it has become apparent to professionals and parents alike that students who are strong in these skills are more successful than those who aren't. This webinar will introduce the Smart but Scattered model of executive skills, which consists of 6 foundational skills and 5 advanced skills that students need to be successful learners. These skills will be presented within a developmental context so that participants understand the normal developmental progression of these skills. The webinar will also include a discussion of how these skills look different in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and learning disabilities. Module I will conclude with a description of three intervention strategies for supporting students with executive skill challenges.

MODULE 2 - Assessing Executive Skills in Children and Adults

Description: In this module, Dr. Dawson discusses the purposes for assessing executive skills and describes how executive skills may be evaluated within the context of a comprehensive psycho-educational or neuropsychological evaluation. She outlines five sources of information she relies on in this assessment process and illustrates how she uses informal assessment and behavior observations to augment standardized testing and norm-referenced rating scales. She also discusses how assessing executive skills can inform special education decision-making, how to use assessment to identify targets for executive skills interventions, and strategies for progress-monitoring.

MODULE 3 - Embedding Executive Skills into Classroom Lessons and Daily Routines

Prerequisite: In order to take Module 3, attendance of Module 1 or the Smart but Scattered webinar is required.

Description: This workshop will provide step-by-step instructions for incorporating executive skills into everyday classroom lessons and activities. After an introduction to executive skills that includes definitions and an overview of how brain development impacts executive skills, participants will learn how to: 1) connect classroom behavior to specific executive skills; 2) introduce executive skill concepts and terminology to students; 3) create classroom routines to help students with weak executive skills and to foster executive skill development in all students; 4) embed executive skills into lessons for whatever subject matter they are teaching; and 5) engage students in a problem-solving process to address both class-wide and individual issues associated with executive skill challenges.

MODULE 4 - Skill-by-Skill Strategies for Helping Children and Teens with Executive Skill Challenges

Prerequisite: In order to take Module 4, attendance of Module 1 or the Smart but Scattered webinar is required.

Description: While there are intervention strategies that support executive skill development in general, there are also strategies targeted to specific executive skill deficits. This webinar will take each of the 11 executive skills in the Smart but Scattered model and give participants ways to make appropriate environmental modifications for each executive as well as specific teaching strategies for each of the 11 skills. The webinar will also present a process for designing a personalized intervention that is collaborative and student-centered.

$550

When: On Demand
Time: 12 hours
Where: On Demand
Speaker: Peg Dawson Ed.D NCSP
Course Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: OTs, PTs, SLPs, COTAs, PTAs, parents, behavioral therapists, educators, administrators and psychologists working with children

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Meet the Presenter

Peg Dawson Ed.D NCSP

In over 40 years of clinical practice, Dr. Peg Dawson has worked with thousands of children who struggle at home and in school. At the center of their struggles are often weak executive skills. Along with her colleague, Dr. Richard Guare, she has written numerous books on this topic for educators, mental health professionals, and parents, among them Smart but Scattered, Smart but Scattered Teens, Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, and Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits. Peg is also a past president of the National Association of School Psychologists, and the International School Psychology Association, and is a recipient of NASP’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Disclosure: Peg Dawson receives a speaking fee for her presentation. She has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives

Define the 11 executive skills in the Smart but Scattered model and differentiate between foundational and advanced skills.

Describe how brain development informs the acquisition of executive skills.

Identify how neurodevelopmental disorders impact executive skill development.

List three strategies for supporting students with weak executive skills and know when each approach is appropriate.

Identify 4 purposes for assessing executive skills.

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of 5 different components of a comprehensive executive skills assessment.

Identify at least 3 progress monitoring measures for evaluating the effectiveness of executive skills interventions.

Be able to give examples of how the 11 executive skills in the Smart but Scattered model manifest themselves both as strengths and challenges in daily school and home activities.

Learn a step-by-step process for embedding executive skills into general education classrooms.

Be able to identify a variety of strategies for teaching executive skills to students of all ages.

Learn a collaborative, student-centered protocol for designing a personalized intervention to address the unique needs of an individual child.

Know how to make environmental modifications to support students with challenges in 11 executive skill domains.

Leave with specific teaching strategies to strengthen each of 11 executive skills.

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Educational Credits

Hands on Approaches, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

Approved by AOTA for 1.2 CEUs.

Intermediate Level

1.2 ASHA CEUs

Recognized by NYSED State Board for PT as an approved provider of PT and PTA continuing education. Approved for 12 contact hours.

Approved for 12 CTLE contact hours.

Time Ordered Agenda

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

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For in-person courses:
All cancellations must be received in writing via fax, email, or mail. A full refund, less a $75 administrative fee (plus credit card processing fees, where applicable), will be provided if cancellation is received up to four weeks prior to the date of the course. Half tuition, less a $75 administrative fee (plus credit card processing fees, where applicable), will be refunded if cancellation is received up to two weeks prior to the date of the course. No refunds will be made after the two week deadline. Refunds where a coupon was redeemed will result in an adjusted refund amount. Tuition for no-shows or cancellations received after the course has started will be forfeited, no exceptions. Hands On Approaches, Inc. reserves the right to cancel the course for extenuating circumstances. A full refund for the course fee will be provided, less credit card processing fees, where applicable. Hands On Approaches, Inc. is not responsible for any expenses incurred by the participants (i.e. non-refundable travel arrangements) if the course is cancelled.
Occasionally, changes are made due to speaker availability, participant demand or unforeseen circumstances. Courses may occasionally be cancelled. You will be notified by email and/or phone at least 24 hours in advance of the class start date. A full refund will be granted, less credit card processing fees, where applicable. While Hands On Approaches, Inc. will do everything possible to ensure participant satisfaction, Hands On Approaches, Inc.'s liability is limited to the tuition fee only.

For online courses:
For full day courses, a full refund, less a $75 administrative fee (plus credit card processing fees, where applicable) will be granted up to one week before the training date. No refunds will be issued after that time.
For mini-courses (less than 4 hours), a 50% refund will be granted up to 3 weeks before the training date. No refunds will be issued after that time.
No refunds for recordings or “on-demand” webinars.

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Testimonials

Dawson and Guare integrate up-to-date theory with interventions that take a real-world, problem-solving approach to the full spectrum of executive difficulties, from inhibitory control and emotional regulation to initiation, working memory, planning, and organization.

Peter K. Isquith, PhD

Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School

Drs. Dawson and Guare translate cutting-edge research into meaningful, practical, well-organized, and easy-to-implement strategies... to enhance a child’s natural executive abilities.

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP

Author of Taking Charge of ADHD

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