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Registration by 11:59 a.m. (Eastern Time) on October 8, 2024
Presented by: Elisa Wern and Judith Schoonover
Executive function skills are critical for clients' daily functioning and participation in various activities. Executive function encompasses cognitive processes like planning, task initiation, working memory, sustained attention, performance monitoring, impulse inhibition, and goal-directed persistence. Individuals with disabilities such as autism, ADHD, and emotional disorders benefit from executive function support (e.g., Foegel et al., 2019). By understanding and implementing strategies to support executive function, occupational therapists can enhance their clients' ability to plan, organize, manage time, regulate emotions, and regulate behaviours (Dawson & Guare, 2016), which leads to improved academic, work, and daily living outcomes (e.g., Diamond, 2014). Without these skills, behaviours stemming from executive function issues may be misinterpreted as defiance (Pathways 2 Success, 2019).
This webinar will provide an overview of executive function as well as explore behaviours related to executive function disorders, offering evidence-based strategies for therapeutic support, applicable to younger learners through young adults, in the school aged range.The strategies and tools discussed will align with Dawson and Guare (2016)’s areas: plan management, time management, organization, emotion regulation, and behaviour regulation.
After taking part in this webinar, participants will be able to:
Level
Intermediate (3-5 years of experience in this specific practice area)
Area of practice
Assistive Technology, Autism/Neurodiversity, Developmental Disability, Pediatrics
Client age group
Children (5-12 years old)
Registration Fees
CAOT Members and Associates | CAOT New Practitioner Members | CAOT Student and Provisional Associates and Retired Members | Non-members |
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$50 | $37.50 | $25 | $75 |
CAOT Members and Associates | Non-members |
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$250 | $375 |
Have a larger group? Contact education@caot.ca for pricing.
Cancellation & refund policy
All cancellation/refund requests must be sent in writing to education@caot.ca. Cancellation requests received at least one week prior to the webinar will be given a 50% refund. CAOT will not provide a refund six days or less prior to the webinar. All webinars are recorded, and registrants receive access to the recording following the webinar, pending exceptional technical difficulties, within three business days.
CAOT reserves the right to cancel or modify all events. If a Practice Evidence Webinar is cancelled by CAOT, you will receive an adjustment on your bundle (if credits were used) or a full refund.