Cognition & Executive Function: Evidence-Based Assessment & Intervention Tools
Presenter(s)
Dr. Jeryl Benson
Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete Both Sessions for 12 Contact Hours (1.2 CEUs)
July 25 and 26, 2024 | 9:40 am EST • 8:40 am CST • 7:40 am MST • 6:40 am PST (US). Registration includes access to both sessions. Please download the Brochure below for full schedule. SAVE $20 when you register by June 13, 2024. Use coupon code EARLYBIRD20 at check out.
Cognition and executive function skills: learn how to assess the various components of each and choose evidence-based interventions/strategies that positively impact a child’s participation goals. Case analysis and discussion will be used to help you to think critically about children with attention/focus, behavior/emotional/ self-regulation, memory, organization/action, generalization, transfer and motivation problems. Learn sensory, mental, verbal and task modification strategies, scaffolding, discovery learning, behavioral and skill acquisition approaches and more! This course is appropriate for OTs, OTAs, PTs, PTAs, SLPs and Educators working in school, home care, outpatient or rehab facilities with children aged 3-21.
Learning objectives: Identify how cognitive theory influences development. Relate an element of the cognitive domains to a child’s daily function. Relate an element of executive function to daily life. Choose an evidence-based assessment method used to evaluate cognitive dysfunction in children. Choose two intervention strategies that best address a child’s participation goal based on the case study provided. Determine which intervention plan best addresses a child’s participation goal based on the case study provided.