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December 10, 2024 12:00 - 3:15pm Eastern Standard Time
Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP Join us as Sarah guides SLPs and OTs through evidence-based strategies that integrate executive function (EF) skills, such as working memory, situational awareness, and conditional reasoning.
Unlock the power of your language and motor planning-based interventions to help students develop proficient executive function skills. This engaging lecture (e.g., powerpoint, case examples, interactive polls/activities, etc.) will guide SLPs and OTs through evidence-based strategies that integrate executive function (EF) skills, such as working memory, situational awareness, and conditional reasoning. We will explore how language and motor planning skills promote the organization and processing of information for effective task execution. Additionally, you’ll discover how language supports self-regulation, helping students plan, initiate, and monitor their actions with greater ease. Learn how to teach students to follow routines and manage novelty by predicting and comprehending how situations will be ‘same but different,’ apply ‘if…then’ thinking for problem-solving, and master Plan A/Plan B strategies. Motor Imagery and Mental Imagery techniques will also be introduced as a powerful tool to enhance executive function skills, helping students visualize and mentally rehearse tasks before initiating them. Walk away with actionable tools to empower your students to generalize cognitive flexibility across academic, social, and daily life contexts, enabling them to adapt and succeed both inside and outside the classroom.
Who should attend?
This is an intermediate level course, with advanced level application. It is designed for Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists. Teams that work closely together with the SLP and OT, such as General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers and Administrators may also benefit from the content, however it will primarily focus on support strategies for the SLP and OT. This is appropriate for staff supporting kindergarten through grade 12. No prerequisites are required, however prior knowledge of Sarah Ward's 360 Thinking Executive Function Program is recommended.
This Webinar will replay as a recording on Wednesday, December 11th beginning at 6:00pm Eastern Time. This is not a recording that can be downloaded and replayed at your own pace. All registered attendees will receive a link to the live webinar and a link to the recorded replay on Wednesday. Full attendance will be taken during the replay and will still qualify you for a certificate of attendance and other professional development opportunities listed. "Live" Q&A feature with the speaker will not be available, however you will have the ability to use the "chat" feature to interact with other participants. Same registration process for both live webinar and the recording replay.
Speaker
Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP
Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP has over 25 years of experience in the treatment of executive dysfunction. Sarah is an internationally recognized expert on executive function and presents seminars on the programs and strategies she has developed with her Co-Director Kristen Jacobsen. Their 360 Thinking Executive Function Program received the Innovative Promising Practices Award from the National Organization CHADD. She has presented to over 1800 public and private schools and organizations worldwide. In recognition of their global influence in the field of twice-exceptional learning, Sarah and Kristen Jacobsen were the honored recipients of the Nancy Tarshis Legacy Fellowship Award. Further solidifying their status as eminent figures in their field, Sarah and Kristen were named one of the Top 10 Professional Development Providers for 2023 by Education Technology Insights Magazine.
Disclosure: Sarah Ward’s company Cognitive Connections produces and sells products on her website, which are tools, that support students in developing an internal sense of time. Some of these materials will be referenced in the presentation. Many of these materials can also be purchased at local stores. The website also sells treatment programs and games to develop independent executive function skills. In addition, the website offers many free resources and references. Sarah Ward receives a speaker’s fee for presentations. There are no non-financial relationship to disclose.
Objectives
- Define how situational awareness, self talk, forethought , gesture/movement and episodic memory are the foundational skills for successful task execution.
- Describe and compare evidence-based strategies that integrate language and motor planning skills to enhance students’ executive function, focusing on working memory, situational awareness, and conditional reasoning.
- Develop an intervention program to generalize cognitive flexibility across various contexts by using routines, ‘if…then’ thinking, and Plan A/Plan B strategies, enabling them to manage novelty, problem-solve, and adapt to diverse academic, social, and daily life situations.
Schedule
ALL TIMES BELOW ARE EASTERN TIME
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm : Content
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm : Break
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm : Content (Q&A, if time permits)
Professional Development Offerings
ASHA CEUs
This course is offered for .3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; professional area). Full attendance and a completed evaluation required for satisfactory completion of ASHA CEUs.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
3 hours is available. Attendance will be checked via ZOOM log in/log out.
AOTA
AEP Connections, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID 10502. This distance learning – interactive is offered for up to .3 CEUs (3 contact hours). Intermediate, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. A course evaluation with additional post test questions is required for satisfactory completion.