Kathy Morris – Executive Function Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Practical Strategies to Improve Metacognitive and Self-Regulation Skills

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Kathy Morris, Professor
6 hours and 14 minutes.
Audio and video formats are available.
6th of October, 2017
Description

You will leave with visual methods and hands-on skills that will:

Help in self-management of behavior, attention, and energy.
Increase motivation, memory, organization, and planning.
Develop proper social skills and improve communication skills
Help to improve the way information is received and stored in long-term memory.

Do you work with children and adolescents who have trouble paying attention, being disorganized, making transitions, and making plans? They continually act out and meltdown, seemingly oblivious to the repercussions of their actions. They are regularly placed in timeout or sent to the principal’s office, allowing them to lose out on ordinary childhood experiences at school, on the playground, and with their families. These children have poor Executive Functioning (EF).

The good news is that EF is something that can be learned!

Watch this intensive class to discover how to build children’s neuroconnections and use evidence-based metacognitive and self-regulation visual tactics and hands-on approaches to improve:

Working Memory Adaptability Inhibitory Control
Mental Adaptability
Setting goals, planning/strategizing, and sequencing
Task Initiation in Organizational Time Management
Executive Focus Task Persistence
Emotional Management
Communication abilities

You will learn how to utilize these tactics tomorrow morning at school, at therapy or counseling, at home, and in your community through film case studies, visual demonstrations of strategies, and interactive discussions.

Handouts

ZNM063395 manual (11.42 MB)

55 pages are available after purchase.

ASHA Credit Instructions – SELF STUDY ONLY – 10/06/17 (38.5 KB)

Outline available after purchase

Functioning as an Executive

The brain’s neuroanatomy
Neurons that reflect
Sensory vs. behavioral concerns
Address communication failures before they develop social skills deficiencies that lead to behavioral issues.

Unlock Difficult Behavior in:

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
Anxiety problems
Attachment issues
Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCDs)
Disturbances in mood
Disorders of behavior
Learning difficulties

Self-Control Techniques

Methods for tracking appropriate and improper conduct
When calm, activities to analyze scenarios, alternatives, consequences, choices, methods, and simulation
Encourage systematic feedback
Identify emotions, emotional levels, and self-regulation ideas

Metacognitive Techniques

Structure, predictability, and procedures are provided by methods.
Expectations are provided by systems.
Tips for breaking down workloads and timetables using neutral visual questions

Incorporate Metacognitive and Self-Regulation Techniques

Visual indicators of change, shocks, and transitions
Create fresh and unique language for those who are under stress yet have substantial rote memory.
Video modeling scenarios for those with social dysfunctions
Methods for using high-interest regions to encourage and solve problems
Prompts for appropriate conduct and social skills
Expected behaviors and how they appear in social narratives

Activities with your hands and a video demonstration of:

Meltdowns
Cards of Strength
Keychain regulations
Forward Planning
Making use of a launch pad for materials
Over-arousal and over-stimulation simulation
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M.Ed., B.S., Kathy Morris 8 Director/Owner igivuWings Related Seminars and Products

Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S., has worked with children and adolescents with significant behavioral challenges, including those with autism, ADHD, and executive dysfunction, for over 42 years. igivuWings, her consulting business, specializing with autism and behavioral challenges. Kathy works with families, educators, counselors, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and medical professionals worldwide.

She has worked as a speech therapist, self-contained program teacher, resource teacher, and first grade teacher. Kathy also served as a diagnostician and supervisor for all grade levels. Before starting her own firm in 1999, she worked as a LIFE Skills/autism/behavior/assistive technology consultant at a Texas school service center.

Kathy is a frequent keynote speaker at national and international conventions. She is a regular guest on a local news show, where she promotes research-based strategies for working with children and adolescents who have ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, or executive functioning impairments.

Her film, Facilitating the Classroom Learning of Students with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, Grades K-6, has been included to campus and district staff development and clinical practice. She also has an audio CD titled Practical Strategies for Working with Students with Social Cognitive Differences in General Education Classrooms.

Disclosures for Speakers:

Kathy Morris is a lawyer with a private practice. She has written an audio product and a DVD product for the Bureau of Education and Research. PESI, Inc. pays her a speaking honorarium.

Kathy Morris is the mother of two adult children with autism spectrum disorders.

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