Contact
Rachael Benson
Administrative Assistant
Spiral Foundation
courses@thespiralfoundation.org
(617) 969-4410 ext. 231
Course level: Introductory
Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: Teachers, parents, occupational therapists, OT assistants, physical therapists, PT assistants.
AOTA:
Domain: Performance Skills
Process: Intervention
Contact hours: This course is worth a total of 1.5 contact hours, or .15 CEUs.
Course Completion Requirements: To receive contact hours for this course you must attend and participate in the course activities to receive CEUs.
Occupational Therapy Practitioners/ Occupational Therapy Assistants: The Spiral Foundation is an Approved Provider of continuing Education for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants by the American Occupational Therapy Association. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
ADA/Section 504: If you require special accommodations, please contact us at the address above.
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Next Evening Lecture
November 12: Relation of Sensory Integration to Attachment
and Trauma Concerns
Next Onsite Courses
Presented by:
Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
January 18 - 22: Sensory Integration Treatment Intensive
Next Online Course
Next LiveTalks
November 3: Supporting the Social Emotional Needs of Children
December 1: Facilitating Fine
New! In the Spiral Foundation's Evening Lecture Series
Executive Functions:
Fit the Strategy to the Learning Profile
Presented by:
Jackie Stachel, MS, CCC-SLP
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
7:00pm - 8:30pm EST
This Event Has Been Cancelled
Evening Lectures are onsite events that take place once a month at The Spiral Foundation / OTA The Koomar Center in Newton, Massachusetts. They are one and half hour presentations geared towards parents, education professionals, and therapists. Evening Lectures are not recorded.
Deficits in executive function skills can make schoolwork harrowingly difficult for children of all ages. In this Evening Lecture participants will learn ways to facilitate educational success for struggling students. Using a case study approach, several common learning profiles of students from 4th grade to high school will be used to illustrate specific tools and strategies to support Executive Function skill development.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Describe the difference between IQ and Executive Functions and how both relate to school success.
- Describe specific Executive Function skills, and informally identify strengths or deficits within these skill areas.
- Identify strategies to help students manage a variety of school demands, and explain why a specific tool addresses a specific Executive Function need.
About the speaker: Jackie Stachel is the Director of Public Relations and a senior level Executive Function Coach for Beyond BookSmart. She joined the company in 2010 and is based in their Boston branch. In her role as Director of Public Relations, Jackie leads Executive Function presentations for parent groups throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Before joining Beyond BookSmart, she was a Speech-Language Pathologist at Needham High School. Jackie earned her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Boston University, and her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Join Us!
Cost: $25
Parent Couples: $35
Register Now!Cancellation Policy: No refunds except in the event the course is cancelled by Spiral. Please see here towards the bottom of the page for the Spiral Foundation's complete policy regarding cancellations and refunds. For questions, contact us at courses@thespiralfoundation.org or 617-969-4410 ext 231.
- Executive Functions: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved, by Russell A. Barkley
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Get it for Kindle - Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning, by Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel
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Get it for Kindle - The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond, by Donna Goldberg
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Get it for Kindle - No Parent Left Behind: Navigating the Special Education Universe, by Susan M. Brefach
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