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Executive Function 201: Intervention Principles and Strategies for High School SLPs (PD102662)

Presenter(s): Victoria P Brickenden, MS, CCC-SLP ; Joseph A Walsh, MS, CCC-SLP
Course Description

Teachers and administrators increasingly turn to school-based SLPs for intervention for executive functioning (EF) deficits. This session is directed toward clinicians working in schools (especially high schools) who have acquired the basic background knowledge (e.g., what is EF, what are the particular domains of EF, etc.) and need to learn how to plan and implement specific EF interventions.

This course is a recorded session from the 2021 ASHA Convention Virtual Library (session 2167V).

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

  • Explain the 10 domains of EF, differentiating between compensatory and developmental approaches to intervention 
  • Discuss six principles of EF intervention 
  • Apply principles of EF to case studies and in your clinical setting

Presenter Information

Victoria Brickenden, MS, CCC-SLP (Presenting Author), is a sixth-year speech-language pathologist at The Howard School, where she supports the language needs of high school students, primarily in English and history classes. Her specific interests are the language, literacy, and executive functioning needs of adolescents with language learning disabilities.

Financial Disclosures:

  • No financial relationships relevant to the content of the session

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

  • No nonfinancial relationships relevant to the content of the session

Joseph Walsh, MS, CCC-SLP (Presenting Author), is an SLP at The Howard School, with a dozen years of experience in public and independent schools. A former high school science teacher, he takes a special interest in the needs of students with language-learning disabilities in mathematics and the sciences.

Financial Disclosures:

  • No financial relationships relevant to the content of the session

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

  • No nonfinancial relationships relevant to the content of the session

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by December 9, 2027.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: November 2021
End date: December 9, 2027

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

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COURSE DETAILS
Item #(s): PD102662
Available Through: December 09, 2027