Enhancing Executive Functioning Skills

Your Course Description

Youth Development
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  • Executive functioning skills are not something we’re born with, they develop over time as the brain develops. They may not be fully developed until age 25.
  • As youth grow, relationships with the adults in their lives and the environments they are exposed to play a critical role in how executive functioning skills develop.
  • Learn how you can facilitate development and provide appropriate ways to practice the skills in a safe space. With your help, young people will be better equipped to make healthier choices throughout their lives.

Your Learning Objectives

  • Be able to explain executive functioning and the skills associated with it
  • Recognize how executive functioning development impacts young people’s academic, social, and behavioral skills
  • Learn about the typical developmental stages for executive functioning skills and how to support realistic expectations for each stage
  • Recognize the impact that neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD often have on the development of executive functioning skills
  • Gain strategies and techniques you can easily apply to help young people improve executive functioning skills

Your Course Details

  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • Icon This training will count as 1 CE hour for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. Course details for CE submissions provided.

Your Trainer

Reviewer Photo Melody A. Hime, MAE, EdS, has worked with youth and families in the field of School Psychology for nearly 30 years. She completed her undergraduate degree, with a major in Psychology and a minor in German, at Mankato State University. Melody studied School Psychology, earning her Master of Arts in Education and Education Specialist Degrees from the University of Northern Iowa.  Melody’s interest in executive function skills was piqued in 2017 by a workshop led by Sarah Ward. Through additional learning, research, and trainings she learned how essential executive functioning skills are to productivity, success, and having a sense of accomplishment. It has become an area of great interest to add to her repertoire. Melody has found it very rewarding to help others with organization, time management, planning, and study skills. In the fall of 2020, Melody started her own business, Hime Time Educational Coaching & Support LLC to focus on providing executive function coaching to school-aged students and young adults.
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Your Skill-Building Objectives

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Youth Development

Inspiring young people to thrive

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Communication

Listening and speaking to deeply connect

What YIPA members are saying

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Pertinent verbiage and explanation of the functions.

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Appreciate the strategies to use

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Lots of information presented during this one hour. Thanks!