Enhancing Executive Functioning Skills
Your Course Description
Youth Development
- 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
- Completion Certificate
- Youth Worker Track
- 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

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Your Skill-Building Objectives
Youth Development
Inspiring young people to thrive
Communication
Listening and speaking to deeply connect
What YIPA members are saying
Pertinent verbiage and explanation of the functions.
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