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# | Date | Content | Duration |
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1 | Executive Functions: Multi-Context Approach First Day 17/10/2022 20.00-23.00 | 180min | |
2 | Executive Functions: Multi-Context Approach Second Day 18/10/2022 20.00-23.00 | 180min |
Executive Functions (EF) is a set of interrelated cognitive abilities that is critical to participation in life activities, positive outcomes, and quality of life. EF includes adaptive responses to new, unfamiliar or unstructured situations and plays a key role in skill acquisition, self-regulation, adjustment to change, and learning. This 2 session workshop (3 hours each, total = 6 hours) provides an updated and comprehensive view of executive function and evidence based strategies for treatment. Session 1 provides an in-depth view of executive function and its relationship with other cognitive skills and everyday functional performance. Therapists will practice analyzing cognitive errors and symptoms and differentiate between different types of cognitive symptoms and performance problems as a foundation for treatment planning. Session 2 will focus on evidence-based methods to enhance self-monitoring skills, self- awareness, and cognitive strategy use across functional activities. The Multicontext treatment approach, a metacognitive strategy-based intervention will be discussed with applications to clinical cases. Specific mediation methods and the use of a structured metacognitive framework will be illustrated and reviewed. Full attendance in both sessions and submission of course worksheets is required for a completion certificate.
This session provides an overview of cognition across the lifespan with a focus on executive function skills. Executive function skills has emerged as a strong predictor of success in life activities across the lifespan. For example, academic outcomes, social communication and participation, at-risk behaviors, instrumental activities of daily living, functional outcomes, hospital readmissions have all been closely related to executive functioning. Weaknesses in EF can be observed in children or adults with developmental or learning problems acquired brain injury such as stroke, TBI or brain tumor, mental health conditions, chronic illnesses as well as many other health conditions This presentation will define and describe updated conceptualizations of executive functioning and its influence on different aspects of function and participation across a wide variety of ages and populations An in-depth review of executive function (EF) skills will provide a foundation for the interpretation of functional cognitive performance errors. Participants will practice analyzing and interpreting task errors and behaviors occurring during everyday situations using an executive functioning framework, through written case scenarios and video clips as a foundation for interpretation of performance and treatment planning. Participants will have an opportunity to apply concepts to their clinical population of interest.
The information in this presentation is a prerequisite for Session 2