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Efficacious Treatments for Organizational and Executive Function Deficits in Children and Teens with ADHD: Overview and Practical Guide

Participants will be provided with content to effectively treat youth with ADHD using two empirically-supported treatments; one for children of elementary school age (Organizational Skills Training - OST) and one for teens (Supporting Teens Autonomy Daily - STAND). The lead author of the OST manual used in randomized clinical trials (RCT) will present. The presenters have extensive experience providing STAND and supervising psychology trainees in the application of both treatments. Workshop participants will learn methods for identifying children with ADHD who show impaired executive functioning and practical reflections on those deficits in Organization, Time Management, and Planning. The workshop will briefly review results from the randomized clinical trials that investigated the efficacy of the therapies. The workshop will teach the behavioral and cognitive methods for engaging youth and their parents, guiding parents in supporting behavior change through behavior management principles, building skills in childhood, and obtaining support from teachers.

Workshop participants will learn the foundations of both programs, their theoretical and practical rationale, and their practical application in clinical and school settings. The program will offer presentations, prompts for discussions from attendees, brief video demonstrations, and focused role plays.  

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Efficacious Treatments for Organizational and Executive Function Deficits in Children and Teens with ADHD: Overview and Practical Guide

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$59.99 Cost For Member: 49.99 Richard Gallagher, Ph.D. & Sol Wahba, Ph.D.

Participants will be provided with content to effectively treat youth with ADHD using two empirically-supported treatments; one for children of elementary school age (Organizational Skills Training - OST) and one for teens (Supporting Teens Autonomy Daily - STAND). The lead author of the OST manual used in randomized clinical trials (RCT) will present. The presenters have extensive experience providing STAND and supervising psychology trainees in the application of both treatments. Workshop participants will learn methods for identifying children with ADHD who show impaired executive functioning and practical reflections on those deficits in Organization, Time Management, and Planning. The workshop will briefly review results from the randomized clinical trials that investigated the efficacy of the therapies. The workshop will teach the behavioral and cognitive methods for engaging youth and their parents, guiding parents in supporting behavior change through behavior management principles, building skills in childhood, and obtaining support from teachers.

Workshop participants will learn the foundations of both programs, their theoretical and practical rationale, and their practical application in clinical and school settings. The program will offer presentations, prompts for discussions from attendees, brief video demonstrations, and focused role plays.  

About the Presenter

Richard Gallagher, Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, is a co-creator of Organizational Skills Training and a Principle Investigator of research testing its efficacy. He has many years of experience in the application and testing of behavioral treatments for children. Sol Wahba, Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYUGSoM, has provided treatment to many children, adolescents, and young adults with deficits in organizational skills and executive functioning. Gallagher and Wahba work together in the organizational skills and executive functioning treatment program at NYU Langone Health.

This workshop Offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

Learning Objectives:

  1. State what typical organization, time management, and planning deficits children with ADHD demonstrate and how they impact home and family functioning.
  2. Recall how to systematically evaluate organizational, time management, and planning deficits.
  3. Describe how to conduct manualized treatments to improve organization, time management, and planning skills that are empirically tested and proven to have positive effects on family functioning, academic productivity and performance.

Agenda:

 

Introduction 15 minutes

  • Practical Executive Function Deficits in Managing Learning and School Assignments
  • The Nature of Organization, Time Management and Planning and Executive Function Deficits in Children with and without ADHD

The Development of Organizational Skills Training & STAND Empirical Findings 10 minutes

The Foundation of Organizational Skills Training and Treatment Components 10 minutes         

Detailed Review and Selected Practice of OST 55 minutes                                  

  • Orientation
  • Behavior Modification Component
  • Tracking Assignments
  • Managing Materials
  • Time Management
  • Planning
  • Treatment Wrap-Up

The Foundation of STAND and Treatment Components 10 minutes

Review and Selected Practice of STAND 55 minutes

  • Engaging Parents and Teens
  • Use of Motivational Interviewing
  • Establishing Contracts
  • Organizational Skills
  • Executive Skills for Self-Management – Study and Advocacy Skills
  • Treatment Wrap-Up

Selecting Appropriate Treatment Candidates – Assessment Procedures 10 minutes

Questions and Discussion 15 minutes

Total Time 180 minutes

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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