Description

Executive functions are the mental processes that allow us to plan, focus, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. While we expect students to have developed these skills by a young age, many face challenges in organization, time management, task persistence, and emotional regulation—key components of executive functioning. Despite the central role these skills play in academic, social, and professional success, there is often no structured curriculum to explicitly teach them.

This two-day workshop will explore the fundamental executive functions required to thrive in the classroom, workplace, and everyday life. We will delve into the role of early childhood development and sensory processing in shaping executive function abilities, and how these factors impact learning and performance. Participants will gain access to an executive functioning assessment questionnaire tool and gain hands-on experience with a variety of sensory, motor, and developmental activities designed to support adaptive functioning in both classroom and social settings.

Suitable for educators, therapists, and anyone working with students or individuals of all ages and abilities, this workshop offers practical techniques that can be implemented immediately. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to enhance executive functioning skills, foster greater independence, and support positive outcomes across multiple environments.

This workshop is ideal for professionals working with individuals across different diagnostic categories and age groups, providing valuable tools for improving executive function performance in both academic and social contexts.

Who Should Attend:

· Therapists supporting students in developing classroom engagement, academic participation, and social skills

· Teachers seeking strategies to help students apply themselves effectively in the learning environment

· Psychologists needing guidance on translating assessment results into actionable strategies

· Caseworkers or Student Advocates looking for insights to better support educational teams with assessment and intervention strategies

Outline / Agenda:

Schedule Day 1

9.00 to 10.30am Overview of Executive Functioning Skills

10.30 to 11.00am Break

11.00 to 12.30am Skillset 1: Organization and Planning

(Definition and strategies)

12.30 to 13.30pm Lunch

13.30 to 15.30pm Skillset 2: Attention and Working Memory

(Definition and strategies)

15.30 to 15.45pm Break

15.45 to 17. 00pm Skillset 3: Emotional Regulation

(Definition and strategies)

Schedule Day 2

9.00 to 10.30am Math and Reading Skills

(Strategies included)

10.30 to 11.00am Morning Break

11.00 to 12.30pm Social Skills

(Strategies included)

12.30 to 13.30pm Lunch

13.30 to 15.30pm Assessment and Developmental Hierarchy

(Includes activities and strategies)

15.30 to 15.45pm Break

15.45 to 17.00pm Developmental Hierarchy continued

(Includes activities and strategies

Learning Objectives

The workshop participants will be able to:

1. 1. Describe and intervene with at least 10 different executive functioning skills that could potentially inhibit the students from achieving their optimal learning potential.

   2. Be equipped to identify strengths and weaknesses in students and be able to target collective profiles in group activities

   3. Identify 7 steps of a sensory-developmental hierarchy that would support student readiness to apply themselves to learning

   4. Practically apply 10 to 20 activities that would support student’s ability to learn, while also supporting the curriculum within a fun, and engaging learning environment

   5. Be empowered in their intervention to achieve their goals in enabling students to learn

   Provider Name: The Maude Le Roux Academy

   Presenter: Maude Le Roux, OTR/L, SIPT, DIR/Floortime Champion and Expert Trainer

   Bio: Maude Le Roux, OTR/L

   Maude Le Roux is a global trainer in multiple methodologies and a mentor to therapists from multidisciplinary teams. She opened her practice, A Total Approach in Glen Mills, PA, USA in 2001, and the satellite office in Allentown, PA in 2023. Maude started her training career in 2007 and opened her online academy in 2019. She has designed the Developmental Pathways Model (DPM), which she applies to her own unique assessment and intervention protocol for major diagnosis such as Dyspraxia, ADHD and Executive Functions, Autism, Reading and Writing Disorders, and Trauma and Attachment. Maude served 9 years on the Board of Directors for ATTACh and currently serves on their Advisory Board. She also serves on the Advisory Board for LSWorks (Neuralign program). She is a co-author of two books and more recently wrote a chapter on Trauma and the Body in “Healing Connections” which launched in September 2024. Maude received an award for “Continued child advocacy” through the ATTACh organization in September 2024. She also received the Champion Award through ICDL in November 2024. Maude has a “whole child” approach to care and intervention and equipping the child, while empowering the parent is at the core of who she is as a clinician and trainer.

   Target Audience: Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Educators

   Educational Level: Intermediary

   Instructional Methods: PowerPoint, Group Discussion, Video

   Contact Hours: 11 hours, 30 minutes:

   For more information and registration contact: [email protected]