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Diagnosing Executive Dysfunction in School-Aged Children

Course: #8993Level: Intermediate 1.5 Hours 4344 Reviews
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This is Part 1 of a two-part series. This course delineates individual metacognitive processes known as "executive functions" and the various developmental profiles of executive dysfunction in school-aged children. Three case studies highlight the nature of the diagnostic challenges and lay a foundation for assessment principles to help the SLP determine best approaches to intervention. (Part 2: Course 8998)

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CEUs/Hours Offered: AG Bell - LSLS/1.5 Domain 3, Domain 4; ASHA/0.15 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.5; IACET/0.2; IBCCES/1.5; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.5; SAC/1.5

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  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to identify features and profiles of executive dysfunction in school-aged children.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to describe diagnostic challenges for the assessment of executive dysfunction in school-aged children.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to identify diagnostic priorities and rules to help clarify the treatment needs of school-aged children with executive dysfunction.

Course created on September 17, 2019

Agenda

0-5 Minutes Introduction
5-10 Minutes The Executive Function (EF) Problem
10-15 Minutes What "Are" EFs, Anyway?
15-30 Minutes Brief Brain Lessons
30-40 Minutes EF Profiles
40-60 Minutes Case Studies
60-65 Minutes Diagnostic Challenges
65-70 Minutes Rules for Evaluating EFs
70-75 Minutes Diagnostic Questions for EFs
75-80 Minutes Clinical Analysis & Novel Problem Solving
80-85 Minutes Diagnostic Conclusions & Looking Ahead to Treatment
85-90 Minutes Summary, Q&A

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Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Jill Fahy was paid an honorarium by SpeechPathology.com for this presentation. She has received payment for authoring a book and multiple articles on this topic. Nonfinancial: No relationships to disclose.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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