This session is part of two comprehensive series:
Therapies in the School 24th Annual Conference PROGRAM B – ON-DEMAND 10
and
Therapies in the School 24th Annual Conference 2023 – ON-DEMAND 10
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
ADHD is dangerously misunderstood. This comprehensive course will equip school-based practitioners with a robust set of practical evidenced based resources to improve classroom participation and performance in students with ADHD. We’ll challenge myths, improve collaboration, design accommodations, and develop executive function scaffolds to improve classroom performance and positive outcomes for students with ADHD.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Challenge and dispel harmful misconceptions and stereotypes about students with ADHD.
- Evaluate the impact of ADHD and correlated executive function challenges on academic and social functioning in school-aged children, including challenges related to learning, behavior, and social interactions that impact classroom participation and performance.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different classroom accommodations, environmental modifications, behavioral interventions, and instructional adaptations supported by evidence to improve academic and social functioning in students with ADHD.
- Apply collaborative consultation skills and strategies to improve classroom participation and performance in students with ADHD.
- Apply best available evidence to select scaffolding interventions to support executive function skills needed for improved classroom participation and performance of students with ADHD.
AUDIENCE:
School-Based Therapists
COURSE OUTLINE:
Understanding ADHD in Schools: Moving Beyond the Stereotypes
- Misunderstandings and Dangers of ADHD
- ADHD as a Chronic Neurodevelopmental Disorder
- Impact of Comorbidities on ADHD Symptoms and Functioning
Impact of ADHD on Executive Functions
- Overview of Executive Functions
- Executive Functions Impacted by ADHD
- Relationship with Challenging Behaviors
Framework of Evidenced Based Support
- Problems with Existing Supports
- Best Practice
Collaborate
- Understanding Collaboration Models
- Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Collaboration
Accommodate
- Classroom accommodations
- Classroom modifications
- Environmental adaptations
Scaffolding Executive Function Skills
- Strategies for promoting working memory, inhibition, cognitive flexibility.
- Strategies for promoting task initiation, temporal awareness and emotional regulation.
Empowering Outcomes
- Strategies for promoting student empowerment and self-esteem in the classroom.
- Implementing a strengths-based approach for students with ADHD
Reflection on personal growth and goals for future practice
Lori Flynn is a practicing school-based occupational therapist with over two decades of continuous experience working in the public school system. She holds a master’s degree in occupational therapy and is certified as an ADHD practitioner and parent coach. As the founder of OT4ADHD.com, Lori is committed to providing school-based professionals with effective, research-based strategies to support both students with ADHD and their teachers. Her expertise and passion are driven by ongoing continuing education and lived experience.
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