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Impulse control, sustained attention, working memory, and problem-solving are just a few of the basic executive functioning skills required in order for a child to successfully navigate their world. Difficulties with executive functioning affect various populations of children including those diagnosed with ADHD, sensory processing disorders, and developmental delays. They can affect academic, social, and functional performance. 

Clinicians and teachers well-versed in this fundamental area of practice can successfully identify and treat delays in executive function, thereby improving their clients’/pupils’ overall ability to thrive.

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What is executive functioning?

Simply put, executive functioning skills originate in the prefrontal cortex and are the mental functions responsible for organizing, analyzing, and maintaining order in our lives. Being on time, starting, continuing, and finishing a required task, remembering important contextual information, and sustaining attention are all foundational skills required to achieve any given goal. Every action and decision made is partially controlled by our utilization of our unique set of executive functioning skills.

Examples of EF skills include:

  • sustained attention
  • impulse control
  • sequencing 
  • initiation and termination of tasks, and eventually,
  • problem-solving
  • complex organizational skills
  • cognitive flexibility, and 
  • time management.

Executive function delays are not indicative of cognitive delays, and many bright children who thrive in certain academic areas may struggle with these issues. Interventions aimed at treating underlying skills will positively impact these children’s overall functioning in all environments.


The courses are suitable for:

  • Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants
  • Physical Therapists
  • Speech Therapists
  • Special Education Providers
  • Regular Education Providers
  • Pediatric Social Workers

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Unsurprisingly, evidence suggests that children with poor impulse control often grow up to have poorer health and earn less than their peers. When executive functioning skills are delayed or impaired, a child may have difficulty controlling impulses, utilizing working memory, and may forget important details in the moment. 

In Theramoves executive function PT courses, you will gain tools and knowledge to strengthen children’s executive functioning and give them key skills to help them succeed in life.

Also available from Theramoves – ADHD training courses

There are various common ‘red lights’ which highlight possible executive functioning delays in children, such as: 

  • Forgets to complete homework 
  • Messy desk area or locker
  • May impulsively talk out during class
  • May have difficulty coming up with novel ideas or may come up with ideas but have difficulty carrying them out
  • Poor time management
  • Difficulty sustaining focus on a given activity
  • Cognitive inflexibility with new tasks or demands
  • May have difficulty with creativity in problem-solving 

Theramoves executive functioning courses for therapists and educators are helpful if a child appears to be battling with some of the above signs, and will give you helpful tools and guidance to bring out the best in these children.

It is common for children suffering from the following diagnoses to also be experiencing executive function delays.

Theramoves executive function courses are helpful in learning to assess difficulties in children and give them tools to grow with their challenges.

See also: Special education continuing education

Learning executive functioning skills with a reputable online course from Theramoves will provide you with:

  • In-depth knowledge of executive functioning skills 
  • Tools to learn how to identify dysfunction
  • Evidence-based, current research
  • Practical treatment interventions for different ages
  • Clinical reasoning skills
  • Multimodal approaches for unique implementation of treatments catered to the child

  • After your course order was placed, you will receive a Thank you email with FAQ’s that will include all the information for the upcoming course. 
  • You will also receive a payment receipt via email. 
  • 2-4 days prior to the live webinar you will receive an email from Theramoves which will contain a link for the platform the course will be using such as Go To Webinar to complete the registration process, please go ahead and complete that. 
  • The email will also contain the course PowerPoint and any additional handouts.

  • Once you registered with our online platform (Go To Webinar) you will receive a link to “Join the Webinar”. This link comes again an hour before the webinar.  
  • Join the course at the designated date and time.
  • We ask that you join 10-15 minutes prior to ensure proper access and avert any technical issues, then go ahead and make coffee 🙂

  • For CEU purposes, our system automatically logs your attendance when you sign in for a webinar and log out. (If you have technical difficulties and have to sign back on, do not panic! No worries the system recognizes that).  
  • At the end of the webinar, an email is sent out with the post-course quiz/course evaluation and learning outcome measure on the material presented.
  • Please check your spam/promotions folders as it may inadvertently end up there.
  • Congratulations! Score a 70% or higher on our executive functioning therapist CEUs courses and receive your certificate of completion via email.

A full refund less $75 dollars administrative fee per course will be given for cancellations received up to 3 days prior to the course. After that, no refunds will be given for cancellations unless a replacement participant is registered.

When working with children across varied populations, it is important to accurately diagnose executive functioning skills, as they may differ from academic difficulties and are often lumped together. Taking executive function continuing education courses in this area will enhance a clinician’s reasoning, understanding, and treatment sessions.

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