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Will Grundy Speech-Language-Hearing Association
a Recognized Area Group of the
Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association
“Executive Functioning: Beyond Checklists, Planners, and Social Skills Groups”
Presented by : Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan, Ed.D., M.S., CCC-SLP/L
When: Friday, October 3, 2025 (12-3pm)
Where: Virtual (link will be sent via email the Wednesday before the event)
Cost: $35
Activity Description: This session will begin with a discussion on external signs and internal mental processes associated with executive functioning. A presentation on the relationship of anxiety, executive functioning and behavior will follow, in addition to a discussion on common challenges with talk therapy, social skills, groups, checklists, and planners. Attendees will also learn a strategy that uses an explicit instruction framework to teach students to visualize, plan, use self-talk, and work through tasks that require multiple steps, using a writing assignment as an example.
Agenda:
11:30-12: Registration
12-12:30: Defining executive functioning internal and external behaviors.
12:30-1:00: A critical review of common tools and service delivery-models.
1:00-1:30: Identifying a framework for effective executive functioning intervention.
1:30-2:00: Building self-talk, visualization, time-perception, and strategic-planning skills.
2:00-2:45: Emerging as the “executive functioning lead” on your team.
2:45-3:00: Q&A
*Attendance for the entire event is required for ASHA CEUs*
Disclosure
Financial: Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan will receive an honorarium for the presentation
Nonfinancial: Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan has a nonfinancial relationship with DCFS