Child & Youth Focus Clinical Focus | 6 CEUs
Date & Location
Friday, December 12, 2025 – Friday, December 12, 2025
8:30am – 4:00pm
Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport
7311 Westminster Hwy
Richmond, BC V6X 1A3
phone: 604.278.5555
Interventions and Coaching for Executive Skill Development
Presented by Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP
Friday, December 12, 2025 | Richmond, bc
Workshop Description
Executive skills—often referred to as “the hidden curriculum”—are critical cognitive abilities that underpin academic success. These include skills like task initiation, sustained attention, working memory, planning, organization, and goal-directed persistence. While these skills are essential for students to thrive in school, they are rarely explicitly addressed in standard curriculum frameworks.
Research shows that executive skills continue to develop well into early adulthood, and their growth can be influenced by factors such as experience, environment, and direct instruction. It is essential for educators to recognize the role these skills play in learning and to adopt strategies that promote their development in students.
Morning Session: Embedding Executive Skills in Daily Routines
- Teaching Through Routine: Learn how to integrate executive skill development into daily activities, such as homework planning, organization, and emotional regulation.
- Classroom Routines: Discover how to design daily classroom routines that foster executive skills, including teaching students how to plan, prioritize, and manage tasks effectively.
Key Activities:
- Group activity to design a home or classroom routine that incorporates one or more executive skills.
Afternoon Session: Designing Student-Centered Interventions
- Tailored Interventions: Learn how to create individualized interventions based on student needs, with a focus on addressing specific executive skill challenges in different contexts.
- Incentives and Motivation: Explore how to use incentives and reward systems to encourage the development and practice of executive skills.
Key Activities:
- Using case studies, participants will practice designing student-centered interventions.
- Discussion of incentives and their role in promoting executive skills practice.
Final Session: Coaching for Success
- Introduction to Coaching: Understand the fundamentals of coaching as a tool for enhancing executive function in students. Learn about the two-stage coaching process and how to coach students to build their executive skills.
- Coaching Techniques: Explore specific coaching strategies for improving task management, impulse control, and social interactions. Review real-world examples and research supporting the effectiveness of coaching.
Key Activities:
- Role-playing exercise to practice coaching techniques in small groups.
- Discussion of coaching methods and their application in different educational settings.
The workshop will introduce the Feifer Assessment of Writing (FAW), a tool designed to diagnose writing disorders and guide intervention planning. Participants will explore how to use the FAW and other diagnostic instruments to identify students with written language difficulties, ensuring they receive the appropriate interventions.
Workshop Topics:
Agenda & Learning Objectives
Interventions and Coaching Techniques
- 8:30– 10:30: Teaching Executive Skills Through Daily Routines
- 10:45 – 12:00: Embedding Executive Skills into Classroom Content Lessons
- 1:00 – 1:45: Using Incentives to Promote Executive Skills Practice
- 1:45 – 2:30: Designing Classroom or Small Group Curricula for Executive Skills Development
- 2:45 – 4:00: Coaching for Academic and Social Success
Continuing Education Credits
Your Presenter(s)
Dr. Peg Dawson: In over 40 years of clinical practice, Dr. Peg Dawson has worked with thousands of children who struggle at home and in school. At the center of their struggles are often weak executive skills. Along with her colleague, Dr. Richard Guare, she has written numerous books on this topic for educators, mental health professionals, and parents, among them Smart but Scattered, Smart but Scattered Teens, Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, and Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits. Peg is also a past president of the National Association of School Psychologists, and the International School Psychology Association, and is a recipient of NASP’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Testimonials
“Dr. Dawson is incredibly informative and provided exceptional clarity on executive functioning skills. She was generous with her materials and I left feeling much more confident in how I can approach students that are struggling. This was so useful to me and I would highly recommend this workshop to ANYONE who has questions.”
– Calgary, AB | November 5 – 6, 2019“This course was very interesting and engaging. Peg was incredibly knowledgeable, shared amazing resources and gave real like examples of how her strategies have worked and been implemented. Would highly recommend her course to other teachers and professionals.”
– Ottawa, ON | October 30 – 31, 2019“Great presenter with a realistic, positive approach, who drew capable on her experiences. I was certainly glad I attended today’s session!”
-Halifax, NS | June 5, 2014
Who Should Attend
Education and Clinical Professionals: K–12 Classroom Teachers, School Counsellors/Psychologists, Learning Assistance/ Resource Teachers, School Administrators, School Paraprofessionals including Special Education Assistants, Classroom Assistants and Childcare Workers. All other professionals who support students including but not limited to: Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Clinical Counsellors, Family Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Addiction Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Probation Officers, and Early Childhood Educators.
Recommended Accommodation
Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport
7311 Westminster Hwy
Richmond, BC V6X 1A3
phone: 604.278.5555
website: www.executivehotels.net/vancouver-airport-hotel/
Our rates:
Please state you would like to book under the “Jack Hirose & Associates” block when booking your room to receive our group room rate.
Courtyard Standard Room – $169.00 plus tax
Courtyard Junior suite – $169.00 plus tax
Plaza Room – $169.00 plus tax
Guest bookings include:
- Overnight parking
- High-speed WIFI
- Free Airport Transfers – 6:00am – 10:30pm (Please arrange with the hotel directly)
Please note, room reservations are subject to availability
Registration & Fees
| Registration | Super Early Bird Fee | Early Bird Fee | Regular Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding and Assessing Executive Skills | -- | ||
| Individual Enrollment | $299.00 | $319.00 | $339.00 |
| Group 3-7 | $249.00 | $269.00 | $289.00 |
| Group 8-14 | $224.00 | $244.00 | $264.00 |
| Group 15+ | $199.00 | $219.00 | $239.00 |
| Full-Time Student | $199.00 | $219.00 | $239.00 |
| -- | |||
| Interventions and Coaching for Executive Skill Development | -- | ||
| Individual Enrollment | $299.00 | $319.00 | $339.00 |
| Group 3-7 | $249.00 | $269.00 | $289.00 |
| Group 8-14 | $224.00 | $244.00 | $264.00 |
| Group 15+ | $199.00 | $219.00 | $239.00 |
| Full-Time Student | $199.00 | $219.00 | $239.00 |
| -- | |||
| ATTEND BOTH AND SAVE | -- | ||
| Individual Enrollment | $539.00 | $559.00 | $579.00 |
| Group 3-7 | $489.00 | $509.00 | $529.00 |
| Group 8-14 | $464.00 | $484.00 | $504.00 |
| Group 15+ | $439.00 | $459.00 | $479.00 |
| Full-Time Student | $439.00 | $459.00 | $479.00 |
All fees are per person and in Canadian Dollars ($CAD)
Fees do not include applicable taxes (5% GST).
Super early bird cutoff date: October 8, 2025
The super early bird date has passed. Early bird or regular rates apply.
Early bird cutoff date: November 8, 2025
The early bird date has passed. Regular rates apply.
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