Meets for 12 weeks, once per week:
May 22, June 5 — June 26, July 17 — August 28, 2023
Mondays 6:30 — 8:30pm CT
LOCATION:
Virtual (Link to be provided upon sign up)
COST:
$70 per two-hour meeting (once a week) for a full 12 week commitment
($210 due at time of registration and every 3 weeks of the group for a total of $840)
INFO:
Executive functioning skills are the skills needed to manage our behavior. This 12 week group will support in building skills to create and achieve goals. Each week we will meet for one session to focus on an area of executive function, how to structure a plan so that we see results in the specific area of life that we want to focus, and create and track goals. Daily individual and group accountability support will be provided along the way. Individuals located anywhere in the US are able to attend virtually.
Small groups (groups limited to 8 participants) to allow for easier chatting and discussion
Self assessments to learn more about your own brain’s strengths and challenges, such as the Brief A
120 minute session on Mondays to learn skills and to support in using skills
Daily check-in with coach via chat
Facilitated group accountability chat between sessions
Recorded sessions to watch for reference and if a session is missed
Group will bring in resources from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (specific to values alignment, committed actions, and mindfulness skills), Smart But Scattered by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Russell Barkley, Getting Stuff Done: Reminders and Tips for Adults with ADHD by Ari Tuckman, and many more!
The weekly agenda includes:
Week 1: Introduction to Course and Executive Functioning and Review Results
• This week we will explore executive function skills and what each area involves as well as an introduce the creation of goals. Attendees will be provided with an opportunity to take the BRIEF-A on their own to obtain personalized executive function information. We will begin to evaluate this information and organize it in a user-friendly way to help with goal setting, action planning, and developing a tracking system.
Week 2: Understanding Your Value System and Increasing Flexibility and Perspective (Emotional Regulation)
• We will look at values and how to determine what our values are in relation to the various life domains. In doing so, we will evaluate where we currently are in terms of living effectively within our value system while practicing strategies to help us with mindfulness.
Week 3: Furthering Flexibility Skills (Cognitive Shift) and Resisting Impulses (Response Inhibition and Emotional Regulation)
• Attendees will further their knowledge of various mindfulness strategies and practice using these skills.
Week 4: The Impact We Want To Have On Others (Self-Monitor)
• This week we will evaluate how we are behaving in terms of our interactions with other people. We will learn and practice different strategies to help us evaluate our boundaries and the impact our behavior has on ourselves and others.
Week 5: Organization of Materials
• Developing systems of organization will be the focus of this week. Identifying what organization is, what it looks like, and what comes into play to obtain an organized space is discussed.
Week 6: Getting Tasks Started (Task Initiation)
• Starting a task can be challenging and frustrating. We will discuss different ways to help us get going on a task by identifying the various obstacles that may be preventing us from beginning.
Week 7: Getting Stuff Done (Planning and Organizing)
• This week and next week we will take a deep dive into how to actually accomplish those tasks, projects, chores, and to-do lists that can sometimes seem like they never get completed.
Week 8: Continued focus on Getting Stuff Done (Planning and Organizing)
• Week 8 will be a continuation of what we started to discuss in Week 7. The strategies, skills, and exercises will be examined and practiced in further detail this week.
Week 9: Time Management and Attention (Working Memory)
• We will focus on how to manage our time effectively to achieve what it is that we are setting out to achieve.
Week 10: Breaking It All Down and Remembering (Working Memory)
• In Week 10 we will address skills and strategies to help us break down larger tasks and remember what we set out to do.
Week 11: Monitoring Our Progress (Task Monitoring)
• This week we will look at how we intend to adjust our plan in the moment by addressing various ways to monitor our progress as we proceed forward with a specific task.
Week 12: Summing It All Up–and Using It All Going Forward
• During our last week, we will evaluate our progress throughout the course by continuing the self-reflection process. In doing so we will be able to identify areas that we may need additional support and guidance so that we can continue to use our new skills and strategies going forward.
**Weeks 3-12 will include time for personalized goal setting, reflection, and collaboration.**
SIGN UP:
This group is designed for anyone wanting support in creating a plan to take steps toward a desired outcome and will be led by Caren Kangas, an Executive Function and ADHD Coach. Caren has a background in Education and Applied Behavior Analysis.
Please reach out to Caren with any questions: ckangas@guidingbehaviorcoaching.com