Executive Function and Adolescent Mental Health
Executive functioning refers to a set of cognitive skills that allow individuals to manage their thoughts, actions, and emotions effectively. When adolescents understand how their executive functioning plays a role in their well-being, they are better equipped to unleash their potential in achieving overall success. Having a strong connection to their strengths and struggles in this arena will allow them to foster their own learning and growth, now and into adulthood.
Learning Objectives
- How to define the processes that define executive functioning in the context of learning.
- Evidence-based strategies to remediate common executive functioning deficits.
- Specific practices to help students mitigate executive functioning deficits that result from on-line learning.
About Instructor
Dr. Evan Flamenbaum is an advocate for children, adolescents, and young adults who experience mental health and academic issues. He holds a doctorate in clinical social work as well as an MA in school counseling. As a former Dean of Students at a Manhattan private school he used his clinical knowledge to help students stay in school during periods of difficult psychological adjustment.
As the current Head of School of Academics West and co-founder of Therapy West, Dr. Flamenbaum continues to integrate his clinical knowledge and background in education to train and guide professionals and parents. He is a nationally recognized lecturer and considered an expert on the treatment of learning issues and ADHD. Dr. Flamenbaum also co-created Clinically Informed Academics® (CIA), a research-based model that provides a framework to improve the overall functioning of students socially, emotionally, and educationally.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Flamenbaum’s commitment to student advocacy and intervention has helped hundreds of families overcome obstacles that would have otherwise impeded learning and the ability for students to achieve their full potential.
