Executive Function Coaching
Executive Function Coaching is a component of the LEP dedicated to supporting the developing cognitive and behavioral abilities of our neurodiverse student population.
The goal of Executive Function Coaching is to support students with continually improving upon their cognitive and behavioral abilities by recognizing existing executive strengths and identifying areas for growth. Ultimately students will better utilize executive tools in order to successfully navigate the college experience.
Executive Functioning Sub-Skills
The following are representative of cognitive and behavioral skills that students can focus on developing:
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Time Management, Planning, Prioritizing
Includes anticipating future events, setting goals, developing appropriate steps to carry out an associated action, and carrying out tasks in a systematic manner.
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Task Monitoring
Includes checking work and assessing performance during or after finishing a task to ensure attainment of a goal.
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Organization of Materials
Includes keeping workspace, living areas, and materials in an orderly manner.
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Inhibiting
Includes controlling impulses and appropriately stopping behaviors at the right time.
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Shifting
Includes moving freely from one situation, or aspect of a problem, to another as needed; solving problems flexibly.
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Emotional Control
Students exhibit this by modulating emotional responses appropriately.
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Self-Monitoring
Includes keeping track of the effect of one's own behavior on others and attending to one's own behavior in the social context.
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Initiating
Includes beginning a task or activity; fluidly generating ideas.
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Working Memory
Includes holding information in mind for the purpose of completing a task; staying with, or sticking to an activity.
LEP's Approach to Executive Functioning Skill Development
All students enrolled in the LEP receive support during their Academic Counseling meetings which includes executive functioning assessment.
At the targeted level, LEP Academic Counselors consult with the LEP Executive Function Coach for additional support and resources
If Academic Counselors assess and determine that executive functioning skill development requires more support, they will refer students individually to meet one-on-one with the LEP Executive Function Coach. These meetings are strategy focused and implementation is individualized.
Both Academic Counselors and the Executive Function Coach follow up to assess skill development.