Coaching Students with Executive Skills Challenges, Second Edition

NOTE EDITORE

With 55% new material, the significantly revised second edition of this influential resource presents a refined coaching model and an expanded set of tools for helping K-12 students live up to their potential in school and beyond. The book describes how to provide evidence-based, individualized instruction and support for kids and teens with executive skills challenges. Guidelines are provided for partnering with students and improving their performance in such areas as time and task management, planning, organization, and impulse control. Adaptations for coaching students with disabilities are discussed. In a convenient large-size format, the book features over two dozen reproducible forms and handouts; coaches can download and print additional copies as needed. New to This Edition *Two new chapters on coaching 5- to 8-year-olds (K-3), and more material on younger students throughout. *Shows how to enhance coaching by incorporating motivational interviewing and cognitive rehearsal strategies. *Chapter of case examples, plus chapters on self-assessment for coaches and the building blocks of executive skills coaching. *Expanded content on goal setting, action planning, and progress monitoring. *Updated research and revised reproducible tools. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

SOMMARIO

I. Theoretical and Research Background 1. The Development of Executive Skills in the Brain: Biology and Experience 2. Theoretical Underpinnings for Coaching II. Our Coaching Model 3. Introduction 4. Coaching Secondary Students 5. Coaching Elementary Students 6. Case Examples III. Coaching Techniques 7. Motivational Interviewing 8. Communication Techniques for Elementary Coaches 9. Self-Assessment as a Tool for Honing Coaching Skills 10. Goal Setting and Action Planning 11. Progress Monitoring IV. Strategies and Special Applications 12. Strategies to Support Executive Skills Coaching 13. Adaptations for Coaching Students with Disabilities 14. Other Forms of Coaching 15. Parting Thoughts Appendix 1. Getting to Know You Survey Appendix 2. Executive Skills Questionnaire Appendix 3. Executive Skills Questionnaire--Adult Version Appendix 4. Executive Skills Problem Checklist Appendix 5. Executive Skills Semistructured Interview--Student Version Appendix 6. Parent Handout Appendix 7. Consent for Services: Executive Functioning Coaching Appendix 8. Model of an Independent Coaching Contract Appendix 9. Goal-Planning Template Appendix 10. Daily Coaching Form Appendix 11. Coach Feedback Form--Student Version Appendix 12. Coach Feedback Form--Coach Version Appendix 13. Executive Skills Questionnaire for Children--Preschool/Kindergarten Version Appendix 14. Executive Skills Questionnaire for Children--Lower Elementary Version Appendix 15. Executive Skills Questionnaire for Children/Adolescents Appendix 16. Executive Skills Problem Checklist--Elementary Version for Teachers Appendix 17. Executive Skills Problem Checklist--Elementary Version for Parents Appendix 18. Basic Self-Assessment Appendix 19. Advanced Self-Assessment Score Sheet Appendix 20. Motivational Interviewing Resources Appendix 21. Environmental Modifications Menu Appendix 22. Example of Elaborate Incentive System Appendix 23. Strategies for Specific Executive Skills Appendix 24. How to Write an Essay Appendix 25. How to Plan and Complete Long-Term Projects Appendix 26. Studying for Tests Appendix 27. How to Organize Notebooks/Homework Appendix 28. How to Take Notes Appendix 29. Learning to Solve Problems References Index

AUTORE

Peg Dawson, EdD, is a psychologist on the staff ofthe Center for Learning and Attention Disorders at Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She also does professional development training on executive skills for schools and organizations nationally and internationally. Dr. Dawson is a past president of the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and the International School Psychology Association, and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from NASP. She is coauthor of bestselling books for general readers, including Smart but Scattered, Smart but Scattered Teens, Smart but Scattered--and Stalled (with a focus on emerging adults), and The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success (with a focus on adults). Dr. Dawson is also coauthor of The Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition, and books for professionals including Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition, and Coaching Students with Executive Skills Challenges, Second Edition. Richard Guare, PhD, is Director of the Center for Learning and Attention Disordersat Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Dr. Guare's research and publications focus on the understanding and treatment of learning and attention difficulties. He is a neuropsychologist and board-certified behavior analyst who frequently consults to schools and agencies. He is coauthor of bestselling books for general readers, including Smart but Scattered, Smart but Scattered Teens, Smart but Scattered--and Stalled (with a focus on emerging adults), and The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success (with a focus on adults). Dr. Guare is also coauthor of The Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition, and books for professionals including Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition, and Coaching Students with Executive Skills Challenges, Second Edition.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781462552191
• Dimensioni: Ø 1.01 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 226