Clinical Reference

Culturally Affirming Executive Function Skills and Supports

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Print Resource — US Letter — 6 pages

Population:

Pediatric

Discipline:

SLP

Diagnosis:

Executive Function

References:

  • Alcalá, L. (2023). The developing of executive function skills through culturally organized autonomy and helping. Infant and Child Development.
  • House, R. J., Hanges, P. J., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P. W., & Gupta, V. (2004). Culture, leadership, and organizations: The GLOBE study of 62 societies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Menzies, F. (2015). Nine Cultural Value Differences You Need to Know.

This resource helps you recognize and support executive functioning skills from non-dominant cultures and helps to broaden the perspective on therapeutic interventions for executive functioning challenges. This printable clinical reference is for speech-language pathologists working with pediatric patients, covering Executive Function. Print Resource, US Letter, 6 pages. Members can view and print it.

Use this resource when a patient, family, or colleague asks:

  • Why do EF skills look different at home versus school?
  • How do I set executive function goals that reflect family values?
  • How do I support executive function skills across different cultural expectations?

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