executive function Archives – Therapy Insights

Job Readiness Skills for Adolescents

September 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource briefly outlines ways in which therapists can support job readiness skills in the adolescent population.

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Culturally Affirming Executive Function Skills and Supports

May 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

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.

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Cognitive Strategies Framework for Cleaning and Home Organization

April 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

This is a framework for cognitive strategies while referencing a functional spring cleaning and home organization checklist to improve independence and accuracy for patients with cognitive communication deficits that impact attention, organization, problem-solving, and executive function tasks.

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Planning a Children’s Birthday Party on a Budget

November 30, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This birthday party planning activity will allow the patient to make personalized selections and calculate the items to stay under budget.

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Cognitive Task: Pet Care

October 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This client-centered material focuses on the cognitive aspects of pet care with three different treatment options.

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Assigning Jobs as Part of Rehab Therapy

October 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource discusses the benefits of using assigned jobs during an individual’s rehab stay and gives examples of jobs that work well in the clinic.

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Shopping Strategies for Executive Dysfunction

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This handout covers different strategies that can be used when shopping for individuals with executive functioning deficits.

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Pack My Backpack! Executive Functioning Activity for Young Kids

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This interactive, functional therapy activity uses manipulatives to support younger children in learning executive planning skills. Video on how to use this resource:

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Cooking Strategies for Executive Dysfunction

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource covers different strategies to simplify and improve independence with cooking for individuals with executive functioning deficits.

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Convergent and Divergent Thinking Task Examples and Activities

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides a list of convergent and divergent therapy activities and built-out examples of each.

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