A collaboration designed specifically for you.
Presentations & Training Sessions for Therapists & Educators
At Encompass, we recognize that understanding the landscape of Executive Functioning (EF) is crucial to supporting individuals—especially those navigating challenges associated with ADHD, ASD, learning differences, or mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and compulsion. Our tailored presentations and trainings aim to empower therapists, educators, PTAs, and school counselors with the knowledge and tools necessary to foster success for those they serve.
Who we support through our trainings.
Therapists and Mental Health Professionals
Discover how to identify and address the impact that low EF has on your clients’ ability to engage within therapy, their general motivation around tasks and relationships, as well as the intersection of mental health, neurodivergence, and EF. Learn how to utilize Executive Functioning Cognitive Training (EFCT), providing clients with a holistic approach that integrates therapeutic insight with the neurodivergent experience.
PTAs, Teachers, and School Counselors
Equip yourself with practical strategies to assist students as they navigate EF challenges both inside and outside of the classroom. Understand the vital link between EF skills, emotional regulation, and student success. Learn communication strategies that reduce defensiveness and promote self-esteem, EF strategies for the classroom and/or the home, and the tools and systems that work best to ensure their success.
The Importance of Executive Functioning Training
Many professionals are highly skilled in their fields, but have not yet received formal training in executive functioning, motivation, and neurodivergence. This can create challenges in bridging the gaps between academic and professional performance, mental health, and essential life skills with their students or clients.
“By arming our clients with the knowledge and skills to bolster their executive functioning, we in turn aim to improve their motivation, mental health, and quality of life.”
What Our Training Covers
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Delve into the core skills involved, their developmental processes, and their significance for success.
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Explore how EF deficits correlate with anxiety, depression, ADHD, ASD, and learning differences.
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Learn best practices around how to best communicate with those who struggle with their EF without triggering their defensiveness and/or shame.
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Discover techniques to instill EF skills, including but not limited to establishing routines, time management and organization systems, goal setting and self-advocacy approaches.
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Learn how to effectively implement EF strategies in educational and therapeutic settings to alleviate avoidance, procrastination, and stress.
past scenarios covered during training
Meet Tori
Tori feels overstimulated after work and avoids household chores. She feels ashamed when she comes home. But she doesn’t see the value in starting to clean if she can’t clean everything.
How can you help Tori stop procrastinating and feel less shame?
Meet Logan
Logan is a deep-feeling high-schooler and is sensitive to judgment. Because of this, he is embarrassed to use his accommodations and would rather not submit his work at all than to request extra time.
How can you help Logan to better self advocate and reduce his rigidity?
Meet Elena
Elena is confident! She has a very firm understanding of what will and what won’t work for her. When you ask her to try a new strategy, she’s quick to say, “That would never work for me!”
How can you help Elena to move forward?
Why Encompass?
At Encompass, our Executive Functioning Cognitive Training (EFCT) uniquely combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles with practical strategies to enhance Executive Functioning (EF) skills, reduce anxiety, and boost confidence.
We emphasize the Nurtured Heart Approach, a strengths-based method that acknowledges and reinforces positive behaviors often overlooked, fostering resilience in those you support.
Our training also incorporates scenario-based learning, allowing you to engage with real-life situations that illustrate EF challenges and effective solutions. This hands-on experience helps you visualize and apply practical strategies, enhancing your effectiveness with clients and students.