ADHD and Executive Function Strategies: Helping Children Thrive at Home, in Therapy, and in School, 10/28/2025 12:00:00 AM CDT, Digital Seminar More info »
ADHD and Executive Function Strategies: Helping Children Thrive at Home, in Therapy, and in School
- Speaker:
- Cindy Goldrich, EdM
- Duration:
- Full Day
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Product Code:
- LWC150397
- Brochure Code:
- PWZ94438
- Media Type:
- Live Webinar - Also available: Digital Seminar
Description
Supporting children and teens with ADHD and executive function differences requires more than behavioral plans- it requires understanding the social and emotional impact these challenges have on learning, motivation, behavior, and the whole family system to provide collaborative support across home, school, and therapeutic settings.
In this strategy-rich seminar, you’ll gain practical, research-informed tools that help you nurture skills like impulse control, emotional regulation, task initiation, and learning readiness – while honoring the child’s neurotype and supporting their autonomy and sense of self.
You’ll also learn how to coach parents and educators to shift from compliance-focused responses to approaches grounded in connection, consistency, and curiosity – reducing power struggles and helping children thrive in environments where they feel safe, understood, and supported.
By blending neuroscience, executive function coaching, and regulation strategies, this training offers a flexible, easy-to-implement framework for professionals working in schools, clinics, or family systems. Leave with tools that respect the whole child reduce stress for families and providers, and promote meaningful, sustainable growth.
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Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Manual - ADHD and Executive Function Strategies
(3.3 MB)
Updated 8:03am central on 10/28/25 with new speaker slides. |
53 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Text Document | IL ISBE Live Webinar Instructions (39.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | |
| IL ISBE Evaluation (247.6 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| ASHA Instructions - Live or Live Webinar - 10/28/2025 (113 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Cindy Goldrich, EdM Related seminars and products
PTS Coaching, LLC
Cindy Goldrich, EdM, is a leading expert in ADHD, executive function, and behavioral management. As a mental health professional and globally recognized speaker and trainer, Cindy works with educators, mental health professionals, and allied professionals to provide evidence-based strategies for supporting children, teens, and parents in managing ADHD and executive function challenges.
Through her company, PTS Coaching, Cindy offers professional training, including the ADHD Parent Coach Academy and ADHD Teacher Trainer Academy, equipping professionals worldwide to coach parents and train educators in fostering student success. She also provides direct coaching for parents, helping them implement effective strategies to support their children’s growth and success.
Cindy is the author of 8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD and co-author of ADHD, Executive Function & Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom. She has trained thousands of professionals in research-based, practical interventions that improve learning, motivation, and behavior across educational and clinical settings. Her work bridges the gap between research and real-world application, empowering professionals and families to create structured, supportive environments where children with ADHD can thrive.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cindy Goldrich maintains a private coaching practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cindy Goldrich is a contributing author to The ADHD Awareness Book Project: 365 Ways to Succeed with ADHD. She is the Co-Founder of the Long Island ADHD Professional Consortium.
Additional Info
Access Period for Live WebcastFor live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Webcast Schedule
Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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Objectives
- Identify how neurodiversity-affirming approaches differ from traditional behaviorist models in supporting children with ADHD within their daily occupations of play, school, and self-care.
- Examine how executive function challenges impact children’s ability to engage in learning, task initiation, self-regulation, and participation in routines.
- Choose brain-based, trauma- and sensory-informed strategies that promote co-regulation, attention, and self-monitoring to enhance occupational performance.
- Restructure challenging behaviors as forms of communication and apply strategies that strengthen participation in school, home, and peer contexts.
- Integrate environmental and strengths-based tools that increase predictability, reduce stress, and support engagement in academic, social, and daily living activities.
- Utilize collaborative coaching methods to guide caregivers and educators in shifting from compliance-based responses to connection-focused support that fosters children’s occupational success.
Outline
ADHD, Executive Function & Behavior
- Neurodiversity-affirming insights into ADHD and executive function differences
- How neurodevelopmental wiring affects learning, emotional regulation, and focus
- Common myths that contribute to shame and mislabeling
- The role of stress, emotional overload, and nervous system dysregulation
- Limitations of the research and potential risks
Promote Attention, Organization & Task Success
- Create environments that support predictability, regulation, and success
- Tools for scaffolding memory, planning, and task completion
- Strategies to boost engagement, motivation, and initiation without pressure
- Support classroom participation and homework routines through executive function strategies
- Experiential learning: Regulation simulation
Emotional Regulation & Strength-Based Behavior Support
- Responsive approaches to emotional intensity and dysregulation
- Help kids develop self-awareness, self-monitoring, and confidence
- Co-regulation strategies that build trust and safety
- Apply regulation supports to daily occupations like play, transitions, and self-care
- Hands-on learning: Co-regulation activities
Collaborative Coaching for Parents and Educators
- Guide adults to better understand and support neurodivergent learners
- Build routines and rituals that offer security, not control
- Reframe “challenging” behavior as communication
- Help caregivers shift from frustration to empathy and empowered partnership
- Address the limitations and risks of purely behaviorist models
- Group work: Brain breaks to support learning and emotional regulation
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Speech-language Pathologists
- Teachers
- School Administrators
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Nurses
- Other Helping Professionals Who Work with Children
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