This workshop, based on training and text by Jill Fahy, CCC-SLP, is designed to explain
Executive Function (EF) skills and the difficulties that can occur when development is
delayed or when deficits are present as a result of language disorder and/or brain
injury. Topics include the underlying cognitive foundation for and components of
executive function, associated impairments, basic anatomy and physiology, normal
development, the role of language as it mediates EF development and behaviors,
formal and informal assessment options, intervention concepts, and treatment
strategies that target specific areas of EF deficit.