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Executive functions and their relevance in everyday life
Executive functions are a key to learning success
You have probably come across the term "executive functions" before. But could you also define it or give various examples of executive actions in everyday life?
Course content
Do you know what attention deficit disorders have to do with executive functions? Are you aware of the relevance of these functions for everyday (school) life and success? Would you like to find out how you can improve these functions through simple exercises? Then this is the right course for you!
In this training course, specially designed for professionals, you will receive an introduction to the exciting field of cognitive neuroscience. This course focuses on the topic of executive functions, their development and support. After an overview of the theory, the topics of "diagnostics" and "risk groups" are also covered and the latest findings from brain research are addressed. The research results are presented in a compact and understandable way and the connection to everyday life is established in detail. foxstudy is committed to providing you with as many practical tools as possible for successful use in the therapy setting through practical examples, exercises and the presentation of therapeutic materials.
Course part 1 | Introduction and neuroanatomy
- Introduction to the topic
- Definition and localization of executive functions
- Knowledge check
Course part 2 | Classification of executive functions
- Classification of executive functions
- Knowledge check
Course part 3 | (School/professional) everyday life & risk groups
- Everyday (school/work) life and the risk groups
- Knowledge check
Course part 4 | Diagnostics & support/therapy
- Diagnostics
- Promotion and therapy
- The evidence
Course part 5 | Final test
Doctors and physicians
120 minutes learning time
Handout included
available for 6 months from booking
Meet the teacher
Kevin Wingeier
Dr. phil. Kevin Wingeier is a clinical neuropsychologist and works at the University Children's Hospital Zurich and in a practice on the Zürichberg. He is an expert in neuropsychological therapies for cognitive impairments, learning coaching and support and therapy for partial school performance disorders (reading/spelling/calculating). He also regularly gives talks to professionals and parents. In this course, he sheds light on executive functions, shows what needs to be considered in therapy and what the current state of science is.
Info video executive functions
Training points
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Certificate
You will receive the following training points for this course
- Pediatrics Switzerland: 2 CME credits
