Blog: What is Executive Function Coaching?

Is it like having a personal assistant?

Will my child or 青少年 be more likely to become a CEO after 工作ing with a coach?

With the new year and new semester starting up or just getting underway for many students, now seems like a good time to raise awareness of one approach towards helping people thrive not just in school but in life.

“詹姆斯，你知道这些材料. If only you could keep better track of your assignments, 不拖延, 然后交作业, you’d be doing much better academically.”

这听起来是不是很熟悉?

Many students know the material. 仍然, difficulties with executive functioning (EF) impede their ability to follow through with getting started, tracking what assignments need to be completed (even if they are all listed in an online portal such as Canvas), 完成它们, 然后转身. 类似的, EF issues can contribute to procrastination, trouble devoting time to studying, and executing practical study tools.

EF are a set of mental processes that are necessary for task completion. 请参阅 http://chadd.org/about-adhd/executive-function-skills for a more detailed explanation of EF.

The EF issues noted above may seem familiar for those of you who have children or 青少年 with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or have this yourself. Without going into too much unnecessary detail, EF issues essentially underlie ADHD, so most people with ADHD by default have deficits in EF skills. However, these weaknesses can be present differently. 此外, many people without ADHD can have EF limitations due to a variety of causes, including weak development of skills, 焦虑, 抑郁症, 强迫症, 学习障碍, and numerous other issues as well.

EF coaching is a way to help children, 青少年, and adults learn strategies to improve their EF skills and navigate current demands regarding school工作, 工作, and other areas of life that are impacted by EF weaknesses. It is essential to understand that professionals who help people with EF skills can approach this 工作 differently. There are also a variety of professionals in different fields that do this type of 工作. People with education backgrounds such as tutors, 心理健康专业人员, speech and language therapists, 多动症的教练, and numerous other types of professionals may conduct what is commonly referred to as Executive Function coaching.

大家可以想象, given the variety of professionals available to help your child, 青少年, or yourself with EF-related issues, it can be hard to know where to start. Given that each person’s situation is different, this article cannot give you individualized guidance on how to seek out the best professional for your needs. 尽管如此, asking yourself (and sometimes the professional as well) some of these questions can help guide you.

1. What is the likely cause of the EF issues? ADHD, 焦虑, 抑郁症, lack of knowledge on what to do?
2. Is the professional that I choose likely able to support and address the EF weaknesses based on the most probable causes for them? What is their background, degree, training, and experience like?
3. Are other types of supports (i.e., psychotherapy, medication) necessary also, and beneficial to implement before doing EF coaching?
4. Do I want to bring about long-term changes or simply fix the problem in the moment?
5. Do I want a professional who has a set system or frame工作 that they use or one with a lot of flexibility?

I hope that this article is useful to you in raising awareness of the existence of Executive Function coaching and gives you a good starting point for seeking it out if you feel that it would be beneficial for you or someone in your family.

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