Beyond On-Task Behavior: Teaching Executive Function Skills to Clients with ADHD belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Beyond On-Task Behavior: Teaching Executive Function Skills to Clients, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Traditional approaches to ADHD often focus narrowly on reducing off-task behavior and/or managing hyperactivity. In this presentation, "Beyond On-Task Behavior: Teaching Executive Function Skills to Clients with ADHD," Ryan Baker-Barrett, MS, BCBA, reframes ADHD. Drawing on contemporary research and decades of clinical experience, attendees will first explore a strengths-based understanding of ADHD through the lens of executive function. Three key learning objectives guide the session: (1) establish a contemporary, EF-rooted conceptualization of ADHD; (2) review evidence-based strategies for building core executive function skills across the lifespan; and (3) acquire practical, behavior-analytic tools for promoting task planning & prioritizing, goal-directed persistence, prompt fading, and effective task wrap-up. Through case examples, structured skill-building protocols (e.g., organizational skills training, visual supports, self-monitoring), and best-practice reinforcers, participants will learn to transform "off-task" episodes into teachable moments that scaffold independence and self-management. By the end of the event, clinicians will be equipped with a suite of tools to guide their interventions.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Ryan Baker-Barrett is a California-based parent and behavior analyst specializing in supports for kids and adults with ADHD. He runs a solo practice, Applied Behavioral Health Practice, and offers continuing education to other behavior analysts looking to expand the scope of their competence to include clients with ADHD.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.