Let's ACT on Executive Functioning: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Increase Executive Functioning Skills with Teens matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In Let's ACT on Executive Functioning: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Increase Executive Functioning Skills with Teens, 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 →Executive functioning challenges, such as difficulty with planning, time management, flexibility, and emotional regulation, are frequently observed in adolescents across various diagnoses and developmental profiles. This training explores how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a contextual behavior science approach, can be integrated within a behavior analytic framework to enhance executive functioning skills in teens. Participants will learn how ACT interventions, such as mindfulness, values clarification, and committed action, can target observable behaviors tied to executive functioning. Participants will learn to identify and measure executive functioning behaviors, identify ACT-based goals related to these skills, and ensure that all strategies remain within the BACB's ethical and professional scope of practice. Additionally, this training will outline prerequisite skills that teens should demonstrate before beginning ACT-based interventions, ensuring appropriate client selection and intervention success.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 2 | General |
| COA | 2 | — |
Lindsay Lundquist is the owner of Blossom Behavioral Solutions, LLC. Lindsay is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed in North Carolina, and Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (CCTS-I). Lindsay utilizes a holistic, trauma-informed approach to behavioral health using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles, alongside a behavior analytic approach to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Lindsay has been working in the field of ABA since 2016. She is passionate about helping others build a strong skill set to achieve their goals in a compassionate and neurodivergent-affirming manner. Lindsay is also the author of The Adventures of Willow series and creates Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) resources.
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