Building Students’ Executive Function Through Internal Skills

Hudson Valley Professional Development

A focus on prioritizing executive function development to help students build independence, regulate emotions, and achieve lasting success.

This training explores the role of growth mindset and the need for practitioners, schools and families to prioritize executive function development to help students build independence, regulate emotions, and achieve lasting success.This training provides an overview of ADHD as a neurodevelopmental disorder rooted in differences in brain structure and function, emphasizing that it is less about attention and more about challenges in executive functioning. It highlights the core executive skills: self-regulation, self-awareness, self-motivation, and self-evaluation as the foundation for learning and long-term independence, while outlining what age-appropriate executive function expectations look like from preschool through high school.In addition to establishing this framework, the presentation offers practical, evidence-based strategies that can be directly implemented into client sessions to support skill development in real time. The slides stress the implications of ADHD, the risks it carries, and the importance of shifting from external support and prompt dependence toward building internal skills, accountability, and resilience.2 CEs available to NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychologists and NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts provided by Hudson Valley Professional Development, LLC upon successful completion of training.Learning Objectives:-understand ADHD as an executive function developmental disorder-identify core executive function skills and age-based expectations.-apply an executive function-driven framework to promote independence and resilience._________In accordance with the NY State Department of Education guidelines, in order to receive continuing education contact hours, a participant needs to be present for the duration of the workshop/training. Therefore, participants who arrive late or leave the event early will not be granted a certificate of completion.​Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be provided for cancellations made in writing one day prior to the start of the event.Accommodations and Accessibility: HVPD welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact us at info@hudsonvalleyprofessionaldevelopment.com to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act._____ Diana Pellicano, M.S., CCC-SLP is an Executive Function Specialist with nearly a decade of experience supporting teens and young adults with ADHD as they prepare for and navigate the transition to college. She serves as the Director of the College Success Program at GrowNOW, where she works closely with students and families to build the internal executive function skills necessary for independence, self-regulation, and long-term success. Diana specializes in supporting high school students preparing for college and college-level students with ADHD and executive function delays using the GrowNOW Internal Skills Model, a framework designed to move students beyond prompt dependence and toward internal accountability and self-management. Her work emphasizes executive-function-driven intervention, skill generalization, and a strong focus on parent coaching to support sustainable growth outside of sessions. In addition to her clinical work, Diana collaborates with high schools and universities by providing professional development, leading workshops and presentations, and participating in multidisciplinary meetings to help educational teams better support students with ADHD and executive function challenges.

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