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• The ADHD and Executive Function Lens for SLP's

  • When
    April 21, 2026
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    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    virtual

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  COURSE DESCRIPTION:

  This workshop serves to expand understanding and support strategies for school-based and clinic-based interventions for individuals with ADHD. Participants will acquire an “ADHD & Executive Function Lens" to gain competence and clarity for working confidently with the ADHD population and affected families. 

  
  

  COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  1. Participants will examine how executive function deficits and ADHD influence the behaviors of children and adults utilizing current literature and case study. 

  2. Participants will understand and differentiate neurodevelopmental perspectives of ADHD from common misconceptions based on current scientific literature.

  3. Participants will apply strengths-based stategies to treatment/intervention approaches for executive function skills.

  
  

  PRESENTER/BIO:

  Valerie Mackiewicz, MS, AACC, CACP - Certified ADHD Coach Practitioner 

  Degree/Credentials - Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, ADDCA Certified Associate ADHD Coach, PAAC Certified ADHD Coach Practitioner.

  
  

  Valerie Mackiewicz is a dedicated Certified ADHD Coach Practitioner, specializing in working with adults, parents, educators, mental health providers, specialists (OT/PT/SLP), and executives/professionals. Her experience spans clinical, school, community, and business settings, allowing her to develop a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to ADHD & Executive Function support, educational training, and professional development. She is on a local and global mission to continue advancing best practices, fostering professional collaboration, and supporting individuals in all areas of ADHD and Executive Function - both for the client and their support professionals. Valerie is a WNY native and a SUNY Fredonia alum. 

  
  

  TIME ORDERED AGENDA:

  Duration - 1 hr 

  6:30pm - 7:30pm EST

  Intro: 5 minutes

  Belonging & Meaningful Participation: 10 minutes

  Evidence-based Information & Programming: 25 minutes

  Implementation & Tools: 15 minutes

  Questions and Comments: 5 minutes

  
  

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• Navigating challenging conversations in stuttering therapy across the lifespan

  • When
    June 13, 2026
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    9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    virtual

  In partnership with the American Institute for Stuttering, this course is offered for 0.55 ASHA CEUs.

  Navigating challenging conversations in stuttering therapy across the lifespan equips speech-language pathologists with counseling-informed skills to engage confidently in the emotionally complex conversations central to stuttering-affirming care. This course reframes tough conversations as therapeutic moments that support autonomy, participation, and long-term communication well-being.

  Through case vintage, video roleplays, and group discussions centered around clients who stutter across the lifespan, participants learn practical strategies—including reflective listening, validation, open-ended questioning, and motivational interviewing principles - to address parental or client urgency, uncertainty, shame, avoidance, and internalized stigma. Clinicians leave with concrete language and tools to navigate difficult moments with clarity, compassion, and intention.

  Presenters:

  Heather Grossman, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF

  Mark O'Malia, MS, CCC-SLP

  Fee: $300 (before 5/15) or $350 (after 5/15)

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