OVERVIEW

Intervention for Child and Adolescent Executive Function Difficulties is organized by Cape Cod Institute (CCI) and will be held from Aug 03 - 07, 2026 at Nauset Regional Middle School, Orleans, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Description:
In this course, George McCloskey - widely admired for the clarity, comprehensiveness, and warmth of his teaching style - will help participants gain a deeper understanding of executive functions and of the ways executive function deficits impact the behavior and academic performance of children and adolescents.

Participants will gain state-of-the-art knowledge of the most effective ways to help children and adolescents improve their use of executive functions and executive skills. Ways to discuss executive functions with children, parents, and school staff will be offered, as well as ways to help motivate children and adolescents to ensure their participation in efforts to help them. Special emphasis will be placed on how to orient students to intervention efforts and help them move from being externally controlled to internally self-regulated through the use of bridging strategies. Case study examples of assessment and intervention efforts and outcomes with children and adolescents will be discussed throughout the presentation.

Participants will leave this workshop energized and with a renewed sense of purpose, a greater knowledge of how to improve executive functions and executive skills, and a greater realization of how they can have a positive effect on the children, parents and professionals with whom they work.

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

  1. Define executive control, executive functions, and executive skills
  2. Discuss a comprehensive model of executive functions
  3. Discuss the development of executive functions during childhood and adolescence
  4. Describe how executive control can vary based on domains of functioning
  5. Explain how executive control can vary based on arenas of involvement
  6. Discuss the roles of executive control in classroom learning and production and everyday behavior
  7. Discuss the relationship of executive functions  to childhood psychopathology
  8. Plan intervention strategies based on the continuum for strengthening executive control
  9. Discuss the planning, implementation, and outcome assessment of school-, clinic-, and home-based interventions.

KEY DATES

Registrations Open
08 Apr, 2026
Registrations Open
Event Start Date
03 Aug, 2026
Event Start Date
Event End Date
07 Aug, 2026
Event End Date
Credits

Creative ART Therapists:
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC):
MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7187. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program is being offered for 15 NBCC credit hours.

New York LCATs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. # CAT-0090.

Educators:
For eligibility information, contact your State certifying authority.

Massachusetts Educators: Educators in Massachusetts are eligible for 15 Professional Development Points (PDPs) for each program attended. MAK Continuing Education, LLC is a registered Professional Development Provider (PD number: U20190001) with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).


Marriage and Family Therapists:
Massachusetts LMFTs: An application will be submitted to NEAFAST for LMFT professional continuing education through the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions for this activity.

Please check back here for updates on approval status. You can also find a complete list of courses approved by NEAFAST for LMFT professional continuing education through the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions on the Continuing Education page.

If you are interested in joining a course that does not currently have approval, please email info@cape.org with your inquiry about application status.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC):
MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7187. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program is being offered for 15 NBCC credit hours.

New York LMFTs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists # MFT-0095.

Physicians & Nursing Professionals:
A.C.C.M.E. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., and MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

A.M.A. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., designates this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Professional Counselors & Mental Health Counselors:
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC):
MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7187. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program is being offered for 15 NBCC credit hours.

New York LMHCs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. # MHC-0217.

Psychoanalysts:
New York LPs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts # P-0052.

Psychologists:
American Psychological Association (APA): MAK Continuing Education, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MAK Continuing Education, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This live course is eligible for 15 continuing education credit hours.

California PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is approved by the CPA OPD to sponsor continuing professional education for psychologists. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CPA OPD Provider Code: MAK001. This live course is eligible for 15 continuing education credit hours.

Canada PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This live course is eligible for 15 continuing education credit hours.

Florida PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod

Institute is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Psychology. CE Broker Tracking #50-41796. This live course is eligible for 15 continuing education contact hours.

New York PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists # PSY-0102. This live course is eligible for 15 continuing education credit hours.

Ohio PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is a OPA-MCE Approved Provider. Approved Provider: #854261519. This live course is eligible for 15 continuing education credit hours.

Pennsylvania PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Provider # PSY000226. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This live course is eligible for 15 continuing education credit hours.

School Psychologists:
MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute maintains responsibility for the program. NASP Approved Provider #1180.

Social Workers:
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute, Provider #1197, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/20/2025-8/20/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 15 clinical continuing education credits.

New Jersey SWs: The New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners (NJSBSWE) accepts courses from providers approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.

New York SWs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers # SW-0649.

  • 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 15 Credit Hour
  • 15 Continuing Education (CE)
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    PhysicianNursinglicensed mental health counselorsSocial WorkersMarriage & Family TherapistsPsychologists

    SPECIALITIES

    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

    SUGGESTED HOTELS

    CONFERENCE VENUE

    LocationNauset Regional Middle School
    70 MA-28