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Learning Objectives:

Describe key knowledge areas, attributes and skills of child counselors to incorporate into speech sessions, as they intersect, from the Competencies for Counseling Children and Adolescents (Clark et al., 2022).

Describe three relationship based counseling strategies that can be easily included in speech sessions.

Identify how the mental health strategies discussed intersect with executive functioning treatment in the Relationship-based model of Executive Functioning.

References & Resources:

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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

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Barkley, R. A. (2020). Executive functions: What they are, how they work,and why they evolved. Guilford.

Barkley, Russell A., Murphy, Kevin R., Fischer, Mariellen (2008). ADHD in Adults: What the

Science Says (pp 171–175). New York, Guilford Press.

Bratton, S., & Ray, D. (2000). What the research shows about play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 9(1), 47.

Bratton, S. C., Ray, D., Rhine, T., & Jones, L. (2005). The efficacy of play therapy with children: A meta-analytic review of treatment outcomes. Professional psychology: research and practice, 36(4), 376.

Brown, Thomas E. (2005). Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and

Adults (pp 20–58). New Haven, CT, Yale University Press Health and Wellness

Clark, C., Dunbar, A., & Horton, E. (2022). Developing a competency system for counseling children: A Delphi study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 8(1), 31-45.

Dickson, K. S., Kenworthy, L., Anthony, L., & Brookman-Frazee, L. (2023). Mental Health

Therapist Perspectives on the Role of Executive Functioning in Children’s Mental Health

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Executive Function®, Second Edition (BRIEF®2). Lutz, FL: PAR Inc.

Kaufman, C. (2010). Executive function in the classroom: Practical strategies for improving and enhancing skills for all students. Grand Rapids, MI: Brookes Publishing.

Landreth, G. L. (2012). Play therapy: The art of the relationship. Routledge.

McCloskey, G. (2016). The McCloskey Executive Functions Scales: Professional manual.

Sparta, WI: Schoolhouse Educational Services.

Portrie-Bethke, T. L., Hill, N. R., & Bethke, J. G. (2009). Strength-Based Mental Health

Counseling for Children with ADHD: An Integrative Model of Adventure-Based Counseling and Adlerian Play Therapy. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 31(4), 323–337.

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Sumpter, T. (2021). The seeds of learning: A cognitive processing model for speech, language, literacy and executive functioning. ELH Publishing.