Addressing Executive Functioning in Children and Teens
Are you an Occupational Therapist supporting children or teens with difficulties in planning, emotional regulation, organisation or task initiation?
Unpack how executive functioning challenges present in young people and equip you with practical tools for assessment and intervention.
Access workshop nowWhat will you learn?
- The key domains of executive functioning and how difficulties show up in real life
- How to assess executive functioning challenges (e.g. BRIEF, Brown Scales)
- Understanding the individual profile: the child, their caregivers and community supports
- Strategies to support emotional regulation, impulse control, flexible thinking, working memory and more
- How to plan and implement practical, individualised interventions across therapy, home and school
- Real-world case studies and examples to guide your clinical reasoning
- Tools to support strategy generalisation and caregiver involvement
Who is this workshop for?
- Paediatric OTs working in private practice, schools or community settings
- Early career clinicians seeking structured intervention ideas
- Supervisors supporting OTs navigating complex presentations
- Allied health teams looking to build shared language and strategy use
Why attend?
- Build confidence in supporting clients with executive functioning difficulties
- Take away practical, evidence-informed strategies you can implement immediately
- Enhance your clinical reasoning around why some interventions succeed and why some don’t
- Learn to partner effectively with caregivers and educators for better outcomes
- Access handouts, resources and ideas you can take straight into your sessions
About the Presenter
Alyce Svensk is a paediatric Occupational Therapist, educator and mentor with a passion for helping therapists feel confident in their work and clear in their direction. Alyce has over 14 years of industry experience, which includes founding and leading paediatric private practice Sensational Start OT from 2017 to 2024.
Alyce now focuses on supporting OTs through a mix of supervision, mentoring, clinical education and business support, all grounded in real-life practice as The OT Coach Australia.
Alyce offers practical, down-to-earth workshops, 1:1 and group supervision, peer mentoring and tailored programs for therapists at different stages of their careers. The OT Coach can support you, whether you're new to paediatrics, building a private practice, leading a team or just trying to find your rhythm again.
Alyce's approach is always about making things clearer, more achievable and more sustainable for every therapist. Alyce helps therapists bridge the gap between theory and practice with confidence. This is achieved through the following podcasts hosted by Alyce:
🎙 OT Coaching Confidential – real-life mentoring conversations that help therapists feel less alone
🎙 OT Unplugged – big-picture reflections on the future of OT, co-hosted with Sarah Collinson and Nikki Cousins.
Across all of her work, Alyce’s focus remains the same: helping therapists build meaningful careers – rooted in clarity, connection, and confidence.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
I found this workshop online while searching for resources to broaden my understanding of executive function skills, and it did not disappoint! It is worth every penny, and I loved the discussions and strategies shared by the speaker and attendees.
Great workshop, very informative. Key takeaway to conduct more thorough assessment to understand the specific executive function difficulty with the task.
