EFFECT (Executive Functioning for Effective Cognitive Transformation)
This program serves to help community college or 4-year college-bound neurodivergent high school teens build better executive functioning skills to be more successful with home, school, and social activities. Teens who may benefit from group and dyad sessions are also able to handle the academic rigor high school offers, but may fall short on the executive functioning skills needed to be successful in the next stage of their lives.
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Planning/organization
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Time Management/Estimation
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Prioritization
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Problem Solving/Decision-making
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Task initiation/monitoring/completion
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Motivation
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Flexibility & Stress Management
The University of Maryland- Virtual EFFECT for Teens Executive Functioning for Effective Cognitive Transformation Weekly Individual Sessions (different days) & Friday Group Session
PEERS® (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills)
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Conversational Skills
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Strategies for Handling Peer Pressure
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Appropriate Use of Humor
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Electronic Communication
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Peer Entry & Exiting Skills
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Handling Teasing, Bullying, Arguments and Disagreements with Peers
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Good Sportsmanship
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Having Appropriate Get-Togethers with Friends that Align with Interests without Having to Mask Their Identities
Registration is based on demand. Please email umd-teenpeers-effect [at] umd.edu for more information on our next Teen PEERS and/or EFFECT programs or call the Hearing and Speech Clinic at (301) 405-4218.
Visit the UMD PEERS® program website to learn more about both of these programs.