Have you noticed how executive functioning and social skills are interconnected and may play a crucial role in your student’s cognitive and social development?

Please join Sarah Firestein, Senior Learning Specialist at Landmark College’s Bay Area Success Center in San Mateo, as she discusses the relationship between executive functioning and social skills:
– Reviewing how executive function nfluences social skills
– Sharing strategies that target executive functioning skills aimed to improve social skills
– Providing practical tips to support the development of youth’s executive functioning skills to manage t their social skills and interests, with an emphasis on post school settings

Sarah has more than 22 years of experience in the fields of social services and education, and believes that success means students and families feel seen and heard, with an individually curated set of supports. She considers herself a curiositydriven thought partner, and primarily uses a nondirective coaching approach that is aligned with Landmark College’s evidencedbased practices. Sarah also facilitates UCLA’s Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) offered at Landmark’s Success Center.

This is a Connections California event, a project of Parents Helping Parents – Silicon Valley. Connections California is in part sponsored by the San Andreas Regional Center and the California Department of Developmental Services.

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Parents Helping Parents, https://www.php.com/, supports and trains you to help your family members with a disability, including learning differences, chronic illness, mental health challenges, developmental or intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and more, at all stages of a person’s life.

PHP serves families in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey & San Benito counties in California. Multilingual staff is always available by contacting [email protected]. PHP is a nonprofit 501(c)3 agency. Most services are free.

If you live outside the Silicon Valley area, there are similar parent centers in California and every state in the US. Find a parent center near you: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/find....

Parents Helping Parents (PHP) is a nonprofit organization that provides information, training, individual assistance, and resources. PHP is not a law firm or legal service agency, and as such, the information contained in this video is provided to inform the viewer, but should not be considered legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.