Executive Function Skills for ADHD Clients: Practical Skills and Strategies for Getting Things Done

This hands-on, skills-based training equips clinicians with practical tools to help clients with ADHD strengthen executive function skills essential for everyday functioning and goal attainment. Participants will explore how executive function challenges—such as difficulties with planning, organization, time management, task initiation, and self-monitoring—impact clients’ personal, academic, and professional lives. Drawing from cognitive-behavioral, coaching, and neurodiversity-affirming frameworks, the training will offer actionable strategies that therapists can use to support clients in building routines, breaking through procrastination, and developing systems that align with their strengths and needs.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Identify core executive function challenges commonly experienced by clients with ADHD.
Describe how executive function deficits affect daily functioning, motivation, and follow-through.
Apply at least three practical strategies to help ADHD clients improve organization, time management, and task completion.

Instructor: Dreya Blume, LCSW

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