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The EASE Framework: The Full Scope of Evidenced Based Support for Learners with ADHD
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The EASE Framework, is a comprehensive course for school based therapists that empowers you to confidently navigate the complexities of ADHD while designing collaborative interventions, sustainable accommodations, and evidenced based scaffolds that improve classroom participation and performance.
ENROLL NOW →Struggling to find effective support for your students with ADHD?
- Caseloads overloaded with struggling students with ADHD and nothing seems to help in the classroom?
- Students making gains in the therapy room but those gains DO NOT generalize back to the classroom?
- Giving teachers strategies but they're rarely implemented?
- Finding few if any evidence-based resources and interventions for executive function skills?
- Wondering if there's anything we can actually do for these students?
If you are fed up with the bias, stigma, and misunderstanding of students with ADHD.
You're not alone!!!
I’m Lori , school based OT and founder of OT4ADHD.
I was feeling totally ineffective when it came to supporting my students with ADHD. Nothing was helping them in the classroom, especially when it came to " behavior" and “handwriting”.
Searching for solutions, I began extensively researching ADHD.
What I discovered was that even though I had ADHD, I completely misunderstood what it was, what it looked like and what I needed to do to support these kids in school.
Understanding the neurodevelopmental impact of ADHD completely transformed my intervention approach for my students with ADHD, and led to seriously improved outcomes.
I created the OT4ADHD community to spread understanding and now with our comprehensive EASE framework, we provide the knowledge, tools, and resources school based therapists need to facilitate classroom performance.
I am dedicated to helping you grow your confidence and competence in your role supporting our most misunderstood kids.
I am so happy you are here!
It's time for a change
Let's make it a priority to provide our students with the support and understanding they deserve.
Confidently intervene with an evidence-based model tailored to the diverse needs of students with ADHD. Transforming your ability to educate teachers, reduce bias, and improve classroom participation and performance for learners with ADHD.
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ERI Conference, November 2023
Introducing
The EASE Framework
The Full Scope of Evidenced Based Support for Learners with ADHD
Packed with actionable tools, this course transforms your school based practice into an ADHD informed support. Our course offers a comprehensive intervention framework, blending accommodation, collaboration, teacher education, and strength-based techniques, rooted in both lived experience and evidence-based research.
Evidence Based Learning
Backed by the latest research in ADHD support. Eight modules are delivered over 4 evening sessions for busy therapists, in a hybrid live/video format.
Complete Course Workbook
Going beyond traditional slide PDFs, our workbook is packed with strategies, teacher education, checklists, and intervention action plans.
Private Community
Collaborate with like minded therapists between classes, share strategies in a private cohort community with unlimited access for 6 months.
Professional Development
Personalized certification of completion for 8.0 hours of professional development available for download once participants pass the post-test.
Here's what you'll learn
Packed with actionable tools, this course transforms your school based practice into an ADHD informed support.
Module 1
ADHD- Moving Beyond the Stereotypes
Understand ADHD’s neurodevelopmental roots and impact upon executive function, co-occurring conditions, contextual dependence and challenging behavior.
- The Neurodevelopmental Landscape
- Complicating Co-occurring Conditions
- Contextual Dependence and Symptom Variability of ADHD
- Challenging Behavioral Outcomes
Module 2
Understanding Executive Function
Connect the dots between ADHD and executive functions. Deep dive into how ADHD affects academic, social, and emotional aspects of executive function development for self regulation.
- Role and Domains
- Development of Executive Function
- Executive Function Challenges
- ADHD’s Impact on Core Executive Functions
- Evaluating Executive Function Skills
Module 3
Introducing EASE
Identify gaps in current support systems , explore best practices in school based OT to support for learners with ADHD. Understand the foundation of the EASE framework.
- Problems with Existing Supports
- Best Practice
- The EASE Framework
Module 4
"Educate" Caregiver Collaboration
Equip yourself with strategies to educate caregivers on ADHD, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment both in and outside the classroom.
- Caregiver EducationStrategies
- Understanding CollaborationInterventions
- Addressing Resistance to Collaboration Evidence-Based
- Strategies for Promoting Collaboration
Module 5
Designing ADHD Informed Accommodations
Practical guidance on implementing accommodations effectively, with accommodation strategies related to optimizing the learning environment to the unique needs of learners with ADHD.
- Accommodations are Not Suggestions
- Implementation Guidance
- Presentation Accommodations
- Response Accommodations
- Timing Accommodations
- Setting Accommodations
Module 6
Scaffolding Executive Function Skills
Master the use of strategy instruction, declarative language and explore actionable strategies for promoting various executive functions that can be implemented immediately
- Five Stages of Strategy Instruction
- Declarative Language
- Strategies for Promoting Inhibition
- Strategies for Promoting Task Initiation
- Strategies for Working Memory
- Strategies for Promoting Emotional Regulation
- Strategies for Promoting Flexibility
- Strategies for Promoting Time Awareness
- Strategies for Promoting Planning , Prioritization and Organization
Course Benefits
By the end of this course you will be able to:
Confidently Support Learners with ADHD
Select evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming interventions with confidence, alleviating concerns about making the "wrong" choice.
Dispel Damaging Myths and Bias
Confidently advocate for your students with evidence-backed facts and dispel damaging misconceptions and bias surrounding ADHD.
Improve Classroom Implementation
Elevate your ability to inspire teacher buy-in and effectively impart essential concepts to staff, empowering them to integrate these principles into the classroom.
Create Actionable Targeted Interventions
Implement practical tools tailored to the ADHD brain, addressing challenges in skill generalization to the classroom.
Reduce Prep Time
Embrace a practical, flexible system that immediately reduces your workload, providing you with ready-to-use teacher education sheets, strategies, and resources.
Reduce Barriers to Service
Confidently embrace your full scope of practice, fostering collaboration and maximizing support for learners with ADHD.
Needed Information
"Even with my own two children at home with ADHD diagnosis, I learned so much today. I wish there had been caregiver education for me. Thank you so much for putting so much effort into making this information available.."
Applicable INFORMATION
"Best session of the conference! So applicable to school and what we can actually do. Love all the ideas and everything about this session! ."
The problem is clear
If we do not understand ADHD, we become a barrier to the very child we are trying to support.
Caseloads are overloaded
Today, 1 in 11 students have a diagnosis of ADHD, equating to 1-3 students in every general education classroom.
Our caseloads are overwhelmed with students impacted by ADHD-driven needs.
They are Misunderstood
Without a comprehensive understanding of ADHD, students are easily misunderstood as having behavioral problems.
Leading to ineffective interventions that fail to address their needs.
Consequences are Devastating
The true barriers faced by these students are left unaddressed, leading to a downward spiral.
They internalize SHAME from repetitive messages to "try harder," resulting in secondary complications and devastating outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the format of the course?
What technical requirements do I need to participate in the course?
What are the learning objectives ?
What is the refund policy?
Can I access the course materials after the course ends?
Are there opportunities for interaction with the instructor and other participants?
Are there any prerequisites for enrolling in the course?
Can I receive continuing education credits for completing the course?
Can students take this course?
How do I request accommodations?
You're still reading this?
You are obviously just as passionate as I am.
Marketing brochures are way outside my realm of expertise and comfort so I am going with "done , not perfect".
What really am trying to say is:
I am psyched to share this course with you! Advocating for learners with ADHD is my passion and has become my purpose.
I have been practicing for over two decades and I can not stand PD that I already knew and can not use immediately. So this course is updated knowledge and actionable tomorrow.
If you want to move the needle on the outcomes for learners with ADHD, we need to step up and get involved. This is a great starting point.
However, if you are still reading because I missed some important information, please just email me.
- I will again be limiting the size of this cohort. Spots are limited.
- Large groups/ districts please email for full day availability (save the spots for solos).
See you soon!
Lori
