From Protection to Connection: The Relational Approach to Developing Kids’ and Teens’ Executive Functioning Skills

April 2025
CE Networking Event & Presentation
including Q&A

Friday, April 25, 2025
9:00am-11:00am

Online Via Zoom

2 CE Credits

From Protection to Connection: The Relational Approach to Developing Kids’ and Teens’ Executive Functioning Skills

with Hanna Novak, M.S., CCC-SLP

In order for clients to be poised for connection and learning, they must activate strong executive function thinking, which is rooted in bottom-up regulation. This presentation explores the clinical and social-emotional implications of bottom-up nervous system integration and the ways executive functioning is both facilitated by, and a facilitator of the regulation clients need for learning. Attendees will gain a foundational understanding of the role that nervous system regulation plays in students' readiness for learning, as well as effects on the nervous system that may orient a student towards protection instead of connection and executive function thinking. The presentation emphasizes tools and strategies attendees can use with neurodiverse clients.

Educational Goals/Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn how attuned, bottom-up regulation organizes the nervous system so that clients can access the self-regulatory and strategic thinking components of effective executive functioning.

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the role of nervous system regulation within the preview-do-review cycle of executive functioning.
2. Apply a bottom-up framework to develop strategies to support clients’ self-regulation skills.
3. Apply a bottom-up framework to support clients’ strategic thinking skills.

Presenter:

Hanna Novak, M.S., CCC-SLP (she/her) is the Director of The Center for Connection. She has a primary clinical focus on neurodiversity-affirming practices that support self-regulation, executive functioning, and communication development. She also works with teachers, parents, and professionals as a trainer and consultant to support students in ways that best align with their neural constellations. Hanna is the co-creator of The Brain Talk Curriculum, the owner and founder of Bogen Speech & Language Therapy, and the co-founder of KinderWay.co.

For more information, contact Course Organizer/CE Networking Chair Alexandra Levins-Trail.

Event Details:

For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, Students, & Related Professionals

When: Friday, April 25, 2025 from 9:00am-11:00am

            8:30-9:00: Check-In
            9:00: Meeting/Presentation Begins
            11:00: Meeting/Presentation & Related Announcements End
            11:00-11:30: Participant Announcements (optional)

If you are interested in expanding your professional networking, sign up for Participant Announcements when you register. This segment is from 11:00am-11:30am, and is an optional 1/2 hour after the presentation.

After the presentation we will provide you with a link to a simple online test and evaluation questionnaire. When the test questions and the evaluation are completed, you will be provided with an online CE Certificate that can be personalized with your name and license information and either printed or saved on your computer.

Where: Online Via Zoom (Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom link and instructions for accessing the event. A reminder email will be sent prior to the event.)

Cost:
$25 for LA-CAMFT Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Members
CSCSW Members
$15 for Prelicensed Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Prelicensed Members
$35 for Non-Members
$20 for Prelicensed Non-Members

*Registration closes Thursday, April 24 at 10:00pm.*

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Register online today! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom.