Organizational Skills Training 2026

Dates: 12/1/26 & 12/8/26
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
No Enrollment Limit
Contact Hrs: 4
CEU’s: 4
Many children with ADHD have difficulties with organization, time management and planning skills.  Difficulties in these organizational skills cause significant problems with daily functioning at home and school, and lead to conflict within the family.  This course will focus on the assessment of organizational skills difficulties in children, the rationale for treatment, and the development of an evidence-based treatment for enhancing children’s organizational functioning, called Organizational Skills Training (OST).  Participants will learn about the essential components of OST and how to use the published treatment manual to address their clients’ organizational difficulties.
Method:  Didactic; role plays; handouts
Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of organization, time management, and planning (OTMP) skills
Understand the impact of deficits in OTMP skills on children with ADHD
Understand the rationale for the development of OST
Learn how to use OST to teach children with ADHD key organizational skills/routines

Instructor:  Elana G. Spira, Ph.D.
Location:  Zoom
Cost for non-WJCS staff:  $200
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Please note: To receive CE credits, one must attend the entirety of the class. Partial credit will not be awarded to those who attend only a portion of the class. Therefore, late arrival or an early departure of greater than 10 minutes constitutes not attending a class in its entirety. To document attendance, participants must sign in and out of the class and complete an evaluation at the end of each class.
Refund Policy: Refundable up to 2 weeks prior to start date.