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Two Days with Sarah Ward: Executive Functioning Across the Lifespan
Thursday, August 17 & Friday, August 18, 2023
Vancouver, BC & Web Streaming Live to anywhere in Canada
Recording available for two weeks after the conference for all registrants.
Presented by Sarah Ward M.S., CCC-SLP
Join Sarah Ward M.S., CCC-SLP for a two-day workshop exploring strategies to develop independent executive function skills across the lifespan. You, your students, children, youth and clients can make significant improvements in organization, planning, and time management skills for example–and be more successful, efficient, and accomplished at school, work, or home.
ACT is committed to ensuring equitable access for all events, providing CART captioning as well as ASL interpretation whenever possible.
Special rates for British Columbia educators. View details here.
Event Details
Executive function skills enable us all to follow directions, organize tasks, and attend to and manage time. For children and youth, this helps them complete homework, follow routines at home and school, and organize school and personal materials.
As important as these skills are for children and youth, executive function skills continue to develop well into the adult years. In fact, the area of the brain responsible for executive function skills is the last part of the brain to mature and so executive function skills typically are not fully developed until the mid 20s!
Get ready to supercharge your skills and see your students, children/youth, and or clients–and even yourselves, achieve goals like never before. You’ll walk away with dozens of practical and effective approaches to develop executive function skills across the lifespan. Don’t miss this opportunity to take your teaching and learning to the next level and walk away with an unbeatable toolbox of strategies and resources!
Sarah Ward has 25 years of experience in diagnostic evaluations and treatment of executive dysfunction. Ms. Ward holds a faculty appointment at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. She is an internationally recognized expert on executive function and presents seminars and workshops on the programs and strategies she has developed with the Co- Director of Cognitive Connections, Kristen Jacobsen. Their 360 Thinking Executive Function Program received the Innovative Promising Practices Award from the National Organization Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). She has presented to and consulted with over 1200 public and private schools in Massachusetts and across the United States and Canada.
Visit Sarah Ward’s website, Cognitive Connections, for more information about Executive Functioning – you will find many free resources.
Day 1: Thursday, August 17
8:15 am – 9:00 am
(In-person Only) Registration
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Session 1
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Morning Break
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Session 2
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Session 3
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Afternoon Break
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 4
Day 2: Friday, August 18
8:15 am – 9:00 am
(In-person Only) Registration
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Session 1
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Morning Break
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Session 2
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch Break
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Session 3
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Afternoon Break
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 4
Professionals
Early Bird Rate until May 29, 2023: $275
Regular rate starting May 30, 2023: $325
Family Members, Autistic Adults & Students
Early Bird Rate until May 29, 2023: $225
Regular rate starting May 30, 2023: $275
*Last day to register is August 14, 2023
Group Discounts
Registering 3 or more attendees at a time? Receive a 10% discount!
Educators Rate
Special rates for British Columbia educators. View details here.
Bursaries
ACT wants to ensure equitable access to all of our events. Bursaries are available where registration cost is a barrier. Full bursaries are available for Indigenous people/people who work at organizations that support Indigenous people. You are encouraged to apply for bursaries as soon as possible as funds are limited.
Apply by completing ACT’s Bursary Form before August 11, 2023. If you identify as Indigenous, or work for an Indigenous organization, complete our Bursary Form for Indigenous Community.
Applications for bursaries for this event has now closed.
Autism Funding
If you wish to use your child’s Autism Funding to pay for your registration, ACT can invoice the Autism Funding Branch directly. If you are paying in advance to be reimbursed, you must contact the Autism Funding Branch for approval first.
For information on how to register with your Autism Funding, visit Workshop Registration Using Autism Funding.
Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre
The Segal Conference Rooms
515 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
This venue is readily accessible by public transit. Visit Translink.ca for directions and schedules for the West Coast Express, Skytrain, Seabus and bus routes. Please note that parking in downtown Vancouver is costly, but there are several parkades nearby.
Please note ACT cannot accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by the participant from charges that involve travel, accommodations, or other costs related to attending an ACT event. These are the sole responsibility of the participant as well as all risks associated with non-refundable, non-changeable purchases. ACT strongly recommends that participants purchase cancellation insurance for travel, etc. where possible.