Child Development Series:

Mind in the Making:  Executive Function and the Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs

Research over the decades has revealed the essential role that executive function life skills play in learning and in life. In this workshop series, we will explore the seven essential life skills and set goals for improving these skills not only for our patrons, but for ourselves as well. We will also learn about the associated research highlighted in Ellen Gallinsky's Book, Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs. 

This is a free 4 session course. Each session is 4 hours long. Please note that participants must commit to 16 hours of training.

The training dates are: (Each date links to the event page for registration. If you plan on attending, please register for all events.)

Tuesday, March 5
Tuesday, March 19
Tuesday, April 2
Tuesday, April 16

All classes begin at 1 PM and end at 5 PM. 

Registration for this series will close on March 1st. Register now as space is limited.

Who should attend?

• Children's services staff.
• Staff that work with children.
• Teen services staff can attend, but content is focused on infant to school aged children.

Competencies Covered:

• Children's Services
  

Presenter:

Lisa M. Sensale Yazdian is the Youth Services Manager of Outreach at the Boone County Public Library in Kentucky. 

CEUs:

OLC accepts 16 CEU.

KDLA accepts up to 16 CEU. 

ISL accepts up to 16 LEU/TLEU.