Power Hour: Understanding Executive Functioning: What It Is and What It Is Not 1/13/26

CEU Creations presents:
Power Hour: Understanding Executive Functioning: What It Is and What It Is Not 1/13/26

FEATURING:

• A clear and compassionate breakdown of executive functioning—what it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters
• Practical tools and real-world examples to help professionals recognize and support executive functioning challenges

EVENT INFO:

Tuesday, January 13, 2025
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern time

COST:

Registration: $19.99
Unlimited CE Bundle Members: FREE

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 1 Clinical CE credit
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 1 Contact hour
Psychologists
APA – 1 CE credit
Counselors
NBCC ACEP – 1 Contact hour
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 1 Contact hour
Substance Abuse Counselors
NAADAC – 1 Contact hour (Pending)
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 1 Contact hour
Case Managers
CCMC – 1 Contact hour

Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.

Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers

Counseling Skill Group:
4. Counseling Services

OVERVIEW:

Executive functioning skills are the brain-based abilities that allow individuals to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, manage time, and regulate emotions and behavior. These vital skills affect how people learn, work, and interact in everyday life, but they are often misunderstood or mislabeled as laziness, defiance, or lack of motivation.

In this engaging 1-hour training, participants will gain a clear, research-informed understanding of what executive functioning is – and, just as importantly, what it is not. Presented by an experienced school social worker, the course will highlight real-world examples across settings and offer practical insights applicable to children, adolescents, and adults.

Whether you work in schools, clinics, hospitals, or community settings, this training will help you better recognize executive functioning challenges and support those you serve with empathy, clarity, and evidence-based strategies.

OBJECTIVES:

By attending this training, you will be able to:

• Define executive functioning and its core domains.
• Differentiate executive functioning skills from general intelligence, motivation, and behavioral problems.
• Recognize signs of executive functioning challenges across age groups.
• Identify interventions and supports that help professionals integrate into practice.

AGENDA (all times are Eastern):

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Log in and Networking
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Presentation

PRESENTER BIO:

Nick Swanson, LMSW, School Social Worker and Adjunct Professor
Nick Swanson, LMSW, is a school social worker for the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, based out of Bettendorf, Iowa. He has served as a school social worker for over 10 years. Prior to his work in schools, he was a mental health professional at a residential facility for at-risk youth. He is also an adjunct professor at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.

Nick’s focus in schools includes building systems to support students’ social-emotional behavioral needs, providing direct services to students and families, and evaluating and supporting students within special education. His work has included great attention on improving practices and policies within districts and increasing therapeutic supports in schools.

COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:

To ensure you are ready to participate, please review these tips and tricks to ensure a better webinar experience.

This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.

You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.

To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.

POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.

Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

FINE PRINT

SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 Clinical continuing education credit.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 1 Contact hour.

PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1 CE Credit 
CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

COUNSELORS: 1 Contact hour
 CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 1 Contact hour.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS:  This course has been approved by CEU Creations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1 CE. NAADAC Provider #324725, CEU Creations is responsible for all aspects of its programming. 

NURSES: 1 Contact hour. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.

Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.  

Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.

Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.