Intervention for Child and Adolescent Executive Function Difficulties

George McCloskey, PhD, is a Professor and Director of School Psychology Research in the School for Professional and Applied Psychology at PCOM and holds Diplomate status with the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology. Based on more than 35 years of research and experience working with children, adolescents and adults exhibiting executive control difficulties, Dr. McCloskey has developed a comprehensive model of executive control that can be used to assess executive strengths and challenges and guide intervention efforts. He frequently presents both internationally and nationally. He consults with a number of school districts and private schools nationwide and overseas on issues related to assessment and intervention for improving students’ executive control in the classroom and at home. Dr. McCloskey is the lead author of the books Assessment and Intervention for Executive Function Difficulties and Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment, and his most recent writing on interventions for executive function and executive skills difficulties appears in Chapter 10 of the book Essentials of Planning, Selecting, and Tailoring Interventions for Unique Learners. He is co-author with his wife, Laurie McCloskey, of the children’s educational book The Day Frankie Left His Frontal Lobes at Home. He also is the author of the McCloskey Executive Functions Scales (MEFS), available from Schoolhouse Press. 

See www.georgemccloskeyphd.com