Group Services
CU Medicine Psychiatry - Executive Functioning Clinic hosts programs for elementary school-aged youth (ages 8-11), middle school-aged youth (grades 6-8), and high school-aged youth (grades 9-12) focused on improving executive functioning skills. Please see below for session specific skill building.
Unstuck and On Target Group for Elementary Youth
Focused on improving skills for:
• flexible thinking
• compromising
• evaluating choices
• regulating emotions
• goal setting and planning
• problem-solving
• staying focused while managing distractions
Caregiver Training in Executive Functioning Group
Focuses on teaching caregivers strategies for helping their children improve their skills in the areas highlighted above in the Elementary Youth group. Clinicians conducting this group use a hybrid asynchronous and synchronous learning model by engaging parents in using the “eUnstuck and On Target” parent training program (https://www.unstuckontarget.com/) in conjunction with weekly group sessions.
Unstuck and On Target Group for Middle School Youth
Focused on improving skills for:
• setting goals
• efficient planning
• compromising
• problem-solving
• staying focused while executing plans
• using motivation and reminder systems
• regulating emotions
Unstuck and On Target Group for High School Youth
Focused on improving skills for
• setting goals
• planning
• compromising
• problem-solving
• staying focused while executing plans
• using motivation and reminder systems
• time management
• self-advocacy
Who are these programs for?
Youth--and their caregivers--who are experiencing challenges with executive functioning. Executive functioning describes how well individuals access and use a set of brain-based skills that are essential for adaptive living in their day-to-day settings. Individuals with executive functioning deficits may display difficulties with planning, getting started and completing activities, staying organized, self-monitoring their work and behavior, adapting to changes, and controlling impulses. For more information and resources on executive functioning, visit: https://www.unstuckandontarget.com
Where do sessions take place?:
Groups for elementary and middle school youth are conducted in person at the Anschutz Health Sciences Building on the Anschutz Medical Campus.
Groups for caregivers-only and high school youth are conducted using Virtual Zoom Meetings with those participating while in the state of Colorado.
Cost:
CU Medicine is contracted with most major payers. Prior to services being rendered, a member of our insurance staff will verify your coverage to ensure that it can be billed for group services. If you do not wish to utilize insurance, we also have a self pay option.
Faculty and Staff:
This program is run by licensed mental health professionals in clinical social work and clinical psychology.
How to schedule:
For more information, please call the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center and inquire about Executive Functioning Clinic group services at 303-724-3300.