I. Introduction to the Organizational Skills Training Program 1. The Need for Organizational Skills Training for Children with ADHD 2. The OST Program and Guidelines for Assessment 3. A Guide to Teacher Contacts II. Session-By-Session Guidelines Session 1. Introduction: Parent and Child Orientation Session 2. Introduction: Using Social Learning Strategies to Motivate Skills Building (for Parents Only) Session 3. Tracking Assignments: Implementing Behavior Management Procedures and Getting It All Down Session 4. Tracking Assignments: The Daily Assignment Record and the Assignment and Test Calendar Session 5. Managing Materials: Managing Papers for School Session 6. Managing Materials: Review of Routines for Tracking Assignments and Managing Papers Session 7. Managing Materials: Introducing a Backpack Checklist Session 8. Managing Materials: "Other Stuff" and Other Bags Session 9. Managing Materials: Getting Work Areas Ready to Go Session 10. Time Management: Understanding Time and Calendars Session 11. Time Management: Time Tracking for Homework Session 11a (Optional). Time Management: Instruction in Telling Time and Calculating the Passage of Time Session 12. Time Management: Time-Planning Conferences at Home and School Session 13. Time Management: Time Planning for Longer-Term Assignments and Avoiding Distractions Session 14. Time Management: Time Planning for Regular Routines Session 15. Task Planning: Introduction to Task Planning Session 16. Task Planning: Next Steps--Managing Materials and Time Session 17. Task Planning: Fitting the Steps into the Schedule Session 18. Task Planning: Planning for Long-Term Projects Session 19. Task Planning: Checking It Out and Planning for Graduation Session 20. Program Summary: Personalized Commercial and Graduation III. Forms and Handouts Therapist Forms Parent and Child Handouts Teacher Forms
This indispensable manual presents an easy-to-implement intervention with proven effectiveness for children with ADHD in grades 3 to 5. Organizational skills training helps kids develop essential skill sets for organizing school materials, tracking assignments, and completing homework and other tasks successfully. Clinicians are provided with detailed session-by-session instructions and all of the tools needed to implement the program in collaboration with parents and teachers. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes nearly 100 reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. See also the related parent guide from Gallagher et al., The Organized Child: An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's Potential/m-/in School and in Life.