Let’s take it from the top
What do we do?
Beyond BookSmart offers Executive Function coaching to help children and adults improve their lives and achieve daily goals at school, work, and home with one-on-one, virtual coaching.
How do we do that?
Our coaching methods help clients learn and apply Executive Function skills. Our coaching methods are evidence-based and have flourished from the nearly 20 years of insights gained from successful client coaching.
What are Executive Function skills?
Executive Function skills are life management skills that we all need in order to be effective in planning, initiating, and achieving daily goals at home, in school, and in the workplace. They are trainable and coachable with time and the right tools.
An inside look at a BBS Coaching Session
Every virtual coaching session looks different based on age and unique goals. Here’s an inside look at an example coaching session:
Check-In
After catching up on how you’re doing mentally and emotionally, your coach checks in with you on any events that have happened since you last spoke. This could be personal events or school assignments.
“I’ve had a pretty good week – I did really well in my Track Meet! But it feels like my school work is starting to pile up now, I’m starting to feel overwhelmed”
Review
After working through anything that may have come up during your check-in, your coach will likely review any commitments you made from the prior week to help you build accountability, remember objectives, celebrate successes, and reflect on challenges.
"I was pretty good about remembering to try box breathing exercises when I felt out of control this week. It definitely helped. I think I could make a stronger commitment to breathing through challenges next week”
Prioritize
Next, your coach might help you prioritize the week ahead, or specific tasks or objectives you might be struggling with.
“I could really use some help figuring out where to start on this science project I was just assigned”
Practice
Your coach will work with you, hands-on, to understand and untie whatever knot you might need extra support with.
“That makes a lot of sense. I really like how we made a shared Google Doc, listed out all of the components of the assignment, and planned backwards starting from the due date instead of starting from today. I’m going to try that with some of my other assignments this week so I can stay on top of my schedule!”
Reflect
Next, you’ll look back on what you accomplished during that session.
“Practicing more breathing techniques made me feel like I had more tools to work with for if I get overwhelmed this week, and I feel much better about my science assignment now that I know what I have to do on which days.”
Commit
Before wrapping up the session, you’ll decide what you can commit to practicing in the coming week.
“I have one other assignment on my plate this week for English class. I’m going to apply that same planning structure to that assignment”
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