Webinar / Webcast

OFA Webinar: Understanding and Addressing Executive Functioning in TANF Participants: Strategies for Case Workers

The Office of Family Assistance hosted a free webinar on understanding how to assess and build executive functioning skills in TANF participants. Executive function and self-regulation skills are the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. Trouble with executive function can make it hard for individuals to navigate life, including obtaining and retaining employment. TANF case managers with an understanding of executive functioning can better support TANF participants on their pathway to self-sufficiency.

A panel of practitioners and researchers outlined the key principles of executive functioning, provided their perspectives on training caseworkers on executive functioning, and discussed how they are building executive functioning skills in TANF participants. Speakers included Dorothy Hall, Utah Department of Workforce Services; Melanie d'Almada Remedios, Washington State Regional WorkFirst Coordinator; Jessie Hancox, Colorado Works Program Administrator; and Kristen Joyce, Mathematica. They were joined by Jessica R. Kendall and Joe Raymond of ICF.
A video recording is available for viewing.

Source
OFA Peer TA
OFA Initiatives
Online Work Readiness Assessment (OWRA) Hub
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Special Populations
TANF Program Administration
Case Management
Publication Date
2020-08-19
Section/Feed Type
PeerTA Resources (OFA Initiatives)