Rainbow Collaborative Coaching
Teen EF Coaching Model
RCC's team approach to teen EF coaching provides the best support for developing EF skills and meeting academic goals!
Teen EF Coaching Model
Consistency is key when developing EF skills!
That's why RCC's teen EF coaching model aims to get and keep your teen's whole support team on the same page. Read more about what this looks like in action below.
Step 1: Family Exploratory Meeting
You and the teen you support will meet with your EF coach to discuss your goals, and the change you would like to see.
During this discussion you will learn more about our process, and we will decide together if we are a good fit to work together.
Step 2: Intake Process
During this stage, we gather information that we will use to support your teen in developing EF skills. Information gathered will include:
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Data on your teen's current EF skills
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Your teen's experiences, goals, and preferences
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Initial consultations with other professionals you would like to connect us with (ex: teachers, mental health providers, tutors, etc.)
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Review of any assessments, IEPs, or other key documents
A plan of service will then be drafted, modified as necessary, and agreed to.
Step 3: Weekly EF Coaching
During coaching sessions, your teen will work with their coach to develop executive functioning skills including:
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Planning
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Organization
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Task initiation
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Time management
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Evaluating priorities
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Inhibition response
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Emotional control
Our coaches are committed to meeting your teen where they are at, to teach skills and provide support at the "point of performance."
Over time, teens experience increased self-confidence, self-esteem, ability to self-advocate and communicate with teachers, and an overall improvement in school engagement.
Step 4: Family Team Meeting
The Family-Team Meeting is a time for everyone on your teen's team to collaborate. Facilitated by your coach, the meeting is a chance to:
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Celebrate progress, and what has been working well
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Discuss goals: review, adjust, set new ones
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Assign responsibility
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Decide on a timeline for implementation
Step 5: Phase Out
As teens build their EF skills and their self-confidence, they are able to take more agency in their skill development, and practice independently. During this stage, the frequency of coaching sessions decreases to allow for independent practice.
This might look like reducing from two weekly sessions to one, and ultimately deciding on an end of service date at a family team meeting.
We recommend a minimum of 6 months of coaching for teens to apply and integrate the EF skills they are building. Many teens benefit from continuing to work with an EF coach as they move into high grade levels, as academic and EF demands continue to increase.