75. Milieu Counseling4 - Beliefs in and Practicing Executive Skills

Becoming Centered · Jul 29, 2026 · 32m

Episode 75 of the Becoming Centered Podcast is all about how Residential Counselors can help kids become more cognitively self-regulated. Residential Counselors are uniquely positioned to help children and youth clients develop their executive skills. These skills help kids to structure and regulate their own thinking. Residential treatment provides frequent opportunities for kids to practice planning, prioritizing, organizing, sustained attention, time management, working memory, and flexibility. Supported by beliefs in the importance of these skills, practice is what develops the…