EFI Curriculum Standard Alignment Map
Version: 2026-02-16

Purpose
This map shows how EFI curriculum components align to ICF competency language and EF-specific professional standard themes.

Crosswalk

EFI Module 1.1: Inhibition and the Pause
- ICF Competency: Evokes Awareness
- Standard Theme: Neuroscience foundation (PFC development, inhibition control)

EFI Module 2.2: Intake and Goal Setting
- ICF Competency: Establishes Agreements
- Standard Theme: Assessment practice using structured EF profiling workflows

EFI Module 3: Coaching Architecture
- ICF Competency: Cultivates Trust and Safety
- Standard Theme: Scope-of-practice boundaries and referral ethics

EFI Module 4: Applied Methodologies
- ICF Competency: Facilitates Client Growth
- Standard Theme: Intervention design and environmental engineering

EFI Module 6: Ethics and Practice
- ICF Competency: Demonstrates Ethical Practice
- Standard Theme: Professional conduct, privacy, and documentation quality

Evidence References
- ICF Core Competencies
- NBEFC competency and credentialing guidance
- Barkley (1997) inhibition and executive-function framework

Status Note
This crosswalk is an internal alignment artifact and not a formal external accreditation claim.

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