Social Skills Groups
Social Skills are a vital part of successful relationships and interactions for children (and really, adults too). They are necessary to navigate many different environments from school, church, friend’s houses, the front yard, and even at home! This eight week social skills group will begin laying the groundwork for positive social interactions.
Social Skills may be taught are:
- Introducing self
- Manners
- Winning/Losing
- Personal Space/Boundaries
- Empathy
- Communication
- Taking Turns
- Cooperation
- Compromise
- Sharing
Group members will take a survey of their skills and group topics will be adjusted to meet the needs of the group members, but will likely include all of the above in some format
IS THIS GROUP RIGHT FOR YOUR KID?
This is a group for someone who may:
- Struggles to enter a conversation or greet others
- Wait their turn to speak or in a game
- Struggles to see things from other’s point of view
- Have a hard time keeping their body in their own space
- Is a poor loser
- Not use good manners
This is NOT the group for someone who:
- Is verbally or physically aggressive
- Does not follow the directions of adults and/or is defiant
- Has a difficult time staying on task, especially in the after school hours (for our after school group)
- Has social anxiety- i.e they have social skills but struggle to use them due to worry or fear about how others might perceive them or worry they may make a mistake.
Social Skills Group
Group Details:
We will be offering this group three separate times this summer.
All three of these groups run for 8 weeks and start the first week in June.
Please read each group carefully to know which might be the most appropriate for your child.
GROUP 1
- For Who: ages 8-10, male and female, with an ASD diagnosis (or suspected ASD)
- When: Mondays @ 4:15-5:15pm
- Group Leader: Haley Bring
GROUP 2
- For Who: grades 1st-3rd, boys and girls
- When: Fridays @ 9:30-10:30am
- Group Leader: Kara Holtzclaw
GROUP 3
- For Who: 4th-6th grades, boys and girls
- When: Thursdays @ 4:30-5:30pm
- Group Leader: Kara Holtzclaw
INVESTMENT: $40 per week, plus an intake if not a current client of Indy Child Therapist. Intakes are $100. Insurance is accepted for this group (Anthem, Aetna, United/UMR, and IU Health). Intakes are required to determine if the child is appropriate for group and to gather all necessary information.
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