Social skills include far more than the ability to communicate with other people. They’re crucial to making friends, succeeding in school, and getting and keeping a job. We work on school survival skills, pragmatics, communication, tolerance, turntaking and other important social skills.
We carefully assess each child, considering factors such as age, strengths, interests, and scheduling needs when assigning them to groups. Our tailored 1:1 therapy program covers a spectrum of skill levels, from fundamental to advanced, with the primary goal of optimizing social interaction opportunities to cultivate confidence in the children we serve.
Some of the topics taught and experienced during social skills group therapy include:
- Understanding other people’s body language such as facial expressions
- Understanding emotions and expressing emotions
- Initiating interactions such as play and conversations
- Engaging in activities with others and in groups
- Taking turns
- Gaining self-control
- Coping strategies for challenging situations
- Problem-solving
- Coping with teasing and bullying
- Accepting consequences
- Negotiating (When appropriate)
- Being flexible to different ideas and experiences
- Ability to hold age-appropriate conversations with peers