The Social Skills group is offered to 9-12-year olds and 6-8-year olds on an alternating schedule. This group is intended for your child to improve on understanding of others as well as understanding of themselves.

This group is called “Animal Abilities” as we will use skills and abilities of varied creatures in the animal kingdom to expand our own personal and interpersonal abilities. In part, this is a social skills group designed to help improve peer relationships. However, the other important emphasis is on developing self-monitoring skills and learning how to manage emotions in healthy, adaptive ways. In each group, we will engage in a different activity, art and role-play will be frequent, to help develop specific skill areas. Our group activities are varied, and it is our hope that each group member will find something enjoyable and helpful in each session. Each group will also conclude with specific yoga exercises related to the animal ability identified in that day’s session.

Signing Up/More Questions
If you are strongly interested in enrolling your child in the Animal Abilities group, please see the Contact Us information on our website. As part of this process, you will be sent a brief questionnaire to greater understand your child’s needs at this time. Then one of us will follow-up with a phone call to further explore whether your child is a good candidate for this group, or recommend other services, if appropriate.