2021 Group social skills programs for children and teens

Group sessions are held face-to-face at my office in Rockhampton or online (Zoom telehealth).

Please contact us for further information.

LEGO PROGRAMS

LEGO®-Based Therapy works on sharing, turn-taking and following social rules. Participants have the opportunity to be the engineer, parts supplier and builder. LEGO is used with a social skill program to target personal development, competence and social effectiveness in a four-part training approach – modelling, roleplaying, performance feedback, and generalisation.

  • Different project each week

  • Target groups: primary and high school

  • 10-session programs (held fortnightly)

  • BASIC SOCIAL SKILLS

  • FRIENDSHIP SKILLS

  • CONVERSATION SKILLS

  • DECISION-MAKING SKILLS

MINECRAFT PROGRAM

  • SOCIAL SKILLS

Minecraft provides an ideal forum to help children with autism and related conditions to develop social and communication skills. Learn various social skills including social communication, cooperation, friendship, social problem solving and self-control. Participants are able to practice skills with peers in a naturalistic environment, meet children/adolescents who have similar challenges to themselves and there is the possibility of forming friendships that extend outside the group program.

  • Different activities or projects

  • Secure and safe server

  • Sessions may be face-to-face or online (Zoom telehealth)

  • Target groups: primary and high school

  • 10-session program (held fortnightly)

CRAFTING PROGRAMS

  • FRIENDSHIP SKILLS

  • CONVERSATION SKILLS

  • DECISION-MAKING SKILLS

  • EMPATHY SKILLS

  • EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING SKILLS

Craft projects are done with a social skill program to target personal development, competence and social effectiveness.

  • Different projects each week, based on participants’ interests, including sensory items

  • Target groups: primary and high school

  • 10-session program (held fortnightly)

GIRLS’ PAMPER PROGRAMS

  • FRIENDSHIP SKILLS

  • CONVERSATION SKILLS

  • DECISION-MAKING SKILLS

  • EMPATHY SKILLS

  • EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING SKILLS

Various activities are done with a social skill program to target personal development, competence and social effectiveness.

  • Different project each week, based on participants’ interests, including sensory items

  • Target groups: primary and high school

  • 10-session program (held fortnightly)

HOMEWORK SKILLS PROGRAM

  • ACADEMIC SKILLS (CLASSROOM COPING SKILLS)

Addressing such skills as paying attention, staying organised, perseverance and independence, the Homework Skills Program teaches students how to ask for help, how to avoid and ignore distractions, presenting and speaking in front of others and more.

  • Target groups: primary and high school

  • 10-session programs (held weekly or fortnightly)