Social Skills

Groups

Social skills groups provide a range of strategies that address individual strengths and weaknesses in processing social information to help children learn the skills to make and maintain friends..

Social skills groups focus on...

Learning how to share & take turns
Following the rules of games
Joining in and being part of a group
Starting & continuing conversations
Recognising & responding to feelings
Deciding how big a problem is and matching the size of their reaction to the size of the problem
Persevering with games & friends
Dealing with and positively managing conflict
Cooperating
Learning how to respond & react to others appropriately
Learn about verbal & nonverbal communication
Making frequent eye contact
Greetings & social customs such as handshaking
Learning about body language & facial expressions
Waiting & asking for help
Listening & following instructions

Social Skills Groups

In the Nepean Blue Mountains

All Abilities Social Skills Group

The All Abilities Group is run weekly throughout school term at our Penrith office and a 2 – 3 day intensive Social Skills Programs in the holidays. These groups are aimed at children who are often prefer independent play, seem disinterested in making friends or have difficulty making or maintaining friends.

(02) 4731 3469

Suite 3003C (Borec House Level 3)
29-57 Station St, Penrith

info@allabilitiestherapy.com.au

All Abilities

Lifespan Social Skills Class

Lifespan run a social skills groups to develop essential social skills over 2 group sessions at the Wentworth School of Arts. It is facilitated by a speech pathologist and teachers aid.

0420 981 104

coordinator@lifespandts.org.au

Lifespan

Nepean Speech & Occupational Therapy Social Skills Program

The NSPOT Social Skills Program is aimed at improving the children’s non-verbal (i.e. eye contact) and verbal communication skills. They aim to teach the children the skills to make and keep friends, manage their emotions and to troubleshoot situations that occur in everyday conversational situations.

(02) 4721 4766

Level 2, 9 Tindale Street, Penrith

NSPOT

Josey Sharp Social Skills Groups

Josey Sharpe Social Skills Groups are run by therapists who offer a range of strategies that address individual strengths and weaknesses in processing social information. They help children to learn the skills to make and maintain friends.

0405 526 831 (Josey)
info@joseysharpe.com.au

Josey Sharp

Boys on Social Skills

The BOSS program is a social skills program run by Breakthru for young males who participate in practical and theoretical sessions involving identifying feelings and emotions, social skills, coping strategies for anxiety and bullying, physical health and wellbeing.

Breakthru

Chatterbox Social Skills Groups

Chatterbox social skills groups focus on children's social skill development so that participants learn the rules of societies social expectations.

Chatterbox