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THERAPEUTIC GROUPS FOR KIDS:
Groups form in winter, spring, summer and fall. See below for group descriptions. Call 650.688.3625 to find out more.
YOUNG CHILD
Parenting Your High-Spirited Child (Ages 2-6)
Speech, Psychology and Occupational Therapy (SPOT) Group (Ages 3-5)
Junior Movement and Play (JUMP) Group (Ages 3-5)
Building Buddies Group (Ages 4-5)
Kindergarten Readiness Group (Ages 4.5-6)
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Parenting Your High-Spirited Child
Are you challenged by your child's high energy? Struggling with his tantruming and not following directions? In this parent-child group, you’ll learn to better manage difficult behaviors and experience more joy with your child. This group uses the highly-effective principles of Parent Child Interaction Training (PCIT). Clinicians will coach you as you play with your child. Ages 2-6
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Speech, Psychology and Occupational Therapy (SPOT)
Is your preschooler struggling with connecting with other children, talking to others, riding a bike and keeping his body calm? Untangle the complexity of your child's challenges through this twice-weekly, small therapeutic group. Ages 3-5
Junior Movement and Play (JUMP) Group
Increase your child's coordination and confidence to play and interact with his peers. This DIR®/Floortime,™ parent-child group uses gross-motor movement and play to develop engagement, sensory regulation and social skills. Ages 3-5
Building Buddies Group
Does your child feel anxious with his peers and not know what to say? This group will help your child to feel more calm and confident in social settings with his peers and develop his emerging language skills. Ages 4-5
Kindergarten Readiness Group
Winter Session - January 5, 2010 - February 23, 2010
The Kindergarten Readiness Group is a small therapeutic group for children ages 4-1/2 to 6 years of age who are struggling with the prerequisite skills needed to succeed academically and socially in a formalized educational setting such as Kindergarten. The group is led by a licensed speech-language pathologist and an educational specialist. Emphasis of the program is to prepare children to effectively participate within group activities and routines that they will encounter within a regular classroom/school environment. Group leaders will use various activities to develop the following skills: self-regulatory skills, metacognitive skills, language and communication skills (i.e. social language and pragmatic skills), social skills (i.e. interactions with peers), fine motor, visual-motor and sequencing skills, plus emerging literacy skills (i.e. reading and math readiness skills). In addition each child will be provided guided opportunities to practice classroom skills such as turn-taking, listening skills, recognizing the need for assistance, asking for help, and initiating and completing academic tasks. Teaching methods used are based on what clinical research has shown is best practice for the development of these skills with in this age group. Ages 4-1/2 to 6
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SCHOOL AGE
Playground and Social Skills (PASS) Group (Ages 5-7)
Making Friends Group (Ages 5-6; Ages 6-7; Ages 7-9)
Impulse Regulation Group (Ages 5-7)
Story Scouts Group (Ages 7-9)
ADHD Social Skills Group (Ages 8-11)
Managing Worries Group (Ages 8-11)
Friends Group (Ages 8-11)
Social Thinking Group (Ages 9-12)
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Playground and Social Skills (PASS) Group
Does your child have trouble engaging in recess games such as four square? This group helps your child increase coordination and successfully interact with his peers during play by developing gross-motor skills, sensory regulation and social skills. Ages 5-7
Making Friends Group
Does your child have difficulty knowing what to say and how to respond to his peers? From foundational development tasks such as listening to others to complex social demands such as putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, this group develops social-cognitive, problem-solving and communication skills. Ages 5-6; Ages 6-7; Ages 7-9
Impulse Regulation Group
Is your child missing social cues because his body is moving so fast? This group helps your child get along with his peers by practicing conversational skills, whole-body listening, impulse control and problem-solving techniques. Ages 5-7
Story Scout Group
Does your child have trouble telling a story or difficulty responding to questions such as, “What was the story about?” or “What did you do at camp?” This group develops your child’s sequencing and storytelling skills to help him connect with you and others. Ages 7-9
ADHD Social Skills Group
Does your child have trouble interacting with peers because of ADHD? Developing play and conversational skills, this group will help your child connect with his peers by using whole-body listening, taking turns and reading social cues. Ages 8-11
Managing Worries Group
Is your child frequently overwhelmed? Do his worries get in the way of his doing the things he wants to do? This group increases your child’s confidence as he learns to manage his worries. Ages 8-11
Friends Group
Does your child feel shy or struggle to stand up for himself with others especially at recess? This group will help children develop social, motor, and assertiveness skills through play-based activities. Ages 8-11
Social Thinking Group
Does your child have difficulty understanding others and dealing with transitions and change? Based on the work of Michelle Garcia Winner, this group helps your child make and keep friends by developing attention, regulation, social skills, conversation skills and perspective taking. Ages 9-12
PRETEEN / TEEN
Life Skills Group (Ages 12-14*) NEW GROUP
Cope Group (Ages 13-19*) NEW GROUP
Break Out Group (Ages 13-18*) NEW GROUP
Emotional Empowerment Group (DBT) (Ages 13-18*) NEW GROUP
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Life Skills Group NEW GROUP
Does your teen need support in activities of daily living such as making change, taking public transportation or following a recipe? This group will help your preteen become more independent at home and in the community. Ages 12-14*
Cope Group NEW GROUP
Is your teen struggling with the day-to-day pressures of being a teen such as peer pressure, teasing or bullying? Teens will discuss pressures and learn problem solving and resiliency skills to become a more confident teen. Ages 13-18*
Break Out Group NEW GROUP
Is your teen shy, anxious and have difficulty expressing his feelings? Using art as the doorway to self expression, your teen will learn to express himself more freely and increase his self-esteem. Ages 12-18*
Emotional Empowerment Group (DBT) NEW GROUP
Is your teen struggling with mood swings or engaging in behaviors that put him at risk? Is your relationship with your teen breaking down? Using the highly-renowned model of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), this parent-teen group gives your teen new skills to cope with emotional challenges and helps you restore your relationship with your teen. Ages 13-18*
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* TBD base on enrollment.
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