Social Skills Groups at The New Learning Center

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The New Learning Center has been offering social skills groups since 1994 providing help for children in grades 3 - 8 who struggle with peer relationships.  Children facing rejection or isolation due to shyness, impulsivity, learning disabilities, ADHD, lack of assertiveness and other issues participate in creative activities, role playing and skill building. Emphasis is placed on verbal and nonverbal communication skills, understanding the effective use of language, the ability to 'read' a situation, and understanding feedback cues.

Social skills difficulties can have many different roots. Temperament, attention problems, language or non-verbal learning problems and anxiety can all interfere with handling social situations. The New Learning Center Social Skills groups focus on communication skills, non-verbal behavior, friendship skills and specific techniques (such as handling teasing, problem solving and relaxation) to help children in school and in other social settings.  These groups also focus on "self talk", what children say to themselves that leads them to anticipate or magnify negative experiences, and help children identify positive ways of thinking that enhance confidence. Each ten session group course is limited to a specific age group and is customized to fit the needs of those children participating.  The social skills program includes two individualized parent meetings, written mid-session and final progress reports with strategies and recommendations for follow-up..

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