What are Social Skills Groups?

I frequently get asked what I work on in my social skills groups with students. My goal is to improve person to person interactions by working on:

• Verbal and nonverbal communication
• Following directions
• Taking turns
• Understanding different feelings and acknowledging other’s feelings 
• Problem Solving
• Coping Skills and Emotion Regulation
• Organization
• How to be a good friend

We enhance these skills through play, modeling appropriate behaviors, and social emotional curriculum targeted to each skill. Some groups may focus on a few specific skills mentioned above with targeted group curriculums while other groups will take the whole year to work on all of the above depending on the students’ needs.