Research shows that children’s ability to effectively regulate their emotions, exhibit cognitive flexibility, show empathy, and play well with others has both short and long term benefits. Research also shows that these social skills can be improved with direct instruction and experience.
Groups can help kids connect with each other, feel valued and successful, and know that they’re not alone in their struggles while simultaneously enjoying real, supported and corrective social experiences.
At Family Compass we offer a variety of social skills groups for children, all geared to encourage children to make friends and enjoy them. We will gladly talk to you to figure out which type of group is best for your child.
Children naturally learn through play, and from their peers, making group therapy an ideal venue for developing social skills. Social Skills group therapy offers a supportive, goal-oriented environment that works with the strengths of each child to help them feel more confident, comfortable, and in control of their own well-being. We work to empower the children in the group through role play, team-building exercises, group play, and direct coaching, to strengthen essential social skills such as social awareness, problem solving, emotional regulation, and conflict resolution.
Social Skills Therapy is provided by Larisa deGraffenreid, LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Please click here to view our current schedule.
This service may be a covered by health insurance
A richly dramatic story is irresistible to children. Via an exciting storyline, children are motivated to play together cooperatively, to invent and follow rules that make play satisfying. Once they fully engage in ascenario, they help determine the outcome by experimenting with various choices. To do this, the players must communicate and negotiate with each other as the characters in the story. This setting enables the therapist and childto shape behavior through direct experience,emphasizing not just what to do in a given situation (behavior), but why (understanding) and how (through practice).
Please note that drama therapy is a complimentary intervention and therefore is not covered by health insurance, though it may qualify as an eligible expense on medical savings accounts.
Drama Therapy is provided by Mecca Burns RDT-BCT, a Board Certified and Registered Drama Therapist.
