Children
Social Skills Groups
The purpose of this program is to help participants have an understanding of social thinking skills, appropriate conversational skills, and friendship skills, to promote successful social outcomes.
Each 12 week program consists of lessons, modelling, engaging activities and meaningful interactions in a small groups learning environment (10 participants per group). There is a mandatory 2 hour parent session prior to the commencement of each level of the program.
Please note that the completion of Level 2 Conversational Skills is a prerequisite to attending Level 3 Friendship Skills.
Winter 2025 Program Schedule
Level 1: Social Thinking for children ages 4 to 7
When: Sunday, January 12 - March 30, 2025
Time: 9:00 to 10:30am
(Two hour online parent session on Saturday, January 11 from 9:00am-11:00am)
Level 2: Conversational Skills for children ages 8 to 11
When: Sunday, January 12 - March 30, 2025
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30pm
(Two hour online parent session on Saturday, January 11 from 11:00am-1:00pm)
Level 2: Conversational Skills for children ages 12 to 15
When: Sunday, January 12 - March 30, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30pm
(Two hour online parent session on Saturday, January 11 from 11:00am-1:00pm)
Level 3: Friendship Skills for children ages 8 to 11
When: Sunday, January 12 - March 30, 2025
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30pm
(Two hour online parent session on Saturday, January 11 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm)
Level 3: Friendship Skills for children ages 12 to 15
When: Sunday, January 12 - March 30, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30pm
(Two hour online parent session on Saturday, January 11 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm)
Each 12 week program costs $1100.
A non-refundable payment of $169.32 is required at the time of registration. The remaining balance of $930.68 is due 7 days before the parent session if the clinic is not direct billing through a private insurance.
Our social skills groups are approved by FSCD. Families who currently have an FSCD contract may ask their FSCD caseworker if they can access funding to attend one of the programs. If approved, FSCD would cover $930.68 per 12 week program and the parent portion would be $169.32.
Any amount paid out of pocket by parents may be claimed through most private insurance providers as psychological services and/or may qualify as a medical expense tax credit.
To learn more about our social skills groups and to register, please email amber@childpsychologicalservices.ca.