Social Skills Groups
Social Skills Groups
Research has shown that strong social communication is essential for establishing and maintaining deep, positive, and healthy relationships with peers. Bright Buddies Social Skills Group offers a safe space to practice social language and build friendships! Bright Buddies will develop the skills to:
- Show empathy toward others
- Deal with conflict
- Make and maintain friendships
- Problem solve
- Engage in conversation
- Understand emotions
- Play with a buddy
Program Details
Research has shown that strong social communication is essential for establishing and maintaining deep, positive, and healthy relationships with peers. Bright Buddies Social Skills Group offers a safe space to practice social language and build friendships! Bright Buddies will develop the skills to:
- Show empathy toward others
- Ask for and offer help to a friend
- Deal with conflict
- Advocate for one’s needsg
- Make and maintain friendships
- Problem solve
- Take turns and share
- Engage in conversation
- Recognize feelings and build emotional intelligence
- Be flexible with playing with a buddy
- Make greetings and social bids
- Effectively gain attention from others
Play is how kids learn best, so we will accomplish all of this through COOPERATIVE PLAY! Each week will bring a new theme to keep Buddies motivated and engaged, including cooking, arts and crafts, activities in our movement space, and more!
