Social Skills Groups and Parent Support
Summary
Our Social Skills Groups help children build confidence in communication, friendship, and peer interaction through supportive, age appropriate sessions led by our clinical team. Caregivers are invited to join a connected parent support group for guidance, practical strategies, and shared encouragement. This model helps families feel supported and empowered building skills for children while giving parents connections and tools to carry over at home.
How to Join Our Social Skills Groups ?
1 - Intake
Call or message our intake team, or click “get started” and select Social Skills Groups. We’ll call to collect your information, insurance details, and answer any questions.
2 - Group Readiness Assessment
A BCBA comes to you to meet with you and your child and assess skills and needs, so we can match your child to the best fit group by age and skill level.
3 - Join the Next Cohort
After approval, your child is added to the next available cohort, and our team will communicate a start date based on group formation and scheduling availability.
FAQ
Social Skills Groups provide structured, small-group opportunities for children to practice communication, cooperation, friendship skills, problem-solving, and peer play and interaction in a supportive environment.
Groups are designed for children and adolescents who benefit from guided peer interaction, including children with autism and related developmental or social communication challenges. Groups are formed based on age, skill level, and social goals.
Skills may include conversation skills, turn-taking, flexibility, play and games, emotional awareness, perspective-taking, friendship skills, and managing social challenges in real-world situations.
Groups are led by trained clinicians and follow evidence-based strategies. Sessions include structured activities, guided practice, and opportunities to generalize skills with peers.
Social Skills Groups may complement ABA therapy but do not replace individualized, medically necessary ABA services. Our team can help determine the best combination of services for your child.
Groups meet one evening per week for 90 minutes over 14 weeks. New groups begin quarterly, and the specific weekday/time is selected based on group consensus, so we can match families with an option that fits their schedules as closely as possible.