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***THIS IS THE 1-TO-1 VERSION OF A VERY POPULAR ONGOING SOCIAL SKILLS CLASS!

***If you would like to join the group class, please use the link below:
https://outschool.com/classes/being-a-good-friend-the-power-of-confident-communication-and-getting-along-SmyYTykZ?usid=MImlmVRh&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

This private 1-to-1 class introduces children to social functioning, and communication tools to help them make friends, start a conversation, join conversations, and get along with people.  To facilitate learning and student interaction, we use social stories to brainstorm solutions to various social scenarios. Some examples of social scenarios used in class are: making new friends, helping friends get along, standing up for yourself or a friend, resolving misunderstandings, starting a conversation, and speaking to a group, among others. 

Each class will include:
(1) a discussion part where the student will learn content and strategies regarding the day's topic.
(2) a practice part where students will have the opportunity to share ideas, practice problem-solving, and conversation exchanges using prompts.

Each week we will cover a different topic and there are ten different classes for this course. 

EXAMPLES OF TOPICS COVERED:

>>>Being a Good Friend: students will learn tools and practice what to do or say when working in a group, sharing, working things out and the power of being gracious. 

>>>Social Success: students will be introduced to various conversation strategies, such as staying on topic and changing topics, managing conversation challenges, and the power of being a good listener.

>>>Working in Teams: The class covers the importance of being flexible and accepting changes when working in a group. This lesson also covers tools that can be used to help resolve conflicts with friends and the importance of good sportsmanship.

>>>Expressing Yourself Positively: This lesson covers tools used to express confidence and how to control and modulate our voice and our body language when communicating our ideas and thoughts.

>>>Self-Regulation and Handling Misunderstandings: This lesson covers tools that can be used to help us resolve conflicts or misunderstandings with friends. 

>>>Handling Social Challenges: this class covers how to manage the challenges in friendships. We will cover strategies on “How to Be Brave to Stop Teasing” and how to stand up for others. 

>>>Being a Friend Leader and Role Model: we will discuss the importance of including others in activities, and how to help other friends join in on groups. We will also discuss “Mixing and Matching” our friendships and being part of different groups.  

>>>Positive Thinking and Building Stronger Friendships:  we will talk about the importance of positive thinking and identify ways to build stronger friendships. 

>>>Making Friends: students will learn tools that can help them “Speak Up” for a fun reason, to help make new friends, meet new people and join in on conversations.

>>>Expressing Ourselves Assertively: we will define assertiveness and discuss how body language can influence how our “message” is “heard” by the listener. 


*** This class welcomes students of all social skill levels.
This class welcomes neurotypical students, neurodivergent students, students with ADHD, and students on the Autism spectrum of any age are welcome.  

***Students are welcome to attend as many classes as they wish. Some students will complete ten classes, while others stay enrolled longer, benefiting from seeing the topics more than once. 

LINKS TO OTHER CLASSES I OFFER:

*** Ongoing Social Skills class for ages 8-12:
Being a Good Friend- The Power of Confident Communication and Getting Along! (Social Emotional Learning)
 For "ongoing classes", we meet once a week and students can enroll/withdraw at any week:
https://outschool.com/classes/being-a-good-friend-the-power-of-confident-communication-and-getting-along-SmyYTykZ?sectionUid=ab3de20c-fa36-40df-89d3-32dec2d70710&usid=MImlmVRh&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

***  Private 1-to-1 Social Skills class for ages 5-13: 
1-to-1 Social Skills Course- Assertiveness, Self-Awareness & Social Confidence
https://outschool.com/classes/1-to-1-social-skills-course-assertiveness-self-awareness-social-confidence-aaOsc5O7?usid=MImlmVRh&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

***Social Skills 3-class Camp for ages 9-12: 
https://outschool.com/classes/social-skills-camp-assertiveness-self-awareness-and-social-confidence-WuXpay8E?usid=MImlmVRh&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link


I hope to see your learner soon!