Social Skills Programs
At Child Wellbeing Centre we offer a range of group programs for children and parents. Groups are typically small, no more than four to six children at a time and run after school hours.
We also regularly provide information on up and coming programs through our Facebook page.
The Friendship Club
Each term the Centre runs small group social skills programs for children between 4 and 11 years of age. Our team of behaviour therapists and psychologists make these sessions fun and motivating. Programs are tailored to meet the needs of the children participating in groups.
In each group we employ a four-part training approach using modelling, role-playing, performance feedback, and generalisation to teach essential pro-social skills to children.
Amazing Amigos
Early Primary School Social Skills Program
The early primary school social skills program will help to identify your child’s specific areas of social skill needs and will provide them with opportunities to develop these abilities and apply their learning to real-life situations. With this age group, we focus on a range of skills including listening to others, greeting others, asking for help, joining in, sharing, and turn-taking.
This is a 10-week program, each session is 60 minutes long.
Best Buddies
Middle Primary School Social Skills Program
The middle primary school social skills program will help to identify your child’s specific areas of social skill deficit and will provide them with opportunities to develop these abilities and apply their learning to real-life situations. With this age group, we focus on a range of skills including introducing yourself, conversation skills, play skills, helping a friend, sharing, and turn-taking.
This is a 10-week program, each session is 60 minutes long.
Fantastic Friends
Upper Primary School Social Skills Program
The upper primary school social skills program will help to identify your child’s specific areas of social skill deficit and will provide them with opportunities to develop these abilities and apply their learning to real-life situations. With this age group, we focus on a range of skills including starting and maintaining a conversation, introducing self and other people, asking questions, and apologising.
This is a 10-week program, each session is 60 minutes long.
Secret Agent Society
Secret Agent Society is an evidenced based social skills program for high functioning children on the autism spectrum. Groups are typically small and include parent training and teacher liaison to help children develop and use their social skills.