Psychology Workshops & Groups

Does your child need to find their ‘BRAVE’ in the midst of their worries?

Does ‘being brave’ mean to your child: 

• Just going and staying at school
• Hanging out with friends or starting a conversation with someone
• Trying to do a speech but can’t quite do it
• Trying not to freeze when someone asks a question or doing  something new
• Trying to sleep by themselves because all they can think of is all the bad stuff happening in the world

Do they need help: 

• To connect and become calmer
• To notice their feelings, thoughts and reactions in stressful situations
• To observe their stress triggers
• To facilitate their own strategies that work for them

SURF UR FEAR is an online group programme for 9-12 year olds to manage fears and worries and to help kids bounce back when things don’t work out as they should.

Start Date: Tuesday 14th July 2020
Time: 4.30pm to 5.15pm
Duration: 6 weeks, every Tuesday at 4.30pm

Daffodils and Dinosaurs is a small group consisting of up to 3 participants who experience challenges in everyday social situations.

Children may benefit from Daffodils and Dinosaurs Social Skills Group if they:

• Are socially anxious or awkward
• Struggle to interpret other people’s body language, facial expressions and tone of voice
• Play on the periphery of groups
• Use inappropriate strategies to get other kids’ attention
• Make friends, but lose them quickly
• Find it hard to start a conversation
• Struggle to work collaboratively in a group at school
• Find it hard to understand other people’s points of view

How will a Social Skills group help your child?

Daffodils and Dinosaurs social skills groups support children in learning the skills of understanding and managing their emotions and making and keeping friends. Within a caring, supportive small group environment, we teach practical strategies that are easy to understand.

Criteria:

• NDIS and non NDIS.
• NDIS – will meet requirements of plan – social skills and communication skills.
• All children will need to be verbal approximately 6 year old level or higher,
• Have the ability to communicate through a computer
• Have the ability to communicate verbally with others
• All children will be able to listen and understand instructions equivalent of a 6 year old
• Age group 7 years to 9 years old
• Parents are able to sit in on the session and help if necessary.

Start Date: Thursday 30th July 2020 
Time: 4.30pm–5.15pm
Duration: 4 weeks, every Thursday