Psychology Workshops & Groups

Stress Less is a group designed specifically for Year 11 & 12 students as they go through a period of time faced with challenges and uncertainty, that is their HSC.

This group will provide support for students as they go through this tough time, filled with high stress and anxiety. We will work together to share experiences, understand the effects of stress and anxiety on students’ lives and grow together in acceptance and resilience.

The sessions will provide students with the opportunity to learn practical strategies to reduce stress in the face of their final years at High School.

Start Date: Monday 3rd May 2021
Time: 4:30pm–5.15pm
Duration: 4 weeks, every Monday at 4pm

All groups will be run by a team of Psychologists at Shoalhaven Psychology Services.

All participants will need internet access and will meet together with one of our experienced psychologists via Zoom.

Full payment of group sessions is required before considered registered. Once you are registered please expect an email from our reception with all the details you need.

Stress Less is a group designed specifically for Year 11 & 12 students as they go through a period of time faced with challenges and uncertainty, that is their HSC.

This group will provide support for students as they go through this tough time, filled with high stress and anxiety. We will work together to share experiences, understand the effects of stress and anxiety on students’ lives and grow together in acceptance and resilience.

The sessions will provide students with the opportunity to learn practical strategies to reduce stress in the face of their final years at High School.

Start Date: Monday 2nd August 2021
Time: 4:30pm–5.15pm
Duration: 4 weeks, every Monday at 4pm

All groups will be run by a team of Psychologists at Shoalhaven Psychology Services.

All participants will need internet access and will meet together with one of our experienced psychologists via Zoom.

Full payment of group sessions is required before considered registered. Once you are registered please expect an email from our reception with all the details you need.

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: Monday 11th October 2021
Time: 4.30pm–5.15pm
Duration: 4 weeks, every Monday

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: Wednesday 13th October 2021
Time: 4.30pm to 5.15pm
Duration: 6 weeks, every Wednesday 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: Monday 11th October 2021
Time: 4.30pm–5.15pm
Duration: 4 weeks, every Monday

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: Wednesday 13th October 2021
Time: 4.30pm to 5.15pm
Duration: 6 weeks, every Wednesday at 4.30pm