Fall Groups
Fall 2024 Group Information
Miss Maria is happy to share information for Fall 2024 Groups. See our current available groups and request interest to join.
WEEKLY FALL GROUPS
Lower Elementary
5 – 7 year olds
Children will work to learn and apply the social thinking process behind social skills as they begin to understand the importance of thinking about others. Through group activities, they will practice fundamental skills and strategies that will teach them how to participate in a group, read cues to guess thoughts, expand their social emotional vocabulary, understand the perspective of their peers, and adapt their behaviors across
settings. Conversational engagement and collaborative decision-making and problem
solving are critical elements of the group. Language processing, including organization of language, word retrieval, and phonemic processing, will be embedded.
Meets on Fridays from 4 – 5pm beginning September 6, 2024 through December 13, 2024. NO GROUP on November 1, November 15, and November 29.
Rate is $75.00 per session. Registration is required. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
Upper Elementary
8 – 11 year olds
Students will focus on understanding nuances in social thinking to support judgment and problem solving, based on situations with classmates, developing friendships, teacher/classroom expectations, and home expectations. Communication, collaborative thinking and problem solving, and flexible thinking are critical elements of this group.
Meets on Tuesdays from: 5 – 6pm beginning September 3, 2024 through December 17, 2024.
Rate is $75.00 per session. Registration is required. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
Middle School
Students will focus on conversational skills and social engagement through game play. This includes shared topics, managing talk time, and collaborative work. Discussion and problem solving of middle school challenges will be addressed. This includes developing positive relationships with classmates, development of friendships, the power of ‘neutral,’ distinguishing mean actions and bully behavior, and navigating differences while building positive relationships with teachers.
Meets on Fridays from: 5 – 6pm beginning September 6, 2024 through December 13, 2024. NO GROUP on November 1, November 15, and November 29.
Rate is $75.00 per session. Registration is required. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
To participate in a group, your child must have participated or must currently be participating in assessment or therapy with RVA Pediatric Therapy & Consulting, OR they must participate in an Initial Consultation to ensure that the group matches your child’s level/needs and to support the development of a plan. Participation in an Initial Consultation does NOT guarantee that the group will fit your child’s needs. The Initial Consultation will provide feedback accordingly with recommendations for next steps, which may or may not include the group.
Weekly Group - Lower Elementary
5-7 year olds
Friday's 4-5pm: September 6 - December 13
Weekly Group - Upper Elementary
8-11 year olds
Tuesday's 5-6pm: September 3 - December 17