Social Smarts Groups
Fall 2025 Group Information
Miss Maria is happy to share information for the Fall 2025 Social Smarts Groups. See our current available groups and request interest to join.
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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 support expanding their social emotional vocabulary, reading social cues and understanding the perspective of their peers, and adapting 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 alternate Fridays from: 4-5pm beginning September 12, 2025.
Session dates include:
September 12
September 26
October 10
October 24
November 7
November 21
December 5
The rate is $75.00 per session. Registration is required. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
GIRLS GROUP – Elementary
Welcome to our 7-session Girls Group – Elementary
The focus of our group is engaging in play while learning about and dialoguing about how our brains work; developing strategies and supports for success, and learning to laugh and reset with the mishaps! Included will be understanding ADHD, executive function skills, and emotional regulation.
Our group meets on alternate Thursdays at 5pm on the following dates:
September 11
September 25
October 9
October 23
November 6
November 20
December 4
Cost: $525.00 for the 7 sessions.
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 EVERY Monday from: 5pm-6pm beginning September 8, 2025 through December 8, 2025.
Rate is $75.00 per session.
Registration is required. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GROUP I
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. Pizza is served as part of the group.
Meets EVERY Tuesday from: 5pm-6pm beginning September 2, 2025 through December 9, 2025.
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. Growling expectations with responsibilities, trust, judgment, and emotional regulation are embedded in the group.
Meets alternate Fridays from: 5 – 6pm Winter/Spring Session dates include: January 24, February 7, 21; March 7, 21, 28; April 11, 25; May 2, 16, 2025
NO GROUP on January 31, February 14 & 28, March 14, April 4 & 18; May 9, 2025
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.
Lower Elementary
5-7 year olds
Alternate Friday's from 4-5pm September 12 - December 5
Weekly Group - Upper Elementary
8-11 year olds
Monday's 5-6pm: September 8 - December 8