Social Smarts Groups
Fall 2026 Group Information
Miss Maria is happy to share information for the Fall 2026 Social Smarts Groups. See our current available groups and request interest to join.
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JK/LOWER ELEMENTARY
5-6 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 Fridays from: 3-3:55pm beginning September, 2026.
Session dates include:
September 18
September 25
October 2
NO MEETING on 10/9/26
October 16
October 23
October 30* Halloween dress-up day
November 6
November 13
November 20
NO MEETING on 12/4/2026
December 11
The rate is $75.00 per meeting. Registration is required and specific payment forms must be completed. 24 hr notice for cancellation is required, OR morning of if your child is ill. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
LOWER ELEMENTARY
First-Second Grade: 6-8 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. Friendship development will be directly instructed as well as woven in lessons. 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: 4pm-4:55 beginning September 18, 2026.
Session dates include:
September 18
September 25
October 2
NO MEETING on 10/9/26
October 16
October 23
October 30* Halloween dress-up day
November 6
November 13
November 20
NO MEETING on 11/27/2026
NO MEETING on 12/4/2026
December 11
The rate is $75.00 per meeting. Registration is required and specific payment forms must be completed. 24 hr notice for cancellation is required, OR morning of group, if your child is ill. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
UPPER ELEMENTARY
Grades 3-5
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 Fridays from: 5pm-5:55 beginning September 18, 2026.
Session dates include:
September 18
September 25
October 2
NO MEETING on 10/9/26
October 16
October 23
October 30* Halloween dress-up day
November 6
November 13
November 20
NO MEETING on 11/27/2026
NO MEETING on 12/4/2026
December 11
The rate is $75.00 per meeting. Registration is required and specific payment forms must be completed. 24 hr notice for cancellation is required, OR morning of group, if your child is ill. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 6-8
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 Tuesdays from: 5pm-6pm beginning September 8, 2025
Session dates include:
September 8
September 22
September 29
NO MEETING on 10/6/26
October 13
October 20
October 27
NO MEETING 11/3/26
November 10
November 17
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15
The rate is $75.00 per meeting. Registration is required and specific payment forms must be completed. 24 hr notice for cancellation is required, OR morning of group, if your child is ill. For children new to the practice an Initial Consultation is required.
HIGH SCHOOL
Grades 9-12
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 the following Fridays from: 6-7pm beginning September 18, 2026.
Session dates include:
September 18
October 2
October 16
October 30
November 13
NO MEETING on 11/27
December 11
The rate is $75.00 per meeting. Registration is required and specific payment forms must be completed. 24 hr notice for cancellation is required, OR morning of group, if your child is ill. 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 - JK/Lower Elementary
5-6 year olds
Fridays from 3:00-3:55pm (September 18 - December 11, 2026)
First-Second Grade
6-8 year olds
Fridays from 4:00-4:55pm (September 18 - December 11, 2026)
Weekly Group - Upper Elementary
Grades 3-5
Fridays from 5:00-5:55pm (September 18 - December 11, 2026)
Weekly Group - Middle School
Grades 6-8
Tuesdays from 5:00-6:00pm (September 8 - December 15, 2026)