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2/03/10: New Group, to be held on Tuesday's from 4pm-6pm
We are starting a 3rd Kid's LUNCH Group that will meet on Tuesdays, starting in March. The group will be limited to 10 kids and will meet from 4pm-6pm. Think of it as "LUNCH Group Lite." Instead of dinner, the kids will be going for a snack right at 4pm. Details available by contacting our office, at 818-788-2100 x2 and asking for Abby.
2/02/10: Tonight's Parent Meeting and This Week's Groups
Tonight's Parent Meeting was wonderful! We had 12 family members attend from our Wed and Thurs Groups. Lots of discussion and questions, good food. Look for the Blog Update in a couple of days.
Remember, the Wed and Thurs Groups meet this week. One parent brought up about Spring Break, coming up in March/April. I will be researching this and you can expect to be contacted about your plans to see if we need to make any modifications to our schedule.
Remember, the Wed and Thurs Groups meet this week. One parent brought up about Spring Break, coming up in March/April. I will be researching this and you can expect to be contacted about your plans to see if we need to make any modifications to our schedule.
1/22/10: Important Notice - Rain Affects Group
Remember, because of the storms from last week, we rescheduled the Wed and Thurs LUNCH Groups for this coming week (Jan 27 and 28). The kids and teens are going for Laser Tag! You should have received your detailed info via email. Please click here to view the current calendar.
Using a variety of engaging evidence-based strategies and motivating technologies, participants learn to improve their functioning across several key areas.
This site describes the overall program and provides updated information for existing families who participate in the program. Professionals and school districts interested learning more about training opportunities should check under our "Training Opportunities."
Our child and teen programs are time-limited and divided into School Year and Summer Intensive sessions. These groups meet in Encino, in the San Fernando Valley.
Adult programs are ongoing and are divided into Weekly and Twice Monthly sessions. These groups meet in a restaurant in West Los Angeles (see description for why we do this).
Current Families
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Both groups focus on the following areas:
Executive Functioning
Planning, organization, emotional control, self-monitoring, effective judgement, and working memory, formulating coping strategies, and accepting feedback.
Planning, organization, emotional control, self-monitoring, effective judgement, and working memory, formulating coping strategies, and accepting feedback.
Pragmatic Socialization
Reading social cues, perspective-taking, remaining on topic, knowing when to "jump in" to a discussion, modulating voice level for different situations.
Reading social cues, perspective-taking, remaining on topic, knowing when to "jump in" to a discussion, modulating voice level for different situations.
Pragmatic Language
Effective conversations, speaking in a manner that fits the social situation (e.g., giving information without prompting, adjusting language usage to the audience being addressed).
Effective conversations, speaking in a manner that fits the social situation (e.g., giving information without prompting, adjusting language usage to the audience being addressed).
Academic/Vocational Success
Remaining seated, effective hand-raising, recognizing what is appropriate conversation and social boundaries for school or the workplace.
Remaining seated, effective hand-raising, recognizing what is appropriate conversation and social boundaries for school or the workplace.
Environmental Awareness
Pedestrian safety, behaving effective in community settings, such as restaurants, stores, malls, parks, and community events.
Pedestrian safety, behaving effective in community settings, such as restaurants, stores, malls, parks, and community events.