GROUP PROGRAMS
Social Skills Groups: PEERS® for Adolescents (12.5-17) and for YOung adults (18-30)
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Monica Fyfe is a Certified Provider for the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) program. This is a 14-week, evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated adolescents in middle school or high school (or Young Adults) who are interested in learning ways to help them make and keep friends. During each group session adolescents are taught important social skills and are given the opportunity to practice these skills in session during socialization activities (e.g. role-plays, playing sports, board games).
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Parents are taught how to assist their teens in making and keeping friends by providing feedback through coaching during weekly socialization homework assignments.
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Topics of Instruction:
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•How to use appropriate conversational skills •How to find common interests by trading information •How to appropriately use humor •How to enter and exit conversations between peers •How to be a good host during get-togethers •How to make phone calls to friends |
•How to choose appropriate friends •How to be a good sport •How to handle arguments and disagreements •How to change a bad reputation •How to handle rejection, teasing, and bullying •How to handle rumors and gossip |
Enrollment is currently delivered through OUR VILLAGE, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit agency.
Our current groups are held in Torrance and Long Beach, at Our Village. Virtual groups are also offered to clients who reside within the state of California as well.
The PEERS® Group is co-run by Monica Fyfe, MFT, BCBA and other Certified leaders and is offered at a discounted tuition rate compared to the program at UCLA.
If you are a client of Harbor Regional Center or Westside Regional Center, please contact your Service Coordinator for eligibility and payment information.
Our current groups are held in Torrance and Long Beach, at Our Village. Virtual groups are also offered to clients who reside within the state of California as well.
The PEERS® Group is co-run by Monica Fyfe, MFT, BCBA and other Certified leaders and is offered at a discounted tuition rate compared to the program at UCLA.
If you are a client of Harbor Regional Center or Westside Regional Center, please contact your Service Coordinator for eligibility and payment information.
Monica Fyfe and other clinicians provide these groups through the non-profit agency, OUR VILLAGE. Please go to www.ourvillageslc.org for dates and more information.
Additional Groups are forming soon!
Contact us at: [email protected]
for more information!
Sibshop:
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Siblings are often the "shadow warriors" that are a lifelong ally for their brother or sister with autism spectrum disorder. But they need support too! This group helps them feel they are not alone, gives them praise and attention for their own unique gifts, and helps them navigate their role and share what it's like to be a sibling in an accepting small group environment.
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