Social Skills Group begins February 18

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The next cycle of the Social Skills group for middle and high school age students begins on Thursday, February 18th.

This group is offered to help your child develop and enhance proficiency in social situations. Through fun, interactive activities youth are able to practice and expand communication skills. The group provides a fun and safe environment for your child to increase socialization while building friendships. The Social Skills Group covers, but is not limited to the following topics:

  •  Initiating Friendships
  •  Sustaining Friendships
  •  Nonverbal Body Language
  •  Listening Skills
  •  Initiating, Maintaining, and Ending Conversations
  •  Improving Peer Relationships
  •  Conflict Resolution
  •  Social Behaviors
  •  Recognizing Social Cues
  •  Assertiveness
  •  Cooperation and Teamwork

The group will begin on 2/18/2016 and run for 8 weeks from 6:00-7:00pm at Bremen Youth Services. The cost of the group is $10 per session. Please contact Lauren Piekarz, M.A. Intern or Lynnette Wright, M.A. Intern for addition information at 708-687-9200. Space is limited so call and sign-up today!

Expressive Therapy Groups begin mid-February

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Elementary School Connect

The CREATE, CONNECT, COPE Expressive Therapy Group will use Art, Movement/Dance, and Music to help your child learn healthy and creative coping skills to deal effectively with anger, boredom, anxiety, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. This group is now adding a social skills component to allow children to learn appropriate social skills and listening techniques. A diagnosis is not necessary and any elementary school aged child in need of learning alternative coping skills will benefit. The next group begins on February 16 and will run for 8 weeks. It will be held on Tuesdays from 5 – 6 p.m. at Bremen Youth Services. The group costs $10.00 per group session, totaling $80. Please contact Monique Gardner, M.A. Intern or Rachael Trevino, M.A. Intern with any questions at 708-687-9200.

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Middle School Teen Connect

This group is geared to students in 6th through 8th grade – we will use art, movement, and music to help adolescents increase self esteem, build relationships, improve communication skills, and learn creative coping skills to deal effectively with various life stressors. In addition, the group provides a fun, creative, and safe environment for adolescents to express themselves and receive support from peers their own age.

The next group cycle begins on February 16 and will run for 8 weeks. It will be held on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00pm at Bremen Youth Services. The group costs $10.00/session. Please contact Monique Gardner, M.A. Intern or Rachael Trevino, M.A. Intern with any questions at 708-687-9200.

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High School Teen Connect

Teen Connect Expressive Therapy Group is for high school aged adolescents. This group will use art, movement, and music to help adolescents increase self esteem, build relationships, improve communication skills, and learn creative coping skills to deal effectively with various life stressors. In addition, the group provides a fun, creative, and safe environment for adolescents to express themselves and receive support from peers their own age.

The next group cycle begins on February 22 and will run for 6 weeks. It will be held on Mondays from 6:00-7:00pm at Bremen Youth Services. The group costs $10.00/session. Please contact Monique Gardner, M.A. Intern or Rachael Trevino, M.A. Intern with any questions at 708-687-9200. Space is limited so call and sign-up your teen today!!

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