Due to the increased interest in our program, Social Skills Development Center is in the process of developing the following weekend workshops:
Friendship Camp
Attendees are presented with targeted skills through didactic instruction, role-play demonstrations, and have the opportunity to practice the newly-learned skills through small group behavioral rehearsal exercises with direct coaching from our team.
Topics covered include:
- Starting and entering conversations
- Having reciprocal conversations
- Choosing appropriate friends
- finding a source of friends
- Good sportsmanship
- Planning and organizing get-togethers
- Responding to and bringing up disagreements
- Changing a bad reputation
Conversation Camp
Attendees are presented with targeted skills through didactic instruction, role-play demonstrations, and have the opportunity to practice the newly-learned skills through small group behavioral rehearsal exercises. During these behavioral rehearsals, attendees are divided into small breakout groups to practice with direct coaching from our team.
Topics covered include:
- Starting and entering conversations
- Maintaining reciprocal conversations
- Trading information
- Appropriate conversation topics
- Exiting conversations
- Appropriate use of humor
- Electronic communication
Bully-Proofing Camp
Attendees are presented with targeted skills through didactic instruction, role-play demonstrations, and have the opportunity to practice the newly-learned skills through small group behavioral rehearsal exercises with direct coaching from our team.
Topics covered include:
- Handling teasing
- Responding to embarrassing feedback
- Minimizing cyber bullying
- Managing rumors and gossip
- Handling physical bullying
- Responding to disagreements
- Bringing up disagreements
- Changing a reputation
Dating Camp
Attendees are presented with targeted skills through didactic instruction, role-play demonstrations, and have the opportunity to practice the newly-learned skills through small group behavioral rehearsal exercises with direct coaching from our team.
Topics covered include:
- Letting someone know you like them
- flirting
- Choosing appropriate people to date
- Online dating
- Asking someone on a date
- Accepting rejection
- Turning someone down
- Planning and going on dates
- Dating Do’s and Don’ts
- Handling pressure from partners
Important information regarding all workshops:
- Open to all including adolescents, young adults, parents and professionals
- All participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
- 9 am to 3 pm each day
- All weekend workshops include light refreshments and lunch will be served each day
- Cost is $500 per attendee
- Anticipated start of workshops will be announced
- Contact us at (714) 658-0797 if you would like to be added to the growing interest list for one of these workshops