Social Skills Training Social skills training consists of one-to-one,a s well as small group.  Each child initiates with one-to-one training, creating a quick relationship for the consultant to not only recognize the social strengths and struggles, but also to "match" the child within an appropriate social skills group. Social skills training groups begin nearly 100% structured by the consultant, gradually allowing for an increasing amount of independent play among the social skill peers, as the skills areas targeted become "owned" by the child.  The groups goals, depending on the child and age, may include, but are not limited to: greetings, sharing, turn -taking, sports participation, negotiating, attending social events (e.g., dining out, sporting events, riding the school bus, parties, etc.), attending non-social events (e.g., dentist, barber, doctor, etc.), waiting, joint attention, perspective-taking, feelings, peer responding, and communicative exchanges. This is an area Behavior Based Learning  prides itself in including in all children's educational program.  Social skills are the foundation from which all learning occurs!  Without the direct teaching of social skills, some children may find the world of learning a difficult one to navigate.  By providing successful opportunities in a small social skills group, with the ultimate goal of generalizing the skills to a larger group (e.g., school, park, community at large), the child is "set-up" to succeed.!

Social Skills Training