Skill Builder Workshops
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
DRAGONS AND DISCOVERY
Summer Session:
Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
July 27th-31st
for adults age 18-25
Facilitated by Max Carney, MA, TLLP
A support and place for discovery for 18-25.
Making friends and finding resources to get into table top role playing games (TTRPG) can be difficult. Dragons and Discovery is a great place for young adults 18-25 to mingle, explore social situations and create a passion for TTRPGs:
Through discussion and activities participants will:
- Build community with peers who share similar interests
- Develop tools for complex problem solving
- Develop tools for navigating relationships, identity, and self-expression
To join or learn more, contact us at Galvin Growth Group or speak with your G3 clinician.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING PARENT LAB
Saturdays 1:30-2:30 p.m.
February 7-28 (4 Sessions)
for all parents/guardians interested in learning about how to promote the development of executive skills in their children
Executive functioning skills are important tools for success in school and in life. This group will provide parents with information about executive functioning skills and how to nurture development of these skills in our children. Together we will explore expert recommendations and practical tips to support our children’s organization, time management, task initiation, persistence, and problem-solving abilities. Parents will have the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and learn from one another through lively discussions. Each session will cover new topics, parallel to what is being covered in the middle and high school student groups.
Common workshop topics
ATTENTION & EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
Executive functioning (EF) skills are the mental processes necessary for us to pay attention, remember directions, plan out and prepare for projects, and multi-task. The Executive Functioning Skill-Building Workshop will work on building your child’s executive functioning skills to help them thrive in the classroom setting. We use research-based practices to provide high-quality support to elementary, middle, and high school students. Executive Functioning support can be useful for clients with ADHD, anxiety, or even when adjusting to everyday demands of school. This skill builder workshop can also be useful to those in college.
MANAGING STRESS & ANXIETY
Anxiety is a normal reaction for scary or stressful situations. Anxiety helps us make sure that we are adequately prepared for a job interview or an important test. However, for some children high amounts of anxiety occur in situations when it is not helpful. This can lead to frustrating arguments, tears, and increased stress for both the child and the parents. The Anxiety Skill-Building Workshop will work on reducing your child’s anxiety and increasing their coping skills to help them thrive in the classroom setting. We use research-based practices to provide high-quality support to elementary and middle school students.
SOCIAL SKILLS
Social skills are vital to our everyday functioning in society. Social skills allow us to recognize when someone is angry, or can help us make a new friend. Everything from buying milk, to answering the telephone, to working on a group science project requires social skills. Our workshop focuses on teaching children and adolescents how to read social situations, as well as teaching the appropriate behavior to use in social situations. We use research-based interventions and strategies to help children gain social skills.
ACADEMIC SKILL IMPROVEMENT
- Mathematics
- Did you know that math skills are particularly at risk for decline over the summer months? Changes in technology mean that math skills are more important than ever for our students. We can help you develop your child’s skills in number sense, math computation, story problems, and math fluency.
- Reading
- Reading is one of the most vital skills a student needs in order to be successful in school! When a student falls behind in reading, it can affect their skills in other subjects as well. We utilize proven strategies to help develop your child’s early literacy skills, reading fluency, sight-word vocabulary, decoding skills, and reading comprehension skills.
- Writing
- We use evidence-based strategies to help your child develop their written language skills, which is the most complex academic task. We can grow your child’s ability to develop ideas, organize content, use capitalization, punctuation and grammar.
- Study Skills
- Why doesn’t anyone ever teach kids how to study?!? We do! It doesn’t have to be a nebulous, mysterious process! We will teach your child how to effectively & efficiently study for tests & quizzes so they are prepared and feel confident (and so will you as a parent).
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