Our social skills groups provide a structured therapeutic setting designed to help individuals improve their social interactions, communication abilities, and relationship-building skills. Sessions provide age-appropriate support and activities to help members develop social skills such as active listening, conflict resolution, making friends, problem solving, and more. We strive to provide a supportive environment for learning and practicing social skills while fostering a sense of belonging and understanding among participants.
Unlike our Stepping Stones program, many of our other social skills groups are geared toward individuals on the spectrum. These individuals may experience challenges with communication abilities, social interactions, and development milestones. Our social skills groups create a safe, supportive environment that encourages participants to recognize their own strengths and challenges in how they interact with others.
Groups include the following:
- Early Childhood
- LEGO Social Development
- Minecraft Social Skills
- Cooperative Play
- High School HFA
- Dungeons and Dragons
DBT Skills
These groups teach individuals coping mechanisms and interpersonal skills to manage emotions effectively. Participants learn mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness to enhance their overall well-being.
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones is a unique social skills training program for children and their parents that follows a step-by-step approach to help elementary school-age children to make and maintain friends.
Parenting
The in-person and virtual parent groups at In Step are led by parenting experts who intimately understand the challenges of being a parent today. Weekly coaching sessions provide support, feedback, strategies, and methods that help you feel more in-charge at home.
Interpersonal Process
These groups for children, teens or adults offer an engaging, supportive space for individuals to share their feelings, thoughts, and experiences with the others, who provide feedback, differing perspectives, and insights.