Senior Explorers – Fall 2020

DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS &
SELF-REGULATION STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN
7 THRU 10 YEARS OLD

Senior Explorers is an effective small group therapy program focusing on developing strategies for self-regulation and problem solving. As children are able to effectively regulate themselves, the door is opened for them to build confidence, peer negotiation skills, manage frustration and solve shared social problems. This program will include sensory motor and social communication activities and concepts from the “How Does Your Engine Run” program, Zones of Regulation, and Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking® curricula. The group, co-led by two occupational therapists, will be limited to six children in order to provide individualized attention.

GOALS INCLUDE:

1. Develop verbal and non-verbal social skills via strategies for peer
perspective taking, teamwork, problem solving and building
friendships.
2. Learn sensory-based strategies to improve self-regulation.
3. Identify ‘engine’ levels and zones, as well as several strategies to
bring oneself to a ‘just right’ or Green Zone level.
4. Develop negotiation, sharing and game skills with peers.

Date: Wednesdays, August 26th – December 9th

Time: 3:00-4:00 pm

Cost: $100 per session

Registration Information

To register, submit an electronic form.

Children are expected to attend every session (barring illness), as the sessions build on each other and group dynamics are an important component. These services are billed as Occupational and/or Speech Therapy services and many parents receive partial reimbursement from their insurance companies.

If your child is not attending therapy sessions at Emerge, we will be in touch with you to set up a brief free screening to determine if this program is a good match for your child