[RBS] New Social Skills Groups Forming Now!

[Gayle Shimoff]

Partners with Parents is pleased to announce that we are now starting to
form new social skills groups for the new school year. 
 
Is your child: 
*feeling  rejected? 
*isolated? 
*shy? 
*Impulsive? 
*lack assertiveness? 
*teased often?
*having difficulty making or keeping friends?
*bullied or bully others? 
*have some type of mild learning disability 
*experience other mild neurological deficits 
 
In our Social Skills Training Program children will learn how to: 
*understand and express emotions 
*make conversation 
*learn alternatives to aggression/conflict resolution 
*join in play with peers 
*make and maintain friends 
*problem solve 
*build self-esteem 
*engage in verbal/non verbal communication 
*practice taking the perspective of others - “Theory of Mind” 
 
Our groups: 
♦ grades 1-6 
♦ small groups 
♦ 2 year span for each group 
♦ separate groups for boys and girls 
♦ direct teaching using a cognitive approach 
♦ individualized goals modeling/acting, coaching 
♦ behavioral interventions 
♦ parent meetings 
♦ weekly parent updates 
♦ weekly homework to reinforce skills 
♦ located in our offices in Nofei Aviv, Beit Shemesh, later afternoon/ early
evening hours.

Your children will be learning and practicing skills which reflect the
repertoire needed for future social success! 

All candidates for our groups must go through a screening process. If you
would like to receive an intake form to complete, which is our first step in
the acceptance process, email Gayle Shimoff at Gayle at partnerswithparents.org
IL. 
 
Space is limited! 

To read more about social skills - click on www.partnerswithparents.org.IL 
 
Wishing you all the best,
Gayle and Sharon 
 
Gayle S Shimoff, MA 
Learning Disabilities and Reading Specialist 
Gayle at partnerswithparents.org. 
 
Partners with Parents, R"A, A non profit organization in Israel 
www.partnerswithparents.org. 
"Helping children with learning disabilities in Israel succeed!" 
 
Phone: 972-2-999-4817, 
Fax: 1-532-999-4817 
Toll Free from the USA: 1-866-563-6915