Social Skill Building and Frustration Tolerance Programs

While parents are fundamental contributors to their child's success; raising children

takes a village! Learning social skills and developing frustration tolerance begins at

home and concurrently, we expect these skills to be reinforced at school and other

events wherein there is adult supervision. Realistically, this is not often the case.

Feeling frustrated?

We recognize your challenge and we fully agree that mastering appropriate social

skills and managing frustration are necessary parts of developing self-esteem

and can determine your child's success in many aspects of life.

At Holistic Psych Center we offer a 12-week Social Skills Building (SSB) program and a

12- week Frustration Management (FM) program for youths age 9-12.

Parental involvement: No matter how many people you have teaching your child

social skills, unless skills are reinforced in daily life, across all situations, they will

not be retained. Parental involvement is crucial because no one else interacts with your

child in all aspects of their life, expect you, the parents. Our 12-week programs

are designed to involve parents and children in the growth process.

1) Greetings and Departures (Hellos and Goodbyes

2) Active Listening & Empathic Responding

3) Managing Feelings (Pt.1)

a. Focused Breathing/Mindfulness

4) Managing Feelings (Pt.2)

b. Brain Gym/Tapping

5) Positive Self Talk

6) Non-Verbal Communication

7) Theory of Mind - Differences, Perspective and Cooperation

8) Human Similarities

9) Being Part of a Group

10) Problem Solving - (Non-blaming, Non-shaming)

11) Dealing with Bullies/Not being a Bully

a. Saying "No", being assertive, standing up for yourself/rights and responsibilities

12) Family Meeting Graduation

Session One - 12 Week Social Skill Building Curriculum

1) Greetings and Departures (Hellos and Goodbyes)

2) Active Listening and Empathic Responding

3) Managing Feelings (Pt.1)

a. Focused breathing/mindfulness

4) Managing Feelings (Pt.2)

b. Brain gym/tapping

5) Positive Self Talk

6) Non-Verbal Communication

7) Theory of Mind - Differences, Perspective and Cooperation

8) Human Similarities

9) Being Part of a Group

10) Problem Solving - Non-blaming, Non-shaming

11) Dealing with Bullies/Not Being a Bully, Saying "No", Being Assertive, Standing Up for Yourself/ Rights and Responsibilities

12) Family Meeting/Graduation

Session Two - 12 Week Frustration Tolerance Program

1) What is Frustration/Brain Education

2)Brain and Diet

a. Learning and Anxiety

3) Effort Thermometer

4) Frustration Management Skills

5) Frustration Management Skills

6) Solution Focused Problem Solving

7) Solution Focused Problem Solving

8) Frustration Tolerance Activities - learning patience - delaying instant gratification -

9) Frustration Tolerance Activities - learning patience - delaying instant gratification -

10) Receiving Praise/Compliments and Gratitude

11) Self-Love

12) Family Meeting/Graduation