Helping Teens Build Confidence and Friendships: The Social Skills Group for Adolescents
Social skills are essential for adolescents, but how do we help them to develop these skills? It’s a question many parents ask themselves as they strive to raise healthy and happy children.
That’s why the Family Psychology Place is offering a social skills group for adolescents — an in-depth course designed to help Calgary youth build their confidence, social skills, and resilience in a safe and welcoming place.
Running from March 1 to May 5, 2025, this program aims to provide meaningful experiences that go beyond the group and into participant’s homes and social spaces. Our goal is to help your child thrive and flourish socially and emotionally.
Find out more about our social skills group for adolescents:
What This Course is About
During this 8-week course, we provide teens and their families with an opportunity to observe and practice social skills while receiving feedback from skilled group facilitators. Through engaging interactions, we’ll guide your teen as they build effective communication that fosters growth and development through evidence-based intervention.
With the support of their parents, adolescents will learn how to:
- Use appropriate conversation skills
- Employ humour effectively
- Utilize electronic communication
- Enter and exit conversations
- Be a good sport
- Handle arguments and disagreements
- Change bad reputations
- Manage rumours, gossip, rejection, teasing, and bullying effectively
Eligibility
The social skills group for adolescents is designed for teens aged 13 to 16 to help them develop the skills to make and keep friends. Teens and families who are interested in the group will need to participate in a pre-screening interview, unless they have recently had a psychoeducational assessment or are referred by a clinician.
For best results, adolescents should be interested in attending voluntarily and willing to work collaboratively with their parents.
Course Details
When:
- Saturday mornings from 10:00-11:30 AM
- March 1 — May 5, 2025 (no sessions March 22 and April 19)
- Southport II Tower, 2429-10101 Southport Rd SW, Calgary
Cost:
- $1800 for 24 hours of intervention
- Covers 8 sessions for both parents and adolescents
The Family Psychology Place: Helping You Build Confident Teens
We all want the best for our kids. Help them to develop the skills they need to build healthy, long-lasting relationships while they learn to communicate effectively with the world around them. Register for our social skills group for adolescents or contact us for more information.
