Group Therapy Programs

Southern Child & Family Psychology offers a number of group therapy programs throughout the year. Group programs include:
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  • KidsCONNECT- a group program for children with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, or other socio-emotional difficulties.  We run KidsCONNECT programs for Prep, Mid Primary, and Grades 5/6.  ​
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  • Ready Set SCHOOL- School readiness group program (runs in Term 4)
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KidsCONNECT is a group program for children with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, or other socio-emotional difficulties. The program supports children in developing social skills, understanding and managing feelings, and building self-esteem.

​Through a variety of creative activities, play, and group discussions, children are supported in learning and growing together through the 'real life' social situations that arise during the group.

We run KidsCONNECT programs for Prep, Mid Primary, and Grades 5/6.  ​
We have limited places remaining in our KidsCONNECT Mid Primary and 5/6 groups. KidsCONNECT Prep is currently full.

​Register your interest below or call the clinic on 9069 3199 to enrol.

​We are currently accepting enrolments for our School Readiness Group, Ready Set SCHOOL!

The group is for children commencing primary school the following year.

The 5-session program usually starts in October/November.


Register your interest below, or call the clinic on 9069 3199 to book your place.
Ready Set SCHOOL is a school readiness program that is designed to build those crucial social-emotional skills needed to for a smooth transition to primary school.  Children's learning is facilitated through play, art and craft, movement, stories, role-plays, and games. The group incorporates both structured learning and child-led approaches and experiences. Throughout the program, children are supported to work as a team but also to develop independence and confidence in their learning.
 
The key areas that the group program focuses on are: 

  • Developmental and educational, including attention and concentration, fine motor skills, and pre-literacy skills.
  • Relationship to self and others, including teamwork skills, communication, and managing differences and conflicts.
  • Emotional regulation, including learning to identify feelings, learning about non-verbal cues, and developing ways of managing big feelings.
  • Social skills, including understanding friendships, turn-taking, waiting, and sharing.
  • Sense of Self, including building children’s knowledge of themselves, improving confidence, and encouraging self-reflection.
​​You can register your interest in a group therapy program here:

    Group Program Enquiry