Occasionally, we provide Group Programs tailored to specific age ranges: 5 to 8 years old, 9 to 12 years old, and 12 to 17 years old. To obtain detailed information regarding our current offerings, please reach out to reception@qxplore.com. Our proficient clinicians will promptly respond to your inquiry, addressing your interests and providing insights into group availability.
OAP Funding Approved Programs:
Build & Play Program
The Build & Play program assists in the advancement of social abilities by promoting the practice of problem-solving, turn-taking, patience, interpersonal communication, and maintaining eye contact. Lego is employed as an instrument to enhance motivation for positive peer interaction, and structured use of it aids in emotional regulation and fine motor skills enrichment.
The program spans over 8 weeks, with our Instructor Therapists facilitating and supervised by our BCBA and Disability Inclusive Consultant. Each session is for an hour and a half per week. During each session, participants are divided into small groups and assigned roles to collaboratively construct a Lego set.
Recent research influences:
MacCormack, H., J. W., Matheson, A., I., Hutchinson, & L., N. (1970, January 1). An exploration of a community-based
LEGO social-skills program for youth with an autism spectrum disorder. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10133/5135
PEERS®
The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relationship Skills (PEERS®), created by UCLA, offers social skills training for adolescents and young adults through a well-established manualized intervention. While it has been proven to be effective with those on the autism spectrum, it may also be beneficial for individuals with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and other similar difficulties. This program runs for 12 consecutive weeks, with both the teen/young adult and parent participating simultaneously.
PEERS aims to help motivated 7th-12th grade teens learn how to initiate and maintain friendships. During group sessions, they are taught essential social skills and have opportunities to practice through role-plays and various activities. Weekly homework assignments encourage further practice of the newly acquired skills.
Parents, too, are involved in the process and learn how to support their teens in their social growth. They are given coaching tips and expected to provide feedback during the socialization homework assignments.
The program spans over 12 weeks, with our Instructor Therapists facilitating and supervised by our BCBA and PEERS Certified – Disability Inclusive Consultant.
What are the participation requirements?
- Teens who struggle with making and keeping friends
- Teens in the 7th-12th grade
- Teens must be interested in the program and attend voluntarily
Topics of Instruction:
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- How to use appropriate conversational skills
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- How to find common interests by trading information
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- How to appropriately use humour
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- How to enter and exit conversations between peers
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- How to handle rejection, teasing, and bullying
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- How to handle rumours and gossip
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- How to be a good host during get-togethers
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- How to make phone calls to friends
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- How to choose appropriate friends
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- How to be a good sport
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- How to handle arguments and disagreements
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- How to change a bad reputation
The Research Finds…
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- Increased adolescent social skills and knowledge
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- Increased number and frequency of hosted “get-togethers”
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- Improved overall social skills, including cooperation, assertion, and responsibility (parent-reported)
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- Improved social responsiveness, including awareness, recognition and communication (parent-reported)
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- A trend toward increased overall social skills (teacher reported). What are the participation requirements?
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- Teens who struggle with making and keeping friends
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- Teens in the 7th-12th grade
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- Teens must be interested in the program and attend voluntarily
Kindly be advised that all programs shall commence once the registration threshold has been met. Individuals who have successfully registered shall receive communication regarding program start dates and pertinent information.