The Social Stack

Here is a glimpse into what participants can expect:

• Role-Playing and Scenario Practice: The group tackles real-life social situations in a safe environment. Scenarios might include how to join an ongoing conversation, handling peer pressure, asking someone to hang out, or navigating different social settings . 

• Structured Group Discussions: Discussions cover a variety of relevant topics, such as what makes a good friend, how to handle gossip or conflicts, understanding emotions, and even future goals and fears. 

• Interactive Games: Games are used to practice specific social skills in a fun, natural way. 

• Collaborative Projects: Engaging in team-building activities, like working on a puzzle or a short group project, helps improve communication, negotiation, and cooperation skills in a shared-goal environment.

• Non-Verbal Communication Exploration: Activities like "Emotion Charades" or analyzing body language in silent video clips 

• Reflection and Skill Building: Each session ends with time dedicated to debriefing the activities, discussing what went well, and identifying "learning moments".

Social Stack is designed to help develop communication skills essential for  future success and well-being, such as:

• Starting Conversations: introducing yourself confidently, approaching peers, appropriate starters

• Maintaining and Flowing Conversations : 

Turn-Taking

 Asking Follow-Up Questions

Topic Maintenance and Transitioning, 

Appropriate Self-Disclosure

 Using Humor Appropriately.

• Non-Verbal Communication and Social Cues-

Body language,

Tone and volume,

"Reading the room"

• Navigating Social Challenges:

Entering and Exiting Conversations. 

Handling Disagreements and Conflict. 

Using problem-solving skills, expressing opinions respectfully, and negotiating solutions. 

Handling Rejection and Bullying. 

Developing strategies to cope with difficult social interactions, peer pressure, and conflict. 

Giving and Receiving Feedback: Learning how to compliment others, accept criticism, and offer suggestions constructively.

• Friendship and Relationship Building:

  • Identifying and finding sources of potential friends based on common interests.

  • Organizing successful get-togethers and follow-up activities.

  • Understanding the etiquette of electronic communication (texting, social media)

Groups are kept to a max of 4 members each, with each person matched carefully based on interests and age. Groups meet in our New York Ave office in Deland after school or at the weekend, according to availability.

The cost per session is only $25, sessions are booked and paid for monthly in advance. 

Each member will start by completing an individual evaluation with a licensed SLP so that sessions can be best taylored to individual strengths and needs. 

Please fill out our contact form to get started and we will get in touch as soon as we can!