Adapting
to
ADHD
Group
 The Organizational Skills Group is
targeted towards children from ages 9 through 16. Over the course
of five 60-minute sessions a variety of skills will be taught and
practiced. We will teach your child how to organize their
responsibilities and maintain both an organized calendar and working
space. We will then move on to enhancing attention and
concentration. Finally, we will help your children develop better
impulse control by teaching them how to stop and think before
acting. Reward systems will be set up for home and school,
so that your child is actively seeking positive feedback for a job well
accomplished. An introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy will
be given, with the goal to decrease black and white all or nothing
thinking and to enhance self-esteem. |
Overcoming Negativty Group
 The overcoming negativity group is
targeted towards children who: are
frequently unhappy, depressed, or anxious; focus on the negative side
of situations; complain frequently; are worried about the 'what-ifs';
are rigid or inflexible in their thinking style; get stuck in a
negative thought cycle; give up easily; and, have a negative self
image. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques will be used to help
children and their parents understand the role of negative thinking in
creating negative mood and maladaptive behaviour. The group will teach
children how to change their perceptions so that they can see the glass
as being half full rather than half empty.
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Anger Management Group
 The
anger management group is targeted towards children from ages 6 to 13.
Over the course of five 90-minute sessions, a variety of skills are
learned. First, we learn how to identify some of the bodily symptoms of
negative emotion. Then, we learn how to more effectively
distinguish between anger,frustration, disappointment, hurt,
fear, and so forth. Once feelings are more accurately identified,
the actions that are taken to feel better can be more successfully
implemented. Cognitive behavior therapy techniques will be used
to help children better understand and more effectively cope with their
feelings. Cognitive techniques, deep breathing, and alternative
ways to diffuse will all be taught. At the same time, you will
help us monitor and reward better self-control throughout the sessions
- and, we will set you up with a system to maintain positive behavior
that is learned within the group session. The goal is both to
learn better coping skills at the group, and to change behavior both at
home and at school. |
Social Skills Group
 The
Social Skills Group is targeted
towards children from ages 6 to 13. Over the course of six 90-minute
sessions a variety of self-awareness and interpersonal skills are
learned. We start off with basic social skills - maintaining eye
contact, respecting personal body space, and developing a sensitivity
to and understanding of subtle social cues. We then teach
listening and communication skills. We work at developing the
skill and self-confidence to initiate and maintain conversation with
peers. The beauty of the group setting is that all of these
skills can be practiced in a very realistic way. Next, we teach
some of the more individual skills that are necessary for healthier
relationships – learning how to recognize‘black and white’ and ‘all or
nothing’ thinking, and developing the capacity to think in shades of
grey. Finally, we teach children the skills they need to deal
with teasing and bullying, and we work at enhancing their
self-esteem. |
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Dr. Cathy Moser
and Associates
3-1250 Waverley Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 6C6
Phone: (204) 477-8555
Fax:
(204)
487-4248
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