A positive start is the theme this month in our Social Skills Training Program.
As we begin 2024, we reflect on the previous year and use what we have learned to continue growing and set new goals. Starting in January we will help our clients use a growth mindset to work towards their own goals. To that end, we embrace challenges, we learn from feedback, we give our best effort, and we grow from our hard work.
Here are a few examples of activities:
Who I Want To Be:
We will talk with each client about how they would like to be perceived. For example: friendly, cool, smart, unique etc. We can then help each individual come up with strategies to help them reach their goals. For example, smiling at others and greeting them so that you can be perceived as friendly.
Not Yet, But I Will:
Everyone has their own set of struggles that they have improved on and those they are still working on. We have created a form to help each client assess where they currently are in their social abilities. We will review how the growth mindset teaches us to take our own pace and find our own way of facing those challenges.
Inner Critic vs Inner Coach:
When trying or learning new things, it’s okay for us to not succeed right away. Learning new things requires time and practice…and knowing how to cope. We will help our clients complete the Inner Critic and the Inner Coach worksheets to help them deal with their feelings when encountering a problem.
These are just a few of the tools we will be using this month in our goal to have a positive start to 2024! Let’s all have a wonderful new year!
