Social Skills Group: Client Supervision
Master neuro-affirming supervision strategies to support social growth and guide neurodiverse individuals with purpose. Learn to assess readiness, create personalized treatment plans and navigate challenging conversations with empathy and clinical expertise.
Supervise and Strengthen Social Development
Learn to set appropriate goals, monitor progress and provide evidence-based feedback that helps every client build confidence in real-world social settings.
The Social Skills Group: Client Supervisor course prepares clinicians to oversee and support clients participating in social skills groups. The course highlights assessing readiness, developing individualized treatment plans and setting neuro-affirming goals, encouraging meaningful social development. Clinicians build skills in evaluating progress, collaborating with facilitators and offering constructive feedback using evidence-based practices. By the end, they are equipped to guide families and facilitators with compassion, ensuring client-centered care and positive outcomes.
Design and supervise effective social skills groups specific to a client’s age and developmental level.
Social Skills Group: Client Supervisor is an asynchronous, online course that learners complete at their own pace, with a focus on supporting clients in
social skills groups. The course includes a final exam to demonstrate knowledge proficiency.
The Social Skills Group is a supportive peer program led by trained professionals for school-aged children through young adults who need extra help building social skills. In this group, participants practice how to effectively interact, communicate and connect with others in a safe and encouraging environment. The focus is on learning practical skills such as joining and maintaining conversations, recognizing social cues, taking turns, managing conflict and developing friendships. Activities equip to be engaging and age-appropriate, giving participants opportunities to practice with peers while receiving coaching and feedback from facilitators. The ultimate goal is to help individuals build confidence, strengthen relationships and carry these social skills into everyday life at school, home and in the community.
Who should take this course?
Clinicians whose scope of practice includes overseeing client treatment plans, making treatment decisions, and providing active supervision of cases, for clients participating in social skills groups.
Prerequisites
- N/A (Foundations of Neurodiversity recommended)
Who will you support?
Ages
- Children (6–12)
- Youth / Teens (13–17)
- Young Adults
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