Our Social Groups target teens’ social skills during outings in the community. This group is appropriate for teens who could benefit from support in planning and executing social outings and in appropriately engaging with peers during outings.
The group facilitator will help support teens in initiating and maintaining unstructured conversations and engaging in problem solving or any other pertinent social skills for presented situations.
Our Social Groups cater to High School Students aged 15-18:
- The group would start with the clinician scheduling outings for the group and facilitating appropriate behavior and peer interactions throughout.
- As the group progresses, the clinician can support teens in planning and scheduling outings.
- Each teen would get an opportunity to plan/book one or more outings with clinician support, from texting in a group chat, to making executive decisions, and booking reservations (if applicable).
- There will be 8 sessions for up to 6 participants
Session Duration: 60 minutes
- Sessions would need to be a minimum of 60 minutes to ensure there is enough time to socialize & engage in a task together without feeling rushed.
Group Schedule:
Group will meet on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 pm weekly for 10 sessions starting October 1st.
However, there will be select groups where the start time of the group will be pushed back to 6:30pm. In such situations, parents and teens will receive advanced notice of schedule changes.
The group meets in person at our Upper West Side office and includes field trips outside of the office for socialization and exposure.
Group leader: Caroline Harvey, PsyD
The group can provide excellent supplemental support to work in the Teen Social Anxiety Group.
Intake: For new MPG patients only - 30 minutes will include child and parent. $400 for 30 min with parents & 30 min with teens.
Pricing: For our Social Hour Group, the cost is $1,500 total ($150 per session) paid in full prior to intake. A $400 assessment fee for patients new to MPG. Now enrolling for Fall.
