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Scope and Focus
This group is focused on the development of social skills essential for success
in the high school environment. Structured activities, such as role-playing,
will be used to help these boys learn the art of making and keeping friends, how
to initiate conversations and how to attend to and understand social cues, e.g.
“when a girl does and does not want to talk to you”.
This group is not intended to
replace or substitute for other treatments, such as psychotherapy, speech
therapy or PT or OT. It is intended to be an adjunct to an integrated approach
to help these boys have a more positive HS experience, which is rooted in social
competence.
This is intended to be a fun
approach to developing important skills. The group leader, like a coach, uses
direct instruction, practice within the group and homework. “Practice, practice,
practice” is the name of the game.
This group is
intended for high school boys who have demonstrated significant difficulties in
social relationships. Group size is limited to 6, meeting for 8 one-hour
sessions.
It is specifically geared toward
boys 14-18 who:
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Do
you know a teenage boy who
has been identified as having behavioral problems such as
inappropriate
touching or verbalizing, or have had complaints against them from
students or school staff?
Has
he been diagnosed with
Asperger’s Syndrome
or
Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD)?
Many times, these boys are
only viewed as "weird" or odd in some socially inappropriate way. More often
than not they have not developed the social skills essential to have
a
successful high school experience.
We
can help.
Letter
to parents & professional colleagues |
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Have
come to the
attention of school personnel for inappropriate behaviors in the school setting.
These behaviors include inappropriate touching and verbal remarks to peers or
staff,
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Have
been identified
through the special education department, guidance office, staff or teachers as
boys who have such difficulties,
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May
be diagnosed with a Nonverbal Learning
Disorder (NLD) or demonstrate behaviors
associated with NLD or Asperger’s syndrome.
Time and
Location
One
hour group meetings are held after school in Lexington. The location of the
sessions will be announced. The group begins in mid-February, 2002.
Fees
$50 per session,
insurance may be applied. This fee includes an initial consultation with the
boy and parents, contact with school, therapists and others involved in the care
or treatment of the boy, and regular feedback to parents, via phone or email. It
does not include extended consultations or extra meetings.
Group Leader
Gerard J. Donnellan, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, specializing in
the treatment of children and adolescents. He is former faculty in the Child
Psychology Postdoctoral Training Program at Beth Israel Hospital, Department of
Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. He is the president of the Massachusetts
Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology (MAPP), the regional affiliate of
Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association. He
is a member of the Board of Directors and Supervising Analyst at the
Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis. He practices in Lexington, MA.
More
Information
Call 781-863-5354
OR Email Dr. Donnellan
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