Sudbury-Manitoulin

Science North (address: 100 Ramsey Lake Rd, Greater Sudbury, ON P3E 5S9)

Learning to cooperate and see other’s perspectives can be challenging and, at times, uncomfortable for children. How do we develop these skills while keeping the experience positive?
Northern Outreach and Clinical Services in collaboration with Science North will offer an afterschool. program with the focus of building social skills.
The focus of this group will be to provide children with the opportunity to build on their social skills as it relates to working cooperatively with others. Through the develop a series of hands-on STEM activities participants will work on a variety of social skills (e.g., conversational, negotiation, perspective-taking etc.) throughout the group sessions and apply the skills to working on a larger project to be presented in the last session. The group will include a general lesson, opportunity for role-play and practice with peers/facilitator(s) and application to natural opportunities during scheduled activities.
This group will take place in collaboration with Science North!

Weekly sessions (Thursdays)
Group 1: October 5th, 2023, from 4:00pm-6:00pm
Group 2: January 11th, 2024, from 4:00pm-6:00pm

Sudbury-Manitoulin

Northern Outreach & Clinical Services office (887 Notre Dame Ave Unit F, Sudbury, ON P3A 2T2)

Want to learn how to make money? Want to learn how to volunteer? Are you ready to join the workforce? Join us at our centre-location to learn how to pursue jobs you might be interested in. By the end of this vocational group, you’ll know how to search online for jobs, you’ll know what you need to write a resume you can hand out to potential employers, and you’ll have practice with an ‘actual’ interview situation. Take the next steps toward being a part of your community!
Fine print for caregivers: Participants will join group sessions in person with 1-2 facilitators. Peers will learn alongside each other how to search for employment (volunteer or paid), actively apply for jobs, and participate in interviews. Participants will be expected to complete a mock interview in their final session individually with a novel facilitator (i.e., not with the whole group present) so they may demonstrate the skills they learned in the previous 7 sessions.

Group 1: May 3-June 21, 2023, from 6:00-8:00pm

Sudbury-Manitoulin

Northern Outreach & Clinical Services office (887 Notre Dame Ave Unit F, Sudbury, ON P3A 2T2)

(PEERS®) is an evidence-based, social skills intervention program for motivated students who are interested
in learning ways to help them make and keep friends, managing conflict and rejection. Teens will learn these
skills through direct teaching, role-play and practicing these skills during group activities.
A caregiver/social coach will attend sperate session simultaneously and are taught how to assist their teens
in making and keeping friends.
Caregiver participation is required!
Virtual services are available to individuals and families residing outside of the City of Greater Sudbury, in a remote area.

Group 1: Sept 18th - December 4th 2023, 6pm-8pm Group 2: Jan 8th- March 25th, 2024, 6pm-8pm

Sudbury-Manitoulin

Northern Outreach & Clinical Services office (887 Notre Dame Ave Unit F, Sudbury, ON P3A 2T2)

Children’s Friendship Training is a 10-week, in person, evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated children who are interested in learning ways to help them make and keep friends.
During each small-group session, children learn a new skill and practice it with other group members. Children are given weekly assignments to help them apply the new skills in their daily lives. Meanwhile, parents learn how to support their children’s social development, coaching them as they practice their skills in the real world.
Your child will learn these skills:
• Making a good first impression
• Conversing with other children
• Finding common interests with other children
• Playing fairly and being gracious when winning or losing
• Resolving conflicts
• Handling rejection, teasing, and bullying
• Joining other children at play
• Being a good host on a playdate
• Showing respect to other children and adults

Group 1: September 20th - November 22nd, 2023, 4pm-6pm Group 2: January 10th - March 13th, 2024, 4pm-6pm