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Social Skills Programs


Nassau County:

PROGRAMS:
JUMP
After School
Social Skills
Summer
 

Adelphi University: Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders - Social Language Groups, ages (10-17 years) Developing appropriate communication skills with peers. 90 minute sessions, Saturdays.

516.877.4850.

Fay J Lindner Center for Autism - Brookville. Groups, individual therapy; children, teens and adults. Girls groups, too. 516.686.4440


Jonathan Cooper, CSW - W. Hempstead & Pt. Washington. (ages 5 through young adults and girls groups) 516-220-6348

Staci Davis, CSW -

East Meadow - 516.292.1271

(all ages including groups for adolescent boys and a Grandparent group).

Ezra Center for Special Services - South Shore Y JCC - Oceanside. Contact Mark Bernstein 516.766.4341 ext.129

David Makowski, Ph.D. - Mineola (age 7-19) - 631.553.5711 [voice]

Bonnie Jan - Roslyn - 516.626.2182

Mid Island Y JCC - Plainview. KISS Program, Kids in Special Services

Joanna Diamond 516.822.3535 ext.332

Psychological Services Center, CW Post, Brookville - Mention your child's age and diagnosis 516.299.3211

Maribeth Rocchio MEd. CSW  Social Skills Groups with TRAINED PEER MENTORS. Individual and group counseling for all social needs and age groups including college age. Support groups for parents and siblings. 631.470.5549; 516.741.5141

Steps to Socialization - Based on Michelle Garcia Winner
Ages - Children–Adults
Contact - Lisa Rothman Freeman, MS, CCC-SLP and Evelyn Kashinsky
Website:  s2sny.com
Location ­ Port Washington
Phone - 516.767.0266

 

Suffolk County:

Cody Center Social Skills Groups

  • Ages 6-16 Applications are available at http://www.codycenter.org. 631.632.3755.
  • Adolescents and young adults ages 17 and older are conducted by Dr. Peter Wigg at the Cody Center. 631.632.8868.

Counseling4today - Dix Hills  Lorrie Cohen, MS, LMHC

631.667.6677  or visit www.counseling4today.com for group schedules (all ages including groups for older siblings) 

Institute for Behavioral Health - Commack (ages 5-17) 631.543.4357

Maribeth Rocchio MEd. CSW  Social Skills Groups with TRAINED PEER MENTORS. Individual and group counseling for all social needs. Support groups for parents and siblings. 631.470.5549; 516.741.5141

Social Connection Center - Melville (ages 3-12) - Catherine Maiman, M.S., Stacie Colon, M.S. 631.696.2499, socialskills@optonline.net

East End:

East Hampton - Two groups facilitated by Christine Anselmo and Rebecca DiSunno. Contact Christine Anselmo - 516.729.5564 (voice mail) or ceapsy@yahoo.com

Family Service League in Hampton Bays - (ages 11-13)

Contact Caroline Rubsamen 631.723.2316

North Fork Assessment and Diagnostics in Education - Social Skills Training for children and adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Contact: John Suozzi, Ph.D. 631.790.4938

Queens:


Manhattan:

Seaver Center and NY Autism Center at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine -

(ages 6-8) Contact Jade Rusoff, 212.241.3692, jade.rusoff@mssm.edu

JCC Manhattan Adaptations, The Young Adult Life Skills Network, is a program for adults in their 20s and 30s with developmental and/or learning disabilities and a high level of independence. The Social Skills training provides participants with an opportunity to learn basic social cues and skills to decrease anxiety in various situations Adaptations also offers opportunities for social and recreational activities, trips and overnight experiences, vocational support, dating and more. Through partnerships and programs, Adaptations provides multiple pathways to fostering independence, finding your passion and experiencing the richness of community. Both daytime and evening activities are available.
Contact: Dorsey Massey at dmassey@jccmanhattan.org.
Website at: http://adaptationsonline.org/

 

 




 

 
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