Social & Emotional Skills Coaching

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In today's world, academic success is important, but it's equally vital for children, adolescents, and young adults to develop strong social and emotional skills. These skills are the foundation for healthy relationships, effective communication, navigating challenges, and overall well-being.

Our Social and Emotional Skills Coaching provides a supportive and engaging environment to help young people learn and practice the essential skills they need to thrive in all areas of their lives.

What are Social and Emotional Skills?

Social and emotional skills encompass a wide range of abilities that enable us to understand and manage our emotions, build positive relationships, feel empathy for others, and make responsible decisions. These skills are not innate; they are learned and can be strengthened through explicit instruction and practice.

Why is Social and Emotional Skills Training Important?

Developing strong social and emotional skills leads to numerous benefits, including:

  • Improved Relationships: Learning how to connect with others, build trust, and navigate conflict constructively.

  • Enhanced Communication: Developing effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills, including active listening and assertive expression.

  • Better Emotional Regulation: Understanding and managing one's own emotions in healthy ways, reducing impulsivity and reactivity.

  • Increased Empathy and Perspective-Taking: Learning to understand and share the feelings of others, fostering compassion and understanding.

  • Improved Problem-Solving Skills: Developing the ability to identify problems, generate solutions, and make responsible choices.

  • Greater Resilience: Building coping mechanisms to navigate stress, adversity, and setbacks.

  • Increased Self-Awareness: Understanding one's own emotions, strengths, and weaknesses.

  • Improved Academic and Professional Success: Social and emotional skills contribute to better focus, collaboration, and overall engagement in learning and work environments.

  • Reduced Behavioral Issues: Effective emotional regulation and social skills can decrease instances of aggression, defiance, and withdrawal.

  • Enhanced Mental Well-being: Strong social and emotional skills are protective factors against anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges.

Our Social and Emotional Skills Programs:

  • For Children (Ages 6-12): Learning Through Fun and Engagement

    • Our child-focused programs utilize interactive activities, games, role-playing, and creative expression to teach foundational social and emotional skills in an engaging and age-appropriate manner. We focus on:

      • Identifying and understanding basic emotions.

      • Developing empathy and perspective-taking.

      • Learning how to make and keep friends.

      • Practicing effective communication skills.

      • Developing basic problem-solving strategies.

      • Learning simple self-regulation techniques.

  • For Adolescents (Ages 13-18): Navigating Complexity and Building Independence

    • Our adolescent programs address the unique social and emotional challenges of this developmental stage, providing a safe space to explore complex issues and build more sophisticated skills. We focus on:

      • Understanding and managing a wider range of emotions.

      • Developing assertive communication and conflict resolution skills.

      • Improving social awareness and understanding social cues.

      • Building healthy relationships and navigating peer pressure.

      • Developing problem-solving and decision-making skills for independence.

      • Learning more advanced self-regulation techniques, including stress management.

  • For Young Adults (Ages 19-25): Building a Foundation for Success

    • Our young adult programs focus on the social and emotional skills needed for success in higher education, the workplace, and personal relationships. We focus on:

      • Enhancing communication skills for professional and personal settings.

      • Developing advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

      • Improving emotional intelligence and self-awareness in adult relationships.

      • Building resilience and coping skills for the challenges of early adulthood.

      • Developing collaborative skills and teamwork abilities.

      • Setting and achieving personal and professional goals.

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Our Coaching Process

Contact our team so that we can discuss your child’s strengths and challenges. We want to make sure that Social & Emotional skills training is the right service for you.

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Build a customized coaching plan with the professionals at RootEd, along with any other supports like teachers or therapists, to create a roadmap of what type of skills would be helpful for you child to learn and practice.

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Learn skills in 1:1 sessions by working with a coach to build skills like emotional regulation, distress tolerance, self-advocacy skills, and more.

FAQ

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  • Social skills coaching is a type of therapy or training focused on helping individuals learn and improve the skills needed to interact effectively and comfortably with others. It involves identifying specific social challenges and developing strategies to navigate them successfully.

  • Individuals of all ages who experience difficulties in social situations can benefit. This includes those with social anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, learning disabilities, or anyone who simply wants to improve their communication and relationship skills.

  • We address a wide range of social skills, including verbal and nonverbal communication, active listening, initiating and maintaining conversations, understanding social cues, assertiveness, conflict resolution, making friends, and navigating group dynamics. The specific skills we focus on will be tailored to your individual needs and goals.

  • We offer both in-person and virtual services. Please note that in-person services have limited availability.

  • The cost is based on the education and experience of the clinician. At this time, a 55 minute session is $195.