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Buidling Connections: Social Skills for Community Engagement
Social Skills Group
At Rising Minds Therapy, we understand that social interactions can be challenging for children with autism. Our Social Skills Group provides a structured, supportive, and engaging environment where children can learn and practice essential social skills with the guidance of qualified professionals.
Our groups are designed for children of similar ages and developmental levels, ensuring a comfortable and encouraging atmosphere. With small group sizes, each child receives individualized attention and the opportunity to build meaningful connections.
What we Focus on:
Conversational Skills – Learning how to start, maintain, and end conversations appropriately. Making & Maintaining Friendships – Understanding social cues, turn-taking, and sharing interests.
Emotional Regulation – Managing frustration, handling transitions, and coping with anxiety.
Problem-Solving & Conflict Resolution – Navigating disagreements, aversive stimuli and responding to social cues.
Perspective-Taking – Recognizing emotions in others and understanding different viewpoints.
Parallel Play & Group Engagement – Participating alongside peers, learning to join in activities, and engaging in structured group tasks.
Turn-Taking & Cooperative Play – Practicing patience, waiting for a turn, and sharing within various games and activities.
All sessions take place in a controlled setting where children can practice these skills through role-playing, structured activities, and peer interactions. Our qualified therapists and facilitators use evidence-based strategies, including visual supports, modeling, and positive reinforcement, to help children successfully develop and generalize social skills in real-world situations.
We also encourage parental involvement by offering strategies to reinforce skills at home. Our goal is to empower children to build confidence, develop relationships, and thrive in social settings.
Join us in creating a world where every child feels included and valued!
Contact Rising Minds Therapy today to learn more and enroll your child!
What is Behavior Therapy outside of ABA?
Empowering Your Mental Health Through Evidence-Based Practices
Behavior therapy is a highly effective treatment approach used by Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs) to address a wide range of mental health conditions. This therapy focuses on identifying and changing undesirable behaviors, thoughts, and emotions to improve overall well-being and daily functioning.
What is Behavior Therapy?
Behavior therapy is grounded in the principles of behaviorism, which emphasizes the role of learning in developing replacement behaviors to undesirable behaviors. LMHCs use various techniques to help clients modify their behaviors and thought patterns to achieve better mental health outcomes.
Key Components of Behavior Therapy
Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation of the client's behaviors, thoughts, emotions, and environment.
Goal Setting: Collaborative development of specific, measurable, and achievable goals.
Intervention: Implementation of tailored therapeutic techniques to address the client's unique needs.
Monitoring: Regular review of progress and adjustment of strategies as needed..
Common Techniques Used in Behavior Therapy
1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
- Identifies and challenges negative thought patterns.
- Teaches coping strategies to manage stress and anxiety.
2. Exposure Therapy:
- Gradual exposure to feared situations or objects.
- Helps reduce anxiety and avoidance behaviors.
3. Behavioral Activation:
- Encourages engagement in positive and meaningful activities.
- Aims to combat depression by increasing pleasurable experiences.
4. Mindfulness and Relaxation Techniques:
- Promotes present-moment awareness and stress reduction.
- Includes practices like meditation, deep breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation.
5. Social Skills Training:
- Enhances interpersonal skills and communication.
- Improves confidence in social interactions.
Conditions Treated with Behavior Therapy
- Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
- Depressive Disorders: Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Disruptive Behavior: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Substance Use Disorders
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Personality Disorders: Avoidant personality disorder, Borderline personality disorder, Dependent personality disorder, Narcissistic personality disorder, Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
*An array of disorders, not listed above, can be treated with behavior therapy*
Benefits of Behavior Therapy
- Evidence-Based: Proven effective through research and clinical practice.
- Structured and Goal-Oriented: Focused on achieving specific outcomes.
- Skill Development: Equips clients with practical tools for managing symptoms.
- Personalized: Tailored to the individual's unique needs and circumstances.
ABA Services Offered
Evaluation Process
Supervision & Parent Training
Where Treatment is Provided
One of our Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) will come to your home, and/or your child’s school, to do a comprehensive developmental evaluation. The evaluation process always starts with a meeting with you, the parents, where we learn all about your child’s history, your concerns, and your goals for your child. We use evidence b
One of our Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) will come to your home, and/or your child’s school, to do a comprehensive developmental evaluation. The evaluation process always starts with a meeting with you, the parents, where we learn all about your child’s history, your concerns, and your goals for your child. We use evidence based assessments such as the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, AFLS, EFLS, and PEAK. The BCBA then creates an individualized treatment plan that targets your child’s skill deficits in each developmental domain. The evaluation and treatment plan process used by Rising Minds Therapy is based on years of research and practice proving the effectiveness of ABA therapy programs for children with Autism and other developmental disabilities.
Where Treatment is Provided
Supervision & Parent Training
Where Treatment is Provided
Tailored to individual needs, ABA is delivered in a variety of settings, including school, home, work and other community settings. The goal of treatment is to help individuals function independently as possible across settings. Research shows with consistency ABA can significantly improve target behaviors and replacement skills and improve an individual and their family's quality of life.
Supervision & Parent Training
Supervision & Parent Training
Supervision & Parent Training
RBTs must maintain ongoing supervision by their assigned BCBA. .BCBA's responsibilities include training on all procedures and strategies that are outlined within an individual's treatment plan providing monthly supervised session checklists.
Parent training is provided on a weekly basis discussing all behaviors and skills that are worked
RBTs must maintain ongoing supervision by their assigned BCBA. .BCBA's responsibilities include training on all procedures and strategies that are outlined within an individual's treatment plan providing monthly supervised session checklists.
Parent training is provided on a weekly basis discussing all behaviors and skills that are worked on within treatment sessions. Behavior team generalizes all procedures and strategies to caregivers through modeling and role-play to ensure improvement in functioning in the natural setting.
RBT Competency Assessment
Supervision & Parent Training
Supervision & Parent Training
The Registered Behavior Technician Competency Assessment is a requirement to become a Registered Behavior Technician through the BACB. The purpose of completing the assessment is to ensure the RBT is knowledgeable in all tasks required of an RBT. With our qualified BCBAs on staff we are able to provide the support that is needed to pass the assessment and BACB test.