Social Skills Groups

For Youth with Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders

at the

Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Clinics

650 Komas Dr. #208, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

YOUTH GROUP:  For children ages 8 to 13, this group meets on Wednesdays each week from September through May.  The group runs from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.  Activities address a wide range of social skills that group members build through games, hands-on activities and direct instruction.  See the attached schedule for more information on this year’s group activities.  Call or email Jubel Morgan, R.N. for more information at (801) 587-3775 or jubel.morgan@hsc.utah.edu. 

ADOLESCENT GROUPS:  These groups are aimed at adolescents ages 13 to 18 and run from September 20, 2012 until May 30, 2013.  We will have several new features to the group that should make for a terrific year!  We will be starting an adolescent Girls’ Group in addition to our Boys’ Group.  We will also be using an evidence-based curriculum for adolescents that was developed at UCLA (PEERS).  This curriculum involves aParent Group as well to support the teens’ use of new skills in daily life.  As always, our group sessions alternate weekly between age-appropriate community outings and lessons in our offices using role playing and other hands-on activities.  Weekly meetings last from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m.  A schedule of sessions is attached.  To obtain more information or sign up, call Jubel Morgan, R.N. at (801) 587-3775.