Navigating Social Dynamics – Summer 2024
Open to all entering 6-8 grade in the fall of 2024*
5-Day Clinical Group
Mill Valley Location
August 12 - August 16, 2024
4:00 - 5:30 PM
*may join if middle school starts in 5th grade and will be entering 5th grade in the fall of 2024.
This program was created and led by Molly McCobb, LCSW and Michaela Friedrich, LMFT.
Attention all middle-school-aged adolescents! We invite you to join us for 5 sessions focused on learning and practicing important skills to navigate social dynamics. We understand that middle school can be challenging in this regard, and we're here to help!
The Middle School Series: Navigating Social Dynamics aims to help you understand how social relationships affect us and how we can affect our own social relationships. Our discussions cover various types of social relationships, provide tips on making and keeping friendships, and recognize healthy versus unhealthy friendship characteristics. In our sessions, we acquire useful techniques to create and uphold healthy boundaries. We also explore ways to mend broken friendships and improve communication. Additionally, we learn how to handle stress and anxiety during social interactions. We strive to empower each participant to navigate social interactions, maintain healthy relationships, improve their well-being, build resilience, and boost self-esteem.
Group Sessions
August 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
Please note that this summer session is an abridged version of the 10-session Middle School Navigating Social Dynamics Series that we offer during the school year. This session covers building and sustaining positive social relationships, tips and strategies for managing strong feelings that arise in social situations and tools to enhance positive communication, making repairs, and setting appropriate boundaries. Our extended school year program allows for a more in-depth exploration of each topic, providing participants with additional opportunities to integrate the skills and strategies they have learned.
Price
This program requires a non-refundable $150 deposit with the remaining amount billed one week prior to the program’s start date. Total price is $775, reimbursable by PPO health insurance, medical flexible spending, or health savings accounts
Payments and Refunds
At the time of registration, you have the option to pay for this program in full or to pay a non-refundable deposit of $150 to hold your child's spot. For families opting to pay a deposit only at the time of registration, the remaining payment will be billed to your card on file one week before the start of your program. Please note that payments are non-refundable and non-transferable to future groups.
Cancellations made within ten or fewer business days before the first group session may be eligible for a transfer or refund only if we successfully fill the vacated spot in the group with a student from our waitlist. Otherwise, the cancellation will be considered nonrefundable and non-transferable. Please note that the group fee is not prorated for any absences, whether they are planned or unplanned, and no refunds will be provided for missed sessions due to the limited number of participating students and families.
Disclaimer
Please be aware that all groups must have at least FOUR or more participants for the group to run. Practice makes a decision a week before the group starts and will let families know whether or not the group is set to run. If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@practicesanfrancisco.com.
