Massachusetts Locations:
- Northcentral
- North Reading
- Reading
- Northeast
- Beverly
- Danvers
- Northwest
- Bedford
- Lexington
Group Program
Our philosophy
- A child's emotional, physical, and social development can be enhanced through cooperative, non-competitive activities.
- Through group discussion and play in a clinically structured environment, a youngster can build self-esteem, improve the ability to initiate and maintain interactions with peers, and improve social skills.
- Activity-based groups help children solve problems, negotiate, and resolve conflicts.
Social Skills Groups: A Description . . .
- Young Children ages 3 to 5
- Children ages 5 to 15
- Group size is between 3 - 8 children per group
- Groups meet weekly for 70 minutes (shorter for young children)
- Children of similar age, compatible style, and level of functioning are placed together
- Groups are led by clinicians (Doctoral and Masters level). Some are co-led by Masters-level interns
Benefits of our groups . . .
The Academy North serves a wide range of boys and girls ages 3 - 15. While our group members are quite diverse, some of them have diagnoses such as ADHD, Executive Functioning Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Non-verbal Learning Disorder, Pragmatic Language Deficit and Anxiety Disorder. Children who attend the Academy North may benefit in the following ways:
- Develop social skills and enhance team building
- Acquire self-confidence
- Learn more age-appropriate behavior
- Improve problem-solving skills
- Improve leadership skills
- Recognize, label, and verbalize feelings
- Learn appropriate assertiveness
- Improve impulse control
- Develop conflict management skills
Application Procedure . . .
Social skills groups at The Academy North run throughout the year. Applications are being accepted now for potential openings across age groups.
All new group members must be interviewed prior to placement in the group program.
To request an application packet, please contact our office by calling, writing, or sending us an email:
36 Woburn Street, Reading, Massachusetts 01867
tel: 781-942-9277 | fax: 781-944-6535
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Since 1954...
helping children build self-esteem and peer relationships through cooperative and non-competitive activities.