A Sea Of Friends.

A Sea of Friends is designed to provide children with extra support and skills to navigate friendships and develop social confidence. Each week children will go on an adventure exploring fun themes. A Sea of Friends is a structured play based program following the principles and framework of AutPlay Therapy, which is a well researched play based, behavioural therapy approach. It incorporates play experiences that promote and support skill development and a positive sense of self.

Suitable for:

For children who lack social confidence, struggle in their friendship skills have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or developmental delays.

Program Outline:

In this play based program children will be guided on topics to support the development of key social skills and play skills: sharing play ideas, cooperative play, winning and losing, following direction and flexibility in play, conversation skills, making and maintaining friends, developing a positive sense of self and exploring tricky friendship days and friendship drama.

An initial Parent and Child appointment is facilitated to learn more about your child’s needs and as a way of introduction. Weekly session updates are provided to parents along with any further information that may support your child at home or school. A final Parent Check-In is facilitated at the end of the program to provide parent’s with their child’s engagement, observation and feedback.

Group size are limited.

Group 1

Commencing: Saturday 17th February 2024

Dates: Weekly Saturday sessions for term 1 (no session on the 9/3/2024 due to labour day long weekend).

Time: 11:50pm - 12:30pm (duration of each session is 40 minutes)

Cost: $88 per session

Group 2

Commencing: Monday 12th February 2024

Dates: The program will run fortnightly for term 1 and 2 on Monday’s (no session 11/3/24 due to labour day)

Time: 5pm - 5:45pm (duration of each session is 45 minutes)

Cost: $88 per session

P.N fee can be claimed for Plan Managed and Self-Managed NDIS participants.

A Sea of Friends where children come to play, learn, form connections and have FUN!