Jonathan Cooper's social skills program is for children and pre-school to adulthood.
Services offer ongoing social skills groups with an emphasis on children, teenagers and adults with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant and shyness. Sibling and parent support groups, individual and family therapy, consultation and school observations are also provided.
Groups are held in Rockville Centre, Port Washington, West Hempstead, South Shore, North Shore, and Mid-Island locations in Nassau County. Sibling and parent support groups, individual and family therapy are involved.
Groups focus on a variety of key skills.
- Teaching Social Skills
- Recognizing Social Cues
- Maintaining Eye Contact
- Pragmatic Language Skills
- Cognitive & Comprehension Skill Development
- Role Modeling
- Rehearsal of Practical Life Skills
- Interpreting Facial Expressions
- Developing Patterns and Styles of Conversations
- Play Skills Development
- Handling Teasing and Bullying
- Recognizing Emotions in Self and Others
- Interpreting Peer's Code of Conduct
- Generalization of All Key Skills Taught
