HOLIDAY GROUP PROGRAMS 2024

School holiday group programs for preschool & primary school students

 Who are the groups for?

They are for children with difficulties in one or more of the following areas:

  • Making and/or keeping friends

  • Negotiating conflict in a helpful, safe way

  • Low self-esteem/confidence

  • Communicating clearly and assertively

  • Playing games with others and following rules

  • Increasing their friendship group

  • Regulating their behaviour or feelings – anxiety, anger, worry, etc.

  • Being rigid or, alternatively, too unstructured with play.

Friendship group goals include:

  • Helping children and recognise and expand their social skills through practising and exploring friendship options and choices

  • Facilitating emotional self-expression, assertive communication and confidence

  • Providing fun, co-operative group experiences, with lots of sensory-motor and play activities for younger children, and discussion, coping strategies and problem-solving for older children/teens.

How?

Typically two therapists/support staff run the one-hour group sessions with a small group of 4-8 participants. There are structured activities, such as ‘joining in’ games, ball games, drawing, music, art, play, relaxation, games, and some talking/discussion activities. Role-plays and videoing are also used for practising and experiencing new skills. Assertive communication and self-regulation are promoted. Parents do not attend the sessions, but receive brief verbal feedback at the end of sessions. For a fee, we can provide a written summary/report and/or formal parent feedback about your child’s strengths/weaknesses and recommendations for home/school or kinder.

FEES:

New clients are required to attend a pre-group consultation with a group facilitator to establish case history and ensure group therapy is appropriate for the child.

Crisalida provide the groups as a package. If a session is missed, the cost will not be refunded as you are paying for the program to be planned, staffed and run in its entirety.

Pre-Group: 1 x hourly therapist rate

Private: $400 (4 x $100)

NDIS: $517.28 (4 x $129.32)

DATES:

The groups run during the school holidays for one hour per day+. Due to facilitators and clients being away during the Summer and Autumn school holidays, we are no longer running these groups, but are taking expressions of interest for the Winter and Spring 2024 groups.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Winter 08/07/24 09/07/24 Rest Day 11/07/24 12/07/24

Spring 30/09/24 01/10/24 Rest Day 03/10/24 04/10/24


+Times that the groups will run will be announced once registration has closed and numbers can be confirmed. Generally, the Kinder & Prep groups run in the morning and the Grade 1s & above are in the afternoon.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT:

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Once registration is open to register for the upcoming program, a registration form is to be completed, emailed to groups@crisalida.com.au and a $50 deposit paid to secure your child’s place.

Places are available on a first-in-best-dressed basis with spaces expected to fill quickly. If you would like your child to attend, it is recommended to complete a registration form as soon as possible