Girls Circle: Making & Keeping Friends

Making & Keeping Friends Group for Adolescent Girls

• An 8 week group that educates about relationships and social skills to make friends and maintain relationships

Purpose of the Group:

• This group will consist of female adolescents (ages 13 t o17) who have trouble making and keeping friends and relationships due to limited social skills, and insights around healthy relationships

Who is invited?

• Girls ages 12-17 (6-10 participants per group)
• This group is open to current Generations patients as well as those who are not patients of Generations
• If you are already a Generations patient (medical, dental, or behavioral health), your provider can help you with a referral to the group. If you are not a Generations patient, your provider can refer you.

When:

• Thursdays from 4 pm to 5 pm from June 1st to July 20th, 2023
• No new members accepted for this session after the first week

Where:

• Virtual Via Zoom

Learning Objectives:

• We are going to be exploring topics such as:
  • Active listening
  • Where to find positive sources for making friends
  • Making and keeping positive friendships
  • Emotional communication skills
  • Defining healthy and unhealthy relationships
  • Exploring how you want to be treated by people you care about
  • Power and control
  • Understanding stereotyping and how it leads to abuse

Register Today:

• Facilitator: Jacqueline Proulx, LMFT
• You must pre-register for the group
• Call (860) 450-0585

Payment:

• Medicaid and most private insurances accepted. Not insured? You may qualify for a discounted rate, please ask about our Sliding Fee Scale program when you register