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Free Social Skills Seminars - HI-STEP Summer Camp

Summer can be a very difficult time for children with Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, anxiety and other conditions, many of whom cannot participate in typical summer programs or camps because of poor social skills.

Parents, educators and mental health providers are invited to a free 90-minute workshop to learn about best practices for summer social skills training/programming.  Attendees will learn: How the summer months can be used to teach and maintain social skills for children with disabilities; best practices to teach and generalize social skills; and strategies to help children make and keep friends.

Attendees will also learn about HI-STEP (Helping Improve Social Skills Through Evidence-based Practices), a 6-week day program designed to help develop children's social skills, problem-solving skills and emotional-behavioral skills through group activities, individualized attention, sports and recreational activities, creative arts and academic-related activities.  With locations in Pennington, NJ and Scotch Plains, NJ, HI-STEP is designed for children with social skills difficulties, many of whom attend the program as part of their Extended School Year (ESY) programming.

The 2012 workshop will be offered at six locations this spring, the dates and locations are as follows:

February 29, 2012  7:00-8:30 PM Radison  Hotel, 21 Kingsbridge Rd. Piscataway, NJ

March 1, 2012 7:00 -8:30 PM Hampton Inn, 14B Royal Road, Flemington, NJ

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March 7, 2012 7:00-8:30 PM  Clark - Crown Plaza, 36 Valley Rd. Clark, NJ

March 14, 2012 7:00-8:30 PM Ramada Inn 130 Route 10 East Hanover, NJ

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March 15, 2012 7:00-8:30 PM Hampton Inn & Suites 1000 Stoney Hill Rd. Yardley, PA

April 19, 2012 7:00-8:30 PM Hilton Garden Inn 800 US Route 130 South Hamilton, NJ

Parents, educators and mental health providers are invited. Educators can request a certificate documenting 1.5 hours of Professional Development.  Space is limited and pre-registration is required.   Please contact info@BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com or call 732-873-1212 to pre-register.  For more information, visit www.BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com.  All are welcome.

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