Gabrielle Stigant

Girls Group - Social Group for Tween Girls

Location of groups: New Westminster & Cloverdale (Surrey).

Groups run on a semester system meeting every 2 weeks on Tuesdays (NW) & Thursdays (Cloverdale).

An assessment prior to enrolment (no charge) is required to ensure goodness of fit, so all participants benefit.

Additional Details

Mandate: This specialized group for girls ages 8-13 is specifically designed to encourage skills in developing and maintaining friendships; while acquiring and generalizing specific abilities and strategies. The fundamentals of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) are applied and individualized to meet the needs of each participant. Skills include: group conversation, group work (organizing & taking on roles), executive functioning skills such as planning and following through on the plan!, perspective taking, and problem solving. Our goal is to create a safe and inclusive space to allow group participants to communicate and learn in positive and meaningful manner. Possible topics will address: friendships, do’s & don’ts of texting, healthy lifestyle, appropriate attire, puberty…. And much more! Topics often develop organically to include significant issues of the participants and as requested by caregivers.

Credentials: BCBA

Type of Resource: Service Provider

Type of Recreational Activity:

Services: Behavior Consultant Behavior Interventionist Social Skills Trainer

Languages: English

Age Range: School Age (5-18)

Contact Information

Position: BCBA

, New Westminster and Surrey, BC

Region: Metro Vancouver (Including Sea to Sky)