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• Develop Your Social Skills Toolkit - Young Adults Module 2

  • Start
    29 Oct 2019
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  • End
    10 Dec 2019
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Link Health & Community Batesford Hub, 94 Batesford Rd

  
  

  Social Skills Toolkit is aimed at assisting young adults who are interested in understanding the social and work world by creating a toolkit that will assist individuals to make and keep friends, socialise and feel confident, and even develop romantic relationships. Participants are given the opportunity to practice these skills during and between weekly sessions. Consistent weekly participation is essential.  Link Health's Batesford Hub (not far from Power Neighbourhood House). 

  Social coaches will be  provided to support participants in using the social skills tools developed in the workshops and will provide a resource during the weekly sessions. For full program information refer to the Adults Social Skills Toolkit Workshops brochure (pdf).

  Module 2:  Advanced communication and social skills covers:

  • Finding and keeping friends
    
  • Handling disagreements
    
  • Active Assertiveness (Identifying different types Bullying, Sexual Harassment)
    
  • Humour
    
  • Creating and managing get together
    
  • Relationships and Dating
    

  Cost:  $50 per session for AV Member ($300 per module); $70 per session for Non- Members ($420 per module).  If you are not a member and would like to be, you can join Aspergers Victoria at our secure online platform; https://aspergersvic.org.au/join-us.

  Getting There: Batesford Hub is on Batesford Rd, near Holmesglen TAFE. There is free parking available on site.  If taking public transport, the nearest train station is Holmesglen station on the Glen Waverley line, or pick up the 903 Mordialloc bus and get off at the TAFE/Warrigal Rd stop, then it's a 2 minute walk from there.

  Please Note: Places for this program are limited and this page is for regisrations and payments only. Please only register here after first having contacted us to answer some enrolment questions and confirm that a place is still available for you before proceeding (see contact details section below).
  

  Contact Details:  Any queries contact Kathryn at programs@aspergersvic.org.au  or on 0491 200 739 or Gayle on 0412 113 105. 

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• Social Communication for Life Program - Young Adults Module 1

  • Start
    11 Nov 2019
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  • End
    16 Dec 2019
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Batesford Hub 94 Batesford Road, Chadstone VIC 3148
  • Spaces left
    0

  Social Communication For Life Program 
  

  Module 1: Basic Communication Strategies for Young Adults 18-35yrs

  
  

  Due to popular demand we are starting a second Social Communication for Life Program. This highly successful program will develop a toolkit of communication skills that will assist the young adult to make and keep friends, socialise, feel confident and even develop romantic relationships.  Module 1 will run over 6 weeks on Monday evenings between 6.15pm and 8.15pm at the Link Health's Batesford Hub (not far from Power Neighbourhood House).

  Social coaches will support participants in using the communication strategies developed in the program and will provide a resource during the weekly sessions. For full program information refer to the Social Communication for Life Brochure.docx.

  Module 1:   Basic Communication Strategies covers:

  • Understanding social anxiety and how to manage it.
  • Identifying thinking styles and emotions in yourself and others
  • Conversation survival skills: Starting and maintaining conversations, entrance and exit strategies, reading verbal and non-verbal language

  Cost:  $50 per session for AV Member ($300 per module); $70 per session for Non- Members ($420 per module).  If you are not a member and would like to be, you can join Aspergers Victoria at our secure online platform; https://aspergersvic.org.au/join-us

  Please Note: Places for this program are limited and this page is for regisrations and payments only. Please only register here after first having contacted us to answer some enrolment questions and confirm that a place is still available for you before proceeding (see contact details section below).

  Getting There: Batesford Hub is on Batesford Rd, near Holmesglen TAFE. There is free parking available on site.  If taking public transport, the nearest train station is Holmesglen station on the Glen Waverley line, or pick up the 903 Mordialloc bus and get off at the TAFE/Warrigal Rd stop, then it's a 2 minute walk from there.

  
  

  Contact Details:  Queries contact Kathryn at programs@aspergersvic.org.au  or Gayle on 0412 113 105.

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• AS Adults Social Night Meeting

  • When
    19 Dec 2019
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    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Power Neighbourhood House, 54 Power Ave, Ashwood 3147

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  AS Adults Social NIght

  From 6.30pm BBQ and ~8pm Games Night

  
  

  Come and join with like-minded Aspergers adults, to take advantage of a 5th Thursday in the month of May, for an extra social night just to enjoy each other's company, over a few board games and a Bar-Be-Que.

  Cost::  Please pay $10 AV Members, or $15 Non-Member 1st Time Attendees online with your registration.  Includes a simple BBQ dinner of sausages and bread and covers admin costs for this extra event. Indicate any dietary intolerances/allergies in your registration form.  

  This group is for our older Adult peer group attendees.  It is more suitable for those who are aged 35 years and over, although younger adults may still attend if they wish to.  (Young adults may prefer to attend the other younger adult meetings: see our event list).
  

  This Group is for Aspergers Victoria members. The usual monthly meeting is held on the 3rd Thursday of each month across each year. When there is a 5th Thursday in the month, we usually hold an additional social night, such as this meeting. If you are not a member you can come for one session as a guest to try and see if the group suits your needs.  After that we ask you to join us a a member here, to continue attending and enjoy member prices (on events with a cost) as well as other member value and benefits as part of our community. 
  

  This page is for booking places only.

  Please Note: If you have any further queries about the booking procedures or have missed the booking deadline, please email admin@aspergersvic.org.au 

  Contact Details:  Colin Pickthall asadults@aspergersvic.org.au

  Getting There:  Plenty parking in the area, or take the train to Homesglen station and walk about 6 minutes to the venue. 

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• International Aspergers Day Celebration Placeholder

  • When
    18 Feb 2020
  • Location
    TO BE ADVISED
  • Spaces left
    200

  
  

  Celebrate neurodiversity & benefits of Aspergers

  Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace should be celebrated. It's this range of different thinking that has helped make humanity’s progress in science and the creative arts possible.

  Celebrate with us at our special event to mark International Aspergers Day!

  Time: Doors open: TBA.

  Location: TBA 

  Special Guests:  TBA
  
  

  Registrations to open soon. 

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