JOEY CLUB
For Year 1 - Year 6
Looking for help to build your child's emotion regulation and friendship skills?
Emotion regulation refers to a person's ability to effectively manage and respond to an emotional experience. Our capacity to emotionally regulate will impact our general mood, friendships and relationships, and self-confidence.
It is very common for kids to experience challenges with emotion regulation.
That's why we provide fun, engaging sessions for kids in years 1 - 6 to learn practical emotion regulation skills and how to interact positively with their peers.
With our program , your child will be assisted to develop the essential emotion regulation skills needed to make and maintain friends, handle difficult situations, and communicate effectively.
We also run some joint child-parent sessions so that your child can show you what skills they are learning so you can help them to implement the skills when needed.
Who is JOEY CLUB for?
If your child is experiencing emotion regulation challenges, know that you are not alone. Joey Club is a weekly program.
The program is aimed at children who are:
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needing extra assistance with emotion regulation
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finding it difficult to make and keep friends
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struggling with their confidence
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not managing conflict effectively
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experiencing anxiety or reporting often feeling sad
These sessions provide a safe space for kids to learn emotion regulation skills and build their confidence in a fun and natural setting.
The group will provide opportunities for your child to:
- Improve their emotion regulation skills
- Develop appropriate play and friendship skills
- Learn how to communicate effectively with peers
- Build their social confidence
This is an individually tailored program that will work alongside you and your child's other key supports.
Each JOEY CLUB session is run by
Dr Suzanna Russell-Smith (Clinical Psychologist) and Fabiola Hadley (an Education Assistant)
Our Joey Club program is set in a relaxed atmosphere at our Mt Helena practice.
A group session will take place most Tuesday afternoons between 3:45-5:15pm during the school term
($95 per session).
There are no fixed start dates and your child can remain in the program for as few or as many
sessions as they need.
(Please note that we cap our numbers so places will be limited).
All parents/children must attend a brief meeting with Suzanna prior to starting in the group.
Contact us to get started!
You may be eligible to claim a rebate through a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP or use your child’s NDIS funding.
You will need to determine eligibility and make claims independently.