Social Skills PlayGroup
(Group-based Behavioural Management Programme)
New families who join Wee Care will pay a Registration fee of $125/- instead of the current $85/- with effect from 1st Jan 09. However, Insurance and Deposit rates will remain the same. .

Wee Care's Social Skills PlayGroup Programme is an innovative way to help special children learn skills that are required to function and adapt appropriately to social demands and settings. The primary focus of the programme is the development of the following skills:

  • Social Interactive Skills, such as eye-contact
  • Social Communication, such as greeting others and responding to social questions
  • Social Play, such as shared interest, peer imitation and turn-taking

In addition, activities that develop creativity and spontaneity are incorporated regularly into the programme. All these enable the children to develop a broad range of abilities that are difficult to achieve through standard one-to-one and traditional forms of instruction.

My Wee Care Experience

Madam E Lee enrolled her son Ken, 5, in the Social Skills PlayGroup Programme, after a recommendation by the Autism Association of Singapore (AAS). She says:

"Ken enjoys the Social Skills PlayGroup sessions very much and looks forward to playing with his friends every week. He is now more expressive and able tell me that he misses his friends during the two-week break between terms.

"I have also benefited, as the educators would always explain the purpose of each activity and provide me with new ideas of training Ken at home."

 

 

BENEFITS

Children who attend the Social Skills PlayGroup have been observed to grow in their desire to relate socially with both adults and their peers.

In addition, appropriate forms of social behaviour, such as sharing, waiting and taking turns, develop, whilst inappropriate ones, such as tantruming or screaming, decrease.

My Wee Care Experience

Madam L Chong, whose son Dan, 5, has Autism, says:

"Dan has learnt to take turns through the activities that he shares with other children in the the Social Skills PlayGroup. Wee Care's facilities are excellent and contribute to the effectiveness of the programme."

 

 

ACTIVITIES and FORMAT

Hour-long sessions are conducted weekly at Wee Care. These often incorporate the use of Visual Schedules to redirect and manage a child's impulses or behavioural non-compliance and rigidities. Children are encouraged to move from Station to Station where learning goals in the areas of Thinking, Imaginative Play and Sensory/Fine-Motor Skills are pursued.

Snack Time typically includes instruction in Sharing, Waiting and Self-Help Skills, while Gross-Motor Play is used as a means to develop skills in Requesting, Commenting, Joint Attention, Co-operation and Imitation.

 

PARENT / CAREGIVER INVOLVEMENT

This is essential. Parents and caregivers (up to a maximum of one adult per child) are encouraged to sit in on learning sessions, so that generalisation and maintenance practice sessions can be conducted at home to supplement the school-based therapy hours. Families who are consistent in this practice have seen significant progress in their children.

 

CLASS SIZE and EDUCATOR-CHILD RATIO

Each class can only accommodate a maximum of seven (7) children, who are led and facilitated by two (2) Wee Care educators.

 

ADMISSION and FEES

Children who wish to be admitted into the Social Skills PlayGroup Programme must first attend a consultation with Wee Care's Senior Therapist. This enables the Early Intervention and Rehabilitation Team to identify the children's specific learning needs and subsequently place him/her into the appropriate group.

During the consultation, parents should provide all the relevant and necessary information about their child's diagnoses, including reports by child psychologists where available.

With effect from 1st January 2009, the Division for Early Intervention & Rehabilitation will implement a new fee structure. Details are as follows:

Head Therapist (Clinical Supervisor)
Initial Consultations $40/half hour
$80/hour
On-Going Training, Supervision & Curriculum Development $120/hour (Centre-based)
$150/hour (Home-based)
Developmental Assessment (includes a written report) $650-$800
Social Skills PlayGroup $480 per 10-week term
$576 per 12-week term


Senior Therapist / Case Manager
Programme Centre-based Home-based
Individual Therapy & Supervision $78/hour (weekdays)
$85/hour (weekends) 		$95/hour
Social Skills PlayGroup $480 per 10-week term
$576 per 12-week term 		 


Therapist (Grades I to IV)
Programme Centre-based Home-based
Individual Therapy $65/hour (weekdays)
$70/hour (weekends) 		$80/hour


Junior Therapist
Programme Centre-based Home-based
Individual Therapy $50/hour $50/hour
(minimum 2 hours)

Deposits are refunded according to the terms and conditions of registration.

 

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