The Art of the Obstacle

An 8-lesson social skills curriculum tailored for teens and young adults, focusing on building peer relationships, establishing boundaries, and exchanging social contact information safely. Each lesson includes a clinical lesson plan modeled after The COR Behavioral Group standard and an accompanying interactive student or clinical resource.

Clients will demonstrate the 3 steps of exchanging contact information (reading social readiness cues, using a low-pressure invitation phrase, and respecting boundaries if the answer is hesitant) in 3 pair role-play interactions.

Low-pressure contact exchange fill-in-the-blank script worksheet and peer feedback reflection sheet for Lesson 7 (Exchanging Numbers and Socials).

A five-day comprehensive sequence on interpersonal communication in modern digital and professional contexts, from active listening to email, Slack, and professional social media.

Clients will evaluate 5 social situations to identify appropriate vs. inappropriate timing for asking a peer for their contact information or social media handle, and practice delivering the request using an indirect, low-pressure script.

Printable role-play scenario cards for Lesson 1 (Making the First Move) with detailed cues, environmental anchors, and step-by-step peer prompts.

A three-part therapeutic social-emotional learning sequence designed to guide students from self-empathy to active validation and diverse perspective-taking through the metaphor of mapmaking and exploration.

Clients will identify the key behavioral milestones (e.g., consistent positive interactions, shared trust, mutual effort) that signal when a social connection shifts from an acquaintance to a true friend across 4 guided case studies.

Lesson plan for Lesson 8 (Exchanging Contact Safely) following the clinical format of The COR Behavioral Group, focusing on reading readiness cues, low-pressure invitation scripts, and respecting hesitancy.

An introductory child development training sequence designed for high schoolers. Students explore foundational concepts of physical, intellectual, emotional, and social (PIES) development, and master positive guidance and caregiving techniques through realistic daycare and family scenarios.

Clients will categorize 8 social scenarios to differentiate between the traits of an acquaintance (e.g., someone you say hi to in the hallway) and a friend (e.g., someone you hang out with outside of school) with 85% accuracy on a visual sorting task.

Lesson plan for Lesson 7 (Exchanging Numbers & Socials) following the clinical format of The COR Behavioral Group, focusing on timing and low-pressure exchange scripts for teens.