The program manual is available from Guilford:
Training is provided by the Child Study Center Training Institute
The recommended training involves a one-day workshop prior to initiating Friendship Group, and a mid-year booster training after initiating Friendship Group. In addition, supervision and coaching are available upon request.
Please contact Sandra Stewart at 814-863-5668, sls34@psu.edu
Who can attend Friendship Group training workshops?
Training workshops are intended for school personnel, including counselors, psychologists, behavioral specialists or other professionals working in a school setting or community program where the program is delivered.
What are the Friendship Group training workshop objectives?
At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:
- Describe the research base that informs the design of the Friendship Group Program.
- Discuss the core components of Friendship Group
- Discuss the developmental foundations of Friendship Group
- Demonstrate the therapeutic processes utilized in implementation
- Feel prepared to implement the Friendship Group Program
About the trainer
Sandra Stewart is a Master Friendship Group Trainer, and is currently the Project Director of Friendship Connections. She has been a trainer with Penn State since 1993 and has vast experience working with the Friendship Group Program.
Training Agenda
- Introduction Activity
- Goals of Training
- Overview of Social-emotional Learning
- Social-emotional skill development
- Foundational Concepts of FG
- Core components of group
- Therapeutic Processes
- Behavior Management
- Modeling of sessions
- Supportive practice of sessions, reflection discussion
- Nuts and Bolts – logistics of running groups
- Questions/Closing
For more information: Please contact Project Director Sandra Stewart at 814-863-5668, sls34@psu.edu
Program Costs
Program costs include the manual (about $35) and a supply bin for group sessions (about $50)
Copying costs for program posters and hand-outs for participating children (about $5 per child)
Optional and recommended, training and on-going supervision. Training costs are $2500 per day, plus travel/per diem for trainer if training is done at the implementation site.