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About RELATE Social Skills

RELATE Social Skills has been designed to provide in-person teaching and training in groups for children and teens who struggle with social communication issues and friendship-making. It is ideal for verbal children on the Autism Spectrum who have an ASD diagnosis, as well as for others who may have a communication disorder or struggle with skills in any of the following areas: 

  • Joint attention

  • Conflict resolution

  • Body and voice regulation

  • Eye-tracking

  • Turn-taking

  • Conversation skills

  • Reciprocal play

  • Initiating greetings

  • Reading social cues

  • Teamwork and collaboration skills

  • Following directions

  • Listening

  • Staying on topic

  • Self-monitoring social behavior

  •  Friendship-making skills

Teacher and Instructor for social skills groups

Education and Training:

B.S. in Special Education,

Utah State University 1999

M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy,

Argosy University, 2008

ABA Courses from Florida Institute of Technology

(first 3/5 ABA sequence)

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Emily has a degree in Special Education and has taught classrooms that included children struggling with every type of social skill deficit. Her training as a Special Educator included extensive ABA training, which she incorporates into her social skills groups. She has experience working as a teacher, therapist, and behavior analyst, assisting families and children with special needs. 

 

Emily provided social skills group training in the Bay Area (Silicon Valley)  before making a temporary move to Colorado.  She has spent over 20 years supporting children with special needs in school, home, and clinical settings. 

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Please feel free to email Emily at: 

emilymacfarlane@relatesocialskills or call:

650-440-3256 with any questions. She will respond within 24 hours. 

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