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Child Development 101 -
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PACE - Processing And Cognitive Enhancement

Now Offering PACE in Santa Rosa! Hope for Struggling Students - WHEN TUTORING DOESN'T WORK! For more information on the PACE Program see our PACE Overview, or Contact Us for a complimentary PACE assessment.

Social Skills Groups

Following Michelle Garcia Winner's Think Social curriculum, The Swain Center offers social skills groups for school-aged children ages 4-7 and 8-14. Older school-aged children are considered on an individual basis. The groups are limited to 4-6 participants and scheduled once weekly for 90 minutes for 16 weeks. For more information and to schedule a complimentary screening call us at (707) 575-1468.

LSVT® Loud

Lee Silverman Voice Training - A scientifically documented efficacious program for treating voice and speech disorders in patients with Parkinson's Disease and other neurological disorders.
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Monthly Autism Support Group
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Dr. Swain's Research

See our research in The International Journal of Listening.

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February 4th, 2012

Tomatis Outreaches

Now Enrolling!*
Las Vegas
Starts Spring 2011
San Jose
Starts June 20, 2011
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Future locations:
Reno
Orange County
Sacramento

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Michelle Garcia Winner's Think Social

at The Swain Center

Following Michelle Garcia Winner's Think Social curriculum, The Swain Center offers social skills groups for school-aged children ages 4-7 and 8-14. Older children are considered on an individual basis. The groups are limited to 4-6 participants and scheduled once weekly for 90 minutes for 16 weeks and at the following levels:

Beginning Level Targets

Working and learning in a group
Identifying and using expected and unexpected behaviors
Becoming a social detective
Thinking about others

Intermediate Level Targets

Conversatino listening skills
Starting and maintaining conversations
Developing and using social curiosity
Asking appropriate questions
Using appropriate comments

Advanced Level Target

Critical thinking and problem solving in social situations
Compromising and thinking of other's perspectives
Personal boundaries and space
Understanding and using humor