TABLE 2.

Summary of Group Mentoring by Session

1	Discussion Topic:	Welcome, group rules, and token economy
	Primary Goal:	Begin to develop rapport, group cohesion, and behavior expectations
	Activity:	Team-building activities
2	Discussion Topic:	Problem identification and emotional reaction
	Primary Goal:	Identify interpersonal problems and learn physiological indicators, thoughts, and expressions, associated with emotions
	Activity:	Emotional education activity: practice identifying emotions through role-playing
3	Discussion Topic:	Relaxation techniques
	Primary Goal:	Teach children several methods of affect regulation
	Activity:	Practice relaxation techniques while playing a freeze tag game
4	Discussion Topic:	Perspective taking and goal setting
	Primary Goal:	Enhance children’s understanding of others’ behaviors and teach children how to define an optimal solution for problems
	Activity:	Review learned problem-solving skills through playing a frustration-tolerance game
5	Discussion Topic:	Generating and evaluating solutions to interpersonal problems
	Primary Goal:	Generate solutions to common problems and learn how to evaluate potential solutions
	Activity:	Game that encourages cooperation and group problem solving
6	Discussion Topic:	Steps to social problem-solving
	Primary Goal:	Review the steps of social problem-solving with children
	Activity:	Fun activity based on what the group earned from their token economy
7	Discussion Topic:	Appropriate interpersonal behaviors in public
	Primary Goal:	Improve children’s social skills in public settings
	Activity:	Travel to a local restaurant to practice appropriate social behavior
8	Discussion Topic:	Non-verbal communication
	Primary Goal:	Learn how to observe and interpret non-verbal behaviors
	Activity:	Game that reinforces children for identifying children’s nonverbal communication skills
9	Discussion Topic:	How to give and receive compliments
	Primary Goal:	Enhance children’s prosocial behavior and appropriate response to praise
	Activity:	Children practice giving and receiving compliments through a “Warm Fuzzy Game”
10	Discussion Topic:	The use of problem-solving skills and manners when playing games or sports
	Primary Goal:	Help children interact and respond to problems appropriately during competitive play
	Activity:	A competitive game where mentors award children team spirit, and sportsmanship points
11	Discussion Topic:	Managing socially embarrassing situations and initiating conversations with peers
	Primary Goal:	Improve response to embarrassment through problem-solving and enhancing social communication skills with peers
	Activity:	Mentors model appropriate responses to embarrassing situations through role-playing
12	Discussion Topic:	Summary of social communication and problem-solving skills learned
	Primary Goal:	Review skills learned during the program and reinforce children’s use of skills
	Activity:	Fun activity based on what the group earned through their token economy