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UCLA Children’s Friendship Program

A 12-week telehealth social skills group for children in 2nd to 5th grade who struggle to make or keep friends, with a parent attending each session.

Ages
Ages 7–11
Price
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Open
Weekdays 12–4pm
Where
760 Westwood Plaza, Westwood
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Children’s Friendship Program (Social Skills)

Ages 7–11

A 12-week group social skills program for elementary school children who have trouble making or keeping friends, led by licensed clinical psychologists and delivered by telehealth. In each small-group session children learn a new skill, such as conversation with peers, joining a group at play, playing fair, hosting a playdate, and handling rejection, teasing and bullying, then practice it with the group through behavioral rehearsal and exposure. Children get weekly assignments to use the skills in daily life, while parents learn to coach them. Groups meet Tuesday evenings: 5:30 to 6:45 PM for 2nd and 3rd graders, 7:00 to 8:15 PM for 4th and 5th graders. Billed as outpatient group therapy; many types of insurance are accepted.

  • Social skills group and Group therapy
  • Open Weekdays 12–4pm
  • Telehealth or video visits: yes
  • Activities: Social skills groups and Child therapy & counseling

About UCLA Children’s Friendship Program

The Children’s Friendship Program is a clinical program of the UCLA Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, directed by Shilpa Baweja, PhD. It offers a 12-week social skills program for elementary school children who have trouble making or keeping friends, delivered by telehealth and led by licensed clinical psychologists. Parents take part alongside their children.

Where and how to reach them

Semel Institute
760 Westwood Plaza, Room 27-384
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Details from semel.ucla.edu, checked October 13, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with UCLA Children’s Friendship Program before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.

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