About
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Skill Builders Club is a structured social-communication program that combines LEGO®-based therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis, and socioemotional learning. Built for the people who run social-skills groups, in schools and in ABA clinics.
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What is Skill Builders Club?
Concept
Skill Builders Club meetings run 45 minutes to an hour. Members build LEGO® models in groups of two or three with an adult facilitator, taking on rotating roles: the supplier finds the bricks, the engineer reads and describes the instructions, and the builder assembles the model. Because no role can finish the model alone, members have to communicate, wait, and coordinate. Instructions for data collection, reinforcement systems, and aligned goals are built in.
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*LEGO®-Based Therapy and Skill Builders Club are not affiliated with the LEGO® Group.
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Who We Are
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Dr. Clara S. Kenny, BCBA, LBA is the Founder and Director of Behavior Backup® LLC., started Skill Builders Club to combine the social skills focus of LEGO®-Based Therapy with the data-driven analysis of Applied Behavior Analysis into a robust educational program that is fun, easy to implement, and delivers results that endure for children, parents, and teachers. Dr. Kenny received her doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, focusing her studies on training parents and teachers on challenging behavior and applied behavior analysis, and she has trained at Cambridge University directly with members of the LEGO®-based therapy research team.
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Training
Overview
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Bring the Skill Builders Club Team to your group or organization to train practitioners on implementation, data collection, and behavior management for successful application of Skill Builders Club, which combines the social interaction of LEGO®-Based Therapy with the data-driven insights of Applied Behavior Analysis. This fun and engaging training is sure to hook staff onto the wonderful potential and ease-of-use of this innovative social skills team collaboration activity.
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Professional Development
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The Skill Builders Club Team has significant experience designing and delivering teacher professional development training sessions, and will develop an engaging curriculum tailored specifically to your school's needs and student population. The training is designed to provide actionable value-added Skill Builders Club implementation content that will be startlingly useful to students, parents, and teachers alike.
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*Prices based on number of participants. All participants will receive an Skill Builders Club Implementation Toolkit as part of the training.