Course Benefits

Here’s How Your Learner Will Benefit From Our Friendship Skills Course

  • Build Social Confidence

    Does your learner sometimes feel uncomfortable during social situations when they're unsure of what to say? Does engaging in small talk make them feel uneasy? While sometimes awkwardness is unavoidable, learn how to look for specific cues in conversations so your learner can predict these moments before they arise.

  • Take The Mystery Out of Socializing

    Is it sometimes hard to tell when someone is joking or being serious? Unsure how to approach a group of people and join in on their conversation? There's often more than one right way of dealing with social situations. We'll help your learner identify and prioritize their options.

  • Improve Relationships

    Does your learner struggle to understand how to deepen their relationships through conversation? Learn how to deal with a variety of real-life conversation situations and some proactive ways to avoid common traps

About Your Instructor

John Williamson

John Williamson, SLP, and founder of Social Skills Laboratory, PLLC, has worked extensively and is passionate about helping students with social skills challenges as well as other speech and language-related difficulties. If you are interested in more extensive 1:1 social skills coaching, feel free to reach out to me or check out my business website at www.SocialSkillsLab.com.

Course Curriculum

  1. 1
  2. 2

    • Defining Friendship Values

    • What to Look for in a Friend

    • Red Flags of Friendship

    • Where to Find Friends

    • In-Person vs. Online Friends

    • Being Open-Minded With New Friends

    • Starting a Friendship

    • Handling Rejection
  3. 3

    • The Friendship See-Saw

    • Choosing Shared Activities

    • Compromising With a Friend

    • Understanding Your Friend’s Perspective

    • Out Loud or In Your Head

    • Privacy & Oversharing

    • When to Move On From a Friendship
  4. 4

    • What to Do When a Friend Goes Silent

    • Participating in Less Preferred Activities to be a Good Friend

    • How to Handle Peer Pressure

    • What to Do When a Friend Moves Away

    • What to Do When Your Friend Won't Leave You Alone

    • Balancing Friendship with Responsibilities

    • Growing Apart From Friends

    • Combining Friend Groups