Group Therapy

Ages 2-3, parent-child class

Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 6-8; Skills needed to be successful: an established method of communication, attend to a task for 1 minute, follow single-step directions occasionally; General goal areas: turn taking and social communication, consistently following single-step directions, speaking longer phrases, attend to a task for a longer period of time

VACCINATION REQUIRED GROUP Littleton, 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 7-10; General skills mastered include having an established form of communication, ability to attend to task for 5-10 minutes ability to self-regulate for 5-10 minutes; General goal areas include turn taking, turn taking, reciprocal interaction (using follow-up questions/comments, conversation skills), initiating to peers.

Aurora, 4:30-5:30pm: Ages 4-6. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing, Initiating communication on a device or verbally

Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 4-6. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing, Initiating communication on a device or verbally

Aurora, 3:45-4:30pm. Ages 5-8. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing.

Aurora, 4-5pm. Ages 14-16 Skills needed to be successful: communicate more complex phrases and ideas, remain engaged for 10-20 minutes at a time, self-regulate for 10-20 minutes at a time, ability to identify and express basic emotions; General goal areas: emotional expression, how to deal with emotions, appropriate social communication

Who: Individuals who struggle with Aphasia after a stroke
What: This class is designed to focus on using music to aid in word-finding skills and verbalization.
When: Mondays, 11am-12pm
Where: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center, 5666 S. Bannock Street Littleton, CO 80120
Registration: Call RMSC to sign up or feel free to drop in for a demo class
Fee: $25/class
Contact: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center (303) 730-8800 https://www.strokecolorado.org/

Who: Individuals wanting to work on high-level attention and cognition following a stroke
What: This class is designed to focus on using music exercises and instrument play in order to improve and maintain high level attention and cognition skills following a stroke.
When: Mondays, 1pm-2pm
Where: Please Email sarah.h@possiblewithmusic.org for the Zoom link
The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center, 5666 S. Bannock Street Littleton, CO 80120
Registration: Call RMSC to sign up or feel free to drop in for a demo class
Fee: $25/class
Contact: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center (303) 730-8800 https://www.strokecolorado.org/

Aurora 3:30 - 4:30pm; Ages 6-8 Skills needed to be successful include ability to communicate, follow single-step directions and self-regulate for 10 minutes. General goal areas include: fine motor skills, gross motor skills, communicating with peers and focusing on a task with a peer.

Littleton 3:30-4:30pm, Ages 9-12. Skills needed to be successful include having an established form of communication, self-regulate for 5-10 minutes, attend to a task for 5 minutes; General goals include turn taking, social skills and social communication, sensory regulation and making choices

Aurora/Hybrid, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 15-19. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Ability to identify basic emotions in self and others, communicate in sentences, attend to task and self regulate for at least 30 minutes, ability to notice behaviors of others. General Goal Areas: Active participation in teamwork and group problem solving exercises, building conversational exchange abilities, and determining how to respond to the emotions and behaviors of others.

Littleton 4:30-5:30pm, Ages 20-25 Skills needed to be successful include being able to identify and communicate basic emotions, having basic communication skills, ability to self-regulate for 10-20 minutes; General goal areas include social communication and emotional expression

Aurora, 3:00pm. Ages 8-10. Skills needed to be successful: ability to self-regulate for 10 minutes, ability to communicate a few words, attend to task for 5 minutes; General Goal areas: social communication and turn taking, sensory regulation, and attending to a task with a peer

Aurora/Hybrid, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 10-13. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Ability to identify basic emotions in self and others, communicate in sentences, attend to task and self regulate for at least 30 minutes, ability to notice behaviors of others. General Goal Areas: Active participation in teamwork and group problem solving exercises, building conversational exchange abilities, and determining how to respond to the emotions and behaviors of others.

Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm: Ages 16-21. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Impulse control, ability to self regulate and sustain attention for at least 10 minutes, some mastered expressive communication (AAC, ASL, or verbal). General Goal Areas: turn taking, reciprocal interaction (using follow-up questions/comments, conversation skills), initiating to peers.

Ages 2-3, Parent-child class

Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. AAC Focused Group Ages 8-11; General skills mastered include basic communication with an AAC device and ability to sustain attention to a single task for up to 5 minutes; General goal areas include more complex communication with an AAC device and social communication with an AAC device

CURRENTLY WAITLIST Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. Female, ages 20-40. General mastered skills needed to be successful: moderate self-regulation, recognizing peers, moderate sustained and joint attending ability. General goal areas: Following the leader, Conversation skills, Impulse control, Expressing intent, Providing support to peers

Littleton, 3-4pm. AAC-focused group. Ages 8-11. General skills mastered include basic communication with an AAC device, ability to sustain attention to a single task for up to 5 minutes; General goal areas include more complex communication with an AAC device and social communication with an AAC device

BEGINNING MID MAY Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm Ages 7-10; General skills mastered include having an established form of communication, ability to attend to task for 3-5 minutes ability to self-regulate for 5-10 minutes; General goal areas include sensory regulation, turn taking, social skills and social communication, sustaining attention for a longer period of time, and attending to a task with a peer

Who: Individuals in the community with traumatic or acquired brain injuries
What: This class is led by both a board-certified music therapist and a physical, speech, and/or occupational therapist. The class focuses on physical exercise, attention and cognition, and speech deficits following brain injury.
Where: Currently through Zoom
Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado 1385 S Colorado Blvd #606, Denver, CO 80222
Office is on the 6th floor, class is on the 7th floor
When: Thursdays, 10:15am-11:15am
Registration: Feel free to drop in to demo the class; registration information required on-site
Cost: Free due to grant funding
Contact: Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado, (303) 355-9969
https://biacolorado.org/

Ages 2-3, parent-child class

Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 6-8; Skills needed to be successful: an established method of communication, attend to a task for 1 minute, follow single-step directions occasionally; General goal areas: turn taking and social communication, consistently following single-step directions, speaking longer phrases, attend to a task for a longer period of time

VACCINATION REQUIRED GROUP Littleton, 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 7-10; General skills mastered include having an established form of communication, ability to attend to task for 5-10 minutes ability to self-regulate for 5-10 minutes; General goal areas include turn taking, turn taking, reciprocal interaction (using follow-up questions/comments, conversation skills), initiating to peers.

Aurora, 4:30-5:30pm: Ages 4-6. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing, Initiating communication on a device or verbally

Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 4-6. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing, Initiating communication on a device or verbally

Aurora, 3:45-4:30pm. Ages 5-8. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing.

Aurora, 4-5pm. Ages 14-16 Skills needed to be successful: communicate more complex phrases and ideas, remain engaged for 10-20 minutes at a time, self-regulate for 10-20 minutes at a time, ability to identify and express basic emotions; General goal areas: emotional expression, how to deal with emotions, appropriate social communication

Who: Individuals who struggle with Aphasia after a stroke
What: This class is designed to focus on using music to aid in word-finding skills and verbalization.
When: Mondays, 11am-12pm
Where: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center, 5666 S. Bannock Street Littleton, CO 80120
Registration: Call RMSC to sign up or feel free to drop in for a demo class
Fee: $25/class
Contact: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center (303) 730-8800 https://www.strokecolorado.org/

Who: Individuals wanting to work on high-level attention and cognition following a stroke
What: This class is designed to focus on using music exercises and instrument play in order to improve and maintain high level attention and cognition skills following a stroke.
When: Mondays, 1pm-2pm
Where: Please Email sarah.h@possiblewithmusic.org for the Zoom link
The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center, 5666 S. Bannock Street Littleton, CO 80120
Registration: Call RMSC to sign up or feel free to drop in for a demo class
Fee: $25/class
Contact: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center (303) 730-8800 https://www.strokecolorado.org/

Aurora 3:30 - 4:30pm; Ages 6-8 Skills needed to be successful include ability to communicate, follow single-step directions and self-regulate for 10 minutes. General goal areas include: fine motor skills, gross motor skills, communicating with peers and focusing on a task with a peer.

Littleton 3:30-4:30pm, Ages 9-12. Skills needed to be successful include having an established form of communication, self-regulate for 5-10 minutes, attend to a task for 5 minutes; General goals include turn taking, social skills and social communication, sensory regulation and making choices

Aurora/Hybrid, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 15-19. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Ability to identify basic emotions in self and others, communicate in sentences, attend to task and self regulate for at least 30 minutes, ability to notice behaviors of others. General Goal Areas: Active participation in teamwork and group problem solving exercises, building conversational exchange abilities, and determining how to respond to the emotions and behaviors of others.

Littleton 4:30-5:30pm, Ages 20-25 Skills needed to be successful include being able to identify and communicate basic emotions, having basic communication skills, ability to self-regulate for 10-20 minutes; General goal areas include social communication and emotional expression

Aurora, 3:00pm. Ages 8-10. Skills needed to be successful: ability to self-regulate for 10 minutes, ability to communicate a few words, attend to task for 5 minutes; General Goal areas: social communication and turn taking, sensory regulation, and attending to a task with a peer

Aurora/Hybrid, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 10-13. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Ability to identify basic emotions in self and others, communicate in sentences, attend to task and self regulate for at least 30 minutes, ability to notice behaviors of others. General Goal Areas: Active participation in teamwork and group problem solving exercises, building conversational exchange abilities, and determining how to respond to the emotions and behaviors of others.

Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm: Ages 16-21. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Impulse control, ability to self regulate and sustain attention for at least 10 minutes, some mastered expressive communication (AAC, ASL, or verbal). General Goal Areas: turn taking, reciprocal interaction (using follow-up questions/comments, conversation skills), initiating to peers.

Ages 2-3, Parent-child class

Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. AAC Focused Group Ages 8-11; General skills mastered include basic communication with an AAC device and ability to sustain attention to a single task for up to 5 minutes; General goal areas include more complex communication with an AAC device and social communication with an AAC device

CURRENTLY WAITLIST Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. Female, ages 20-40. General mastered skills needed to be successful: moderate self-regulation, recognizing peers, moderate sustained and joint attending ability. General goal areas: Following the leader, Conversation skills, Impulse control, Expressing intent, Providing support to peers

Littleton, 3-4pm. AAC-focused group. Ages 8-11. General skills mastered include basic communication with an AAC device, ability to sustain attention to a single task for up to 5 minutes; General goal areas include more complex communication with an AAC device and social communication with an AAC device

BEGINNING MID MAY Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm Ages 7-10; General skills mastered include having an established form of communication, ability to attend to task for 3-5 minutes ability to self-regulate for 5-10 minutes; General goal areas include sensory regulation, turn taking, social skills and social communication, sustaining attention for a longer period of time, and attending to a task with a peer

Ages 2-3, parent-child class

Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 6-8; Skills needed to be successful: an established method of communication, attend to a task for 1 minute, follow single-step directions occasionally; General goal areas: turn taking and social communication, consistently following single-step directions, speaking longer phrases, attend to a task for a longer period of time

VACCINATION REQUIRED GROUP Littleton, 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 7-10; General skills mastered include having an established form of communication, ability to attend to task for 5-10 minutes ability to self-regulate for 5-10 minutes; General goal areas include turn taking, turn taking, reciprocal interaction (using follow-up questions/comments, conversation skills), initiating to peers.

Aurora, 4:30-5:30pm: Ages 4-6. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing, Initiating communication on a device or verbally

Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 4-6. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing, Initiating communication on a device or verbally

Aurora, 3:45-4:30pm. Ages 5-8. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing.

Aurora, 4-5pm. Ages 14-16 Skills needed to be successful: communicate more complex phrases and ideas, remain engaged for 10-20 minutes at a time, self-regulate for 10-20 minutes at a time, ability to identify and express basic emotions; General goal areas: emotional expression, how to deal with emotions, appropriate social communication

Who: Individuals who struggle with Aphasia after a stroke
What: This class is designed to focus on using music to aid in word-finding skills and verbalization.
When: Mondays, 11am-12pm
Where: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center, 5666 S. Bannock Street Littleton, CO 80120
Registration: Call RMSC to sign up or feel free to drop in for a demo class
Fee: $25/class
Contact: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center (303) 730-8800 https://www.strokecolorado.org/

Who: Individuals wanting to work on high-level attention and cognition following a stroke
What: This class is designed to focus on using music exercises and instrument play in order to improve and maintain high level attention and cognition skills following a stroke.
When: Mondays, 1pm-2pm
Where: Please Email sarah.h@possiblewithmusic.org for the Zoom link
The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center, 5666 S. Bannock Street Littleton, CO 80120
Registration: Call RMSC to sign up or feel free to drop in for a demo class
Fee: $25/class
Contact: The Rocky Mountain Stroke Center (303) 730-8800 https://www.strokecolorado.org/

Aurora 3:30 - 4:30pm; Ages 6-8 Skills needed to be successful include ability to communicate, follow single-step directions and self-regulate for 10 minutes. General goal areas include: fine motor skills, gross motor skills, communicating with peers and focusing on a task with a peer.

Littleton 3:30-4:30pm, Ages 9-12. Skills needed to be successful include having an established form of communication, self-regulate for 5-10 minutes, attend to a task for 5 minutes; General goals include turn taking, social skills and social communication, sensory regulation and making choices

Aurora/Hybrid, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 15-19. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Ability to identify basic emotions in self and others, communicate in sentences, attend to task and self regulate for at least 30 minutes, ability to notice behaviors of others. General Goal Areas: Active participation in teamwork and group problem solving exercises, building conversational exchange abilities, and determining how to respond to the emotions and behaviors of others.

Littleton 4:30-5:30pm, Ages 20-25 Skills needed to be successful include being able to identify and communicate basic emotions, having basic communication skills, ability to self-regulate for 10-20 minutes; General goal areas include social communication and emotional expression

Aurora, 3:00pm. Ages 8-10. Skills needed to be successful: ability to self-regulate for 10 minutes, ability to communicate a few words, attend to task for 5 minutes; General Goal areas: social communication and turn taking, sensory regulation, and attending to a task with a peer

Aurora/Hybrid, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 10-13. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Ability to identify basic emotions in self and others, communicate in sentences, attend to task and self regulate for at least 30 minutes, ability to notice behaviors of others. General Goal Areas: Active participation in teamwork and group problem solving exercises, building conversational exchange abilities, and determining how to respond to the emotions and behaviors of others.

Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm: Ages 16-21. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Impulse control, ability to self regulate and sustain attention for at least 10 minutes, some mastered expressive communication (AAC, ASL, or verbal). General Goal Areas: turn taking, reciprocal interaction (using follow-up questions/comments, conversation skills), initiating to peers.

Ages 2-3, Parent-child class

Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. AAC Focused Group Ages 8-11; General skills mastered include basic communication with an AAC device and ability to sustain attention to a single task for up to 5 minutes; General goal areas include more complex communication with an AAC device and social communication with an AAC device

CURRENTLY WAITLIST Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. Female, ages 20-40. General mastered skills needed to be successful: moderate self-regulation, recognizing peers, moderate sustained and joint attending ability. General goal areas: Following the leader, Conversation skills, Impulse control, Expressing intent, Providing support to peers

Littleton, 3-4pm. AAC-focused group. Ages 8-11. General skills mastered include basic communication with an AAC device, ability to sustain attention to a single task for up to 5 minutes; General goal areas include more complex communication with an AAC device and social communication with an AAC device

BEGINNING MID MAY Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm Ages 7-10; General skills mastered include having an established form of communication, ability to attend to task for 3-5 minutes ability to self-regulate for 5-10 minutes; General goal areas include sensory regulation, turn taking, social skills and social communication, sustaining attention for a longer period of time, and attending to a task with a peer

Ages 2-3, parent-child class

Aurora, 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 6-8; Skills needed to be successful: an established method of communication, attend to a task for 1 minute, follow single-step directions occasionally; General goal areas: turn taking and social communication, consistently following single-step directions, speaking longer phrases, attend to a task for a longer period of time

VACCINATION REQUIRED GROUP Littleton, 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 7-10; General skills mastered include having an established form of communication, ability to attend to task for 5-10 minutes ability to self-regulate for 5-10 minutes; General goal areas include turn taking, turn taking, reciprocal interaction (using follow-up questions/comments, conversation skills), initiating to peers.

Aurora, 4:30-5:30pm: Ages 4-6. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing, Initiating communication on a device or verbally

Littleton, 4:30-5:30pm. Ages 4-6. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing, Initiating communication on a device or verbally

Aurora, 3:45-4:30pm. Ages 5-8. General mastered skills needed to be successful: Communicating with 1-2 words, Some joint attention, Gross motor skills, Self-regulation. General Goal Areas: Joint attention, Initiating to peers, Turn taking and sharing.

Aurora, 4-5pm. Ages 14-16 Skills needed to be successful: communicate more complex phrases and ideas, remain engaged for 10-20 minutes at a time, self-regulate for 10-20 minutes at a time, ability to identify and express basic emotions; General goal areas: emotional expression, how to deal with emotions, appropriate social communication