Conversation Club

members of Conversation Club enjoying themselves

About Conversation Club

Conversation Club has been created to serve as a social group for neurodiverse youth on the ÍÑ¿ã°É Bay campus. Conversation Club collaborates with the College Link Program (CLP) in its mission to provide inclusive and safe spaces for all students. This neurodiverse affirming framework incorporates Theory of Mind and Social Cognition to foster social skill growth in an inclusive context. Activities in Conversation Club are typically designed by participants to promote social interaction and connection. Ultimately, the goal of Conversation Club is to promote acceptance and self determination for all its participants.

Interested persons can call the Norma S. and Ray R. Rees Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic at (510) 885- 3241, or email Dr. Shubha Kashinath directly at shubha.kashinath@csueastbay.edu.


 

Who can attend?

Current ÍÑ¿ã°É Bay students who are enrolled in the College Link Program.

When and where will sessions take place?

The group consists of up to 10 members and is facilitated by graduate student clinicians also called social communication coaches. The social communication coaches are under the supervision of a certified speech-language pathologist. The group meets in the Music Building of the ÍÑ¿ã°É Bay Hayward campus.

What can I expect?

Each session targets specific skills related to the theme and includes structured discussion and practice of target skills. Targeted skills practice includes role-playing and problem-solving with peers and social communication coaches. Common skills targeted include:

  • Interpreting non-verbal language
  • The art of small talk
  • Learning to take another person’s perspective
  • Hidden social rules in various settings (restaurants, dorms, library)
  • Including others in conversations
  • Learning to disagree
  • Use of appropriate tone and register of voice
  • Initiating and maintaining conversations
  • Interviewing skills.

Interested persons can call the Norma S. and Ray R. Rees Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic at (510) 885- 3241, or email Dr. Shubha Kashinath directly at shubha.kashinath@csueastbay.edu.

News and Events

Check out the following articles about the Conversation Club/CLP:

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