I, as a caregiver, am consenting to be in the online Social Solutions Parent/Caregiver Training and or Private Coaching provided by S Groups, its employees, and contractors, in relation to social skills training. This consent extends to all individuals affiliated with S Groups, including but not limited to employees and contractors, involved in delivering these services.

The purpose of this program is to teach caregivers skills to support our members in making and keeping friends, dating, and manage social anxiety.

Social Solutions Training Group For Caregivers

• Will be held on a HIPAA compliant platform of ZOOM once a week for 6-12 weeks
• Sessions will be for 60 minutes
• Will be held in a small group format, attendance of social coaches vary dependent on sign up 
• May include homework assignments to be complete at home each week 
• Will include separate training classes for members and caregivers 
• Will teach caregivers how to support our members in making and keeping friends and dating
• Will teach caregivers on how to support our members with coping skills and self regulation strategies for negative thoughts, situations, and feelings
• May be videotaped. These tapes will be used for supervision and instructional purposes only in order to train other professionals on how to run groups like these. If a session is videotaped you will be notified prior in addition to your consent here

Cancellation and Refund Policy 

For groups: If you decide to withdraw from a group before it has started you will receive a full refund. Once the group has started, not refunds will be provided.

For masterclasses: No cancellations will be provided for masterclasses. If you are unable to attend the masterclass for any reason, you will receive a credit for a future masterclass, and you will have access to a recording of the masterclass you missed. 

For private coaching subscriptions: You may cancel your monthly subscription at any time. If you cancel your subscription before attending a session, you will receive a full refund. Once you have attended the first session, no refunds will be issued. If you cancel your subscription after the first session but before the end of the month, you are still eligible to receive the remaining weekly sessions for the month you have paid for.

For drop-in private coaching: Cancellations with more than 24 hours notice before the scheduled coaching session can be re-scheduled. Cancellations within 24 hours of the scheduled coaching session can not be rescheduled. No refunds will be issued for drop-in private coaching sessions.

If you are deemed ineligible for services after completing the intake evaluation, you will be refunded the cost of services minus a $99 intake evaluation fee.

S Groups does not offer any refunds after you have started services.

Confidentiality 

S Groups teachers will do our best to maintain your privacy and confidentiality however we can not promise that other participants will do the same.

Zoom is a secured health delivery platform and HIPAA compliant. Our sessions are private, and not open to the public. Sessions do not involve personal disclosures like group therapy; Social Solutions is very much like taking a class online.

Videotaping will only be used for training purposes in professional settings and your identity will not be revealed.

If we have information that a minor, dependent, or elderly person is being abused or neglected or that there is a risk of harm to that person or others, we will report this information to the proper authorities.

If we receive information from you during assessment or anytime during the program that they are a danger to themselves, then appropriate actions will be taken to assure their safety. At that time confidentiality may be bridged and information will be reported to the proper authorities. In the event that S Groups staff is informed of individual thoughts of hurting themselves or they answer yes to a questions about having thoughts about suicide, the research staff will ask them further questions about the thoughts. Depending on the intensity of suicidal thoughts or how much an individual feels like hurting themselves, the S Groups staff may provide the individual with referrals for treatment, work with them to contact the individuals personal physician, trusted family member, or therapist to discuss these thoughts of harming themselves or work with the individual on a plan that may include getting them to a hospital for safety.

Participation and Withdrawal

You can choose whether to be in the Social Solutions Parent Training group or not. If you choose to join, you may withdraw at any time. You may also refuse to answer any questions you don’t want to answer and still remain in the group. S Group staff may withdraw you from the Social Solutions training group at any time if circumstances arise that warrant doing so.

If you have any questions about or concerns about the Social Solutions Parent Training group, please feel free to contact the founder:

Heather Young, MA, BCBA

heather@sgroups.com