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A psychologist-developed social and emotional learning program that gives schools and clinics a structured way to teach friendship, communication, emotional awareness and conflict-resolution skills. Licence the program for your team with facilitator training, implementation support and award-winning resources.
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License The Best of Friends® for your school or clinic and deliver a structured, award-winning SEL program with facilitator training, implementation support, ready-to-use materials and tools to monitor student progress. Prefer us to deliver it? Our team can help.
The Best of Friends has won a host of local and international awards.
Used by schools and psychology clinics across Australia, with independent evaluation and structured implementation support for consistent delivery.
Our experienced team can help you implement the program and offer support.
Forget printing and photocopying! We provide all the beautifully designed resources you need.
Deliver SEL content that has been marked against the IB and Australian Curriculum.
Our evidence-based resources are constantly updated to reflect the latest research.
Use powerful psychometric tools to track the success of your intervention.
Developed by Educational and Developmental Psychologist Dr Kimberley O’Brien, The Best of Friends® gives schools and clinics a practical framework for building social and emotional skills through structured lessons, guided peer practice and beautifully designed program materials, including:
Making and maintaining positive friendships
Negotiating and resolving conflict
Developing empathy and communication skills
Working independently and cooperatively
Recognising, expressing and managing their own emotions
Increasing resilience and assertiveness
Appreciating diverse perspectives
Developing teamwork and leadership skills
See how other Australian schools and clinics have successfully implemented The Best of Friends® program and improved children’s social and emotional wellbeing.
You can also refer your students to one of our upcoming clinic-based programs.
The Best of Friends® has undergone independent evaluation and is listed in recognised wellbeing program directories. It is also included in the South Australian Department for Education External Wellbeing Programs Directory, where programs are assessed for evidence, delivery and implementation support.
Our program includes an interactive workbook and award-winning materials to facilitate social and emotional learning.
The workbook contains five chapters that include engaging stories and activities such as role-playing, cooperation, crafts, knowledge acquisition and fieldwork.
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