The greater Pensacola community is blessed two have two CARD consultants serving the needs of the community – Chrissy Ogilvie, Ph.D, and Cindy Golden, Ph.D.

What’s going on at CARD

Dr. Golden is partnering with a local elementary school to do a year of training and classroom consultations. A partnership with a local daycare serving Navy families has been developed. Teacher and parent trainings are being planned.

Dr. Ogilvie’s social skills groups are growing and continuing for the fall:

• Making Sense of Middle School group meets Thursdays at the Pensacola CARD office. They have recently started using the PEERS (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) curriculum – https://www.semel.ucla.edu/peers
• The Girls Day Out group will be starting back up in late September and is open to high school students and young adult women. Plans have been made to meet with a local Mary Kay representative to talk about personal care. Following the meet- ing, the girls will be going on location for a photo shoot with a local photographer!
• Gamer’s Delight is a popular group, open to high school age males and females. This group focuses on team-building and social interaction. Marcus Pointe Baptist Church has been a generous partner and has opened its doors to this growing group. The group meets every other Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
• Serving the entire community, an adult social group has been established and will continue this fall. The group is for those ages 18 and older. Some activities planned include bowling, pizza/game nights, and other trips out into the community. Plans are also in the works for a trip to FANdom in November!
• Parents of adult children with autism have formed a group that is being facilitated by CARD. The group meets once a month in the Autism Pensacola office.