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PEERS® Social Skills Groups 

PEERS® for Adolescents 

PEERS® for Young Adults

Both Groups
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PEERS® for Young Adults

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PEERS® for Young Adults is an evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated adults who are interested in making and keeping friends and/or developing romantic relationships.

 

Young adults and social coaches (including parents and other caregivers) attend 14 weekly group sessions.

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During each group session, young adults are taught social skills through didactic lessons and role-play demonstrations, and practice these skills during group socialization activities

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Social coaches attend separate sessions simultaneously and are trained how to assist young adults in making and keeping friends and/or dating.

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PEERS® for Adolescents

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The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS), a 14-week evidence-based social skills intervention for high-functioning, motivated teens in the 7th-12th grades who are interested in learning ways to help them make and keep friends.

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During each group session, teens are taught (skill building) important social skills and are given the opportunity to practice those skills throughout the week.

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Parents are required to attend and participate in weekly parent training and support sessions facilitated by PEERS trained clinicians. Research shows that parental support and training is key!

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Young Adults will learn about:

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  • Developing and maintaining friendships

  • Conversational skills

  • Entering and exiting conversations

  • Electronic communication

  • Appropriate use of humor 

  • Organizing get-togethers

  • Dating Skills

  • Handling disagreements

  • Indirect Bullying

  • Handling dating pressure

Teens will learn about:

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  • Developing and maintaining friendships

  • Conversational skills

  • Entering and exiting conversations

  • Electronic communication

  • Using humor appropriately

  • Organizing get-togethers

  • Being a good sport

  • Handling disagreements

  • Changing a bad reputation

  • Handling teasing and bullying

PEERS has been found to be effective for people not only with autism spectrum disorder but with a variety of diagnoses, including but not limited to social communication disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression, social phobias, bipolar disorder and other related developmental disorders.

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If you are interested in enrolling in any of our programs, please email us to help us determine if PEERS® may be a good fit for your family.

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You may also contact us anytime with questions at (832) 510-6830..

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