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PEERS® Social Skills Group for Adolescents

PEERS® for Adolescents is an online 14-week evidence-based social skills program for motivated teens in middle and high school who want to learn new ways of making and keeping friends. Parents attend separate sessions and are taught how to assist their teens. Fees covered by most commercial health insurance.

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Free Virtual Parent Seminar

Join us for a free informational seminar about the PEERS® program and how your child can benefit. You'll also have time to ask any questions about this social skills program 

PEERS® or the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills, is a social skills training intervention for adolescents and young adults. This program, developed by Elizabeth Laugeson at UCLA, has a strong evidence base for use with teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, but it is also appropriate for teens and young adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and other socioemotional problems. Recent research has demonstrated that gains made over the course of this program are maintained 3-5 years later (Laugeson et al., 2013).

PEERS® is unique and unlike other Social Skills Programs in that it:

 

  • Is evidence-based                                                

  • Includes parents                                                  

  • Teaches ecologically valid social skills                     

  • Tailors teaching methods to shared social skills 

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Teens Will Learn How To:

  • Use appropriate conversational skills

  • Use humor appropriately

  • Use electronic communication

  • Enter and exit conversations

  • Be a good sport

  • Handle arguments and disagreements

  • Handle rejection, teasing and bullying

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