What is PEERS?
Is it hard to know how to make and keep friends as you get older?
Do you feel awkward or nervous when trying to talk to people?
Do you want to build relationships at school and work but don't know how?
The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS), is an evidence-based, which means it is proven effective, social skills program where we teach tools that allow clients to be their authentic selves as they use the tools depending on their own social goals.
Through our PEERS classes, teens and young adults will learn now to lessen social anxiety and improve their outcomes with this research based curriculum paired with the support of our trained Personal Development Professionals.
PEERS has a strong evidence-base for use with autism spectrum disorder, and it also works extremely well for adolescents and young adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and other neurodiverse brain styles.
PEERS differs from other social skills programs in that it is:
• Is structured like a class and not a therapy group
• Teaches social skills based on the steps and social rules socially successful people follow and it takes the mystery out of social skills.
• Breaks down social skills into understandable steps taught in an effective way and uses repetition to build confidence
• Builds in the practice of skills in a “real life” setting and it teaches skills that transfer to home, school and the workplace.
PEERS for Young Adults
Classes Cover a Variety of Topics
- Starting and Maintaining Conversations
- Entering and Exiting Group Conversations
- Learning to assess the interest of others
- Finding Sources of Friends
- Using Humor Appropriately
- Handling, teasing, rejection and direct or indirect bullying
- How to organize and have successful get-togethers
- Electronic Communication Safety, Rules and Etiquette
- Handling arguments and disagreements
- Dating skills
PEERS Success Story!
