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PEERS®
PROGRAM

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The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) is world-renowned for providing evidence-based social skills programs to preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults who are interested in developing and maintaining close friendships and/or romantic relationships. 

 

First developed at UCLA by PEERS® Clinic director, Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, the program has expanded to locations across the United States, has been translated into over a dozen languages, and is used in over 150 countries across the globe. More information may be found here on PEERS® Programs at UCLA and PEERS® in the News.

 

PEERS® for Adolescents is an evidence-based social skills program for adolescents in middle and high school. Adolescents attend weekly group sessions (may be broken into multiple sessions per week) and are taught social skills through didactic lessons and role-play demonstrations, and practice these skills during group socialization activities.

 

Participants learn about many of the following topics (Focus areas may change depending on participant group makeup):

  • Developing and maintaining friendships

  • Conversational skills

  • Entering and exiting conversations

  • Appropriate use of humor

  • Handling disagreements

  • Electronic communication

  • Being a good sport

  • Organizing get-togethers

  • Handling teasing and bullying

  • Changing a reputation

 

Parents are invited to attend weekly virtual sessions where we cover the week’s lesson with specific suggestions on how to assist each participant in staying on target to learn the PEERS® curriculum. Parent participation is ESSENTIAL for the successful implementation of the program and is strongly encouraged.

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