PEERS for Adolescents

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PEERS for Adolescents

Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a 16-week evidence based social skills intervention for motivated adolescents in middle school or high school who are interested in ways to help them make and keep friends.

During each group session adolescents are taught important social skills and are given the opportunity to practice these skills in session during socialization activities (e.g. playing sports, board games, etc.)

Parents are taught how to assist their teens in making and keeping friends by providing feedback through coaching during weekly socialization homework assignments.

Topics of Instruction:

How to use appropriate conversational skills
How to choose appropriate friends
How to appropriately use electronic forms of communication
How to appropriately use humor and assess humor feedback
How to start, enter and exit conversations between peers
How to organize successful get-togethers with friends
How to be a good sport when playing games/sports with friends
How to handle arguments and disagreements with friends and in relationships
How to handle rejection, teasing, bullying, rumors/gossip, and cyber bullying
How to change a bad reputation

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PEERS for Teens
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