The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) is an evidence-based social skills program for preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults who are interested in developing and maintaining close friendships and/or romantic relationships.
Participants are taught the curriculum through didactic lessons and role-plays and practice the skills during group socialization activities.
Parents attend separate sessions and learn how to support their adolescents in skill acquisition. Parent participation is required.
Adolescent participants will learn strategies related to:
- Developing and maintaining friendships
- Conversational skills
- Entering/exiting conversations
- Appropriate use of humor
- Handling disagreements
- Electronic communication
- Being a good sport
- Organizing get-togethers
- Handling teasing and bullying
- Changing reputations