PEERS® Program
What is PEERS®?
The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) is an evidence-based social skills intervention originally developed at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson and Dr. Fred Frankel in 2005. The PEERS® program is currently used in locations across the US and internationally. PEERS® is used across the world in more than 150 countries and has been translated into more than a dozen languages.
PEERS® is for adolescents and young adults with social difficulties to help them develop friendships and enhance social relationships. PEERS® shows benefit for youth and adults struggling socially.
- For motivated teens in middle school or high school and young adults who are interested in learning how to make and keep friends. Young Adults also learn about dating.
- Participants and their parent (aka social coach) attend 12 weekly sessions in-person, 90 min each week.
- Participants are taught skills through didactic lessons and role-play demonstrations and are given the opportunity to practice these skills in and outside of group.
- Parent/social coach attends separate sessions simultaneously, and are taught how to assist their teen or young adult in making and keeping friends.
- Parents/social coaches are required to attend in-person.
Topics of Instruction:
- Trading Information and Maintaining Conversations
- Electronic Communication
- Finding a Source of Friends
- Humor
- Starting and Entering Conversations
- Exiting Conversations
- Get-Togethers
- Good Sportsmanship
- Handling Direct Bullying including Teasing
- Managing Reputations and Disclosing Differences
- Handling Disagreements
- Handling Indirect Bullying
- Young Adults will also learn topics on:
- Letting Someone Know you Like Them
- Asking Someone on a Date
- Going on a Date
- Relationship Boundaries
What are the participation requirements?
- Difficulty making and keeping friends
- The participant’s goal is to learn how to make and keep friends
- Teen group (12-17) Adult Group (18-30)
- Interested in attending the program
- Agreement to participate in the program voluntarily
- Consistant attendance
- Parent/social coach participation in group and at home
Dates and Availability
PEERS® for Adolescents (age 12-17)
Duration: 12 weeks
Days: Monday group and Thursday group
Planned Terms: Year round
Monday 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday 5:45 to 7:15pm
Where: Rancho Bernardo office
16885 Via Del Campo Ct. #206 San Diego, CA 92127
PEERS® for Young Adults (age 18-30)
Duration: 12 weeks
Days: Monday
Planned Terms: Year round
Time: 5:45 – 7:15pm
Where: Rancho Bernardo office
16885 Via Del Campo Ct. #206 San Diego, CA 92127