PEERS® Social Skills
Young Adults || Teens || High School Program || Preschoolers
The PEERS® program is an empirically researched curriculum shown to significantly improve social skills and peer interactions among teens with autism ADHD or social anxiety. This program is now offered for Young Adults, Teenagers, High Schools and Preschoolers.
The program also includes parent sessions to enhance learning for the participant. NDIS funding can be used.
Please see which program suits your child or client and fill out a enquiry form.
Which PEERS program is for you?
Peers for Preschoolers
Peers for Preschoolers is a 16 week program and costs $3200 per participant. This is ideal for children aged 3-6 and included parent involvement and a separate parent group run concurrently. Topics and themes discussed and learnt in PEERs for Preschoolers includes:
Having Play dates / Joining in Playgroups
Sharing and Taking Turns
Asking and Joining Play
Body Boundaries
Greeting Friends
Emotional Regulation during play and social interaction
Eligibility: Diagnosis or currently being assessed for Autism, ADHD, Social Anxiety or challenging behaviours amongst peers.
PEERS for Teens / Young Adults
Peers for Teens + Adults is a 13 week program and costs $2800 per participant. Parents or caregivers attend a group concurrently with their teen to assist with learning and consolidate new skills between sessions.
Topics learnt in both the TEEN and Young Adult PEERS includes a selection of:
Trading Information
Two-way conversations
Electronic communication
Choosing appropriate friends
Appropriate use of Humour
Starting and joining conversations
Exiting Conversations
Good Sportsmanship
Get-togethers
Handling Arguments
Changing Reputations
Teasing and Embarrassing Feedback
Physical and Cyber Bullying
Minimising rumours or gossip
Dating (optional)
Eligibility: Diagnosis of Autism, ADHD, Social Anxiety, Generalised Anxiety and experiences difficulty and lack of awareness regarding peer related behaviours and struggles to make connections and friendships. Lacks social confidence.
PEERs for Schools
Our team can visit your school and facilitate the PEERs for School Program to a class or selected students. Brenda has been delivering the school based PEERs Program in various schools across NE Victoria.
Price will be quoted upon discussion on class size and number of sessions required.
Eligibility; Students who identify with Autism, ADHD, social challenges and lack confidence in peer related communication.
