Programme – Social Skills Now

Social Skills Now

PEERS® for Teens programme details

In weekly 90-minute online small group sessions, teens are taught important social skills and allowed to practise these skills during socialisation activities in the session.

Parents/caregivers attend online 90-minute weekly small group sessions separately to their teens and are taught how to become social coaches for their teens to support them in practising their new skills at home, coaching them during their weekly socialisation homework assignments and providing feedback.

Small group (6-10 participants)
Safe environment where everyone finds success
Didactic instruction (concrete easy to follow rules & steps)
Socratic questioning method (a question/answer dialogue to draw out ideas)
Teaches ecologically valid skills (skills that socially successful people use)

Correct/Incorrect role play examples
Role-playing and modelling practice of correct skills (behaviourial rehearsal)
Perspective-taking questions targeting social cognition
Social coaching from both course facilitators & parent(s)/carer(s)
Homework exercises (with parent/carer assistance)

Is PEERS right for my teen?

You can book an appointment for an informal confidential 30-minute phone call to find out!