UCLA's Successful PEERS Teens Social Learning Program Comes to Rockville

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PEERS® (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) - featured in major news media - is a 14-week evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated teens 12-17 interested in learning practical ways to make and keep friends. In each session teens are taught important social abilities and rehearse these skills during tailored socialization activities. Parents simultaneously attend a parent group class to learn how to assist their teen and serve as social coaches during weekly socialization homework assignments. Parent participation is key to teen’s success! Most importantly, teens’ improvements remain years beyond the program.

Sessions begin March 12th in Rockville - don’t delay - enrollment is limited
Led by Erin Weiner, MS, CCC-SLP, Erin’s Place for Therapy, a certified PEERS coach, and supported by Victoria Geis, former Admissions Director for The Auburn School - Silver Spring

Your Teen Will Learn How To:
Use appropriate conversational skills
Be a good host during get-togethers
Find common interests by trading information
Make phone calls to friends
Appropriately use humor
Choose appropriate friends
Enter and exit conversations between peers
Be a good sport
Handle rejection, teasing, and bullying
Handle arguments, disagreements, rumors, and gossip
Change a bad reputation

PEERS may be appropriate for teens with:
ADHD
High Functioning Autism / Asperger’s
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Depression
Anxiety
Other social and behavioral problems

For enrollment information, please contact Erin and Victoria at:
[phone] or email: [e-mail]