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PEERS® for Young Adults

PEERS® (The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) is world-renowned for providing evidence-based social skills treatment to preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.  

 

PEERS Relational Skills Program Moose Jaw Inc. (PEERS MJ) is pleased to offer the 16-week PEERS for Young Adults for the ages of 18 - 35 years. 

 

  • Participants are selected by intake interview to determine their interest in the PEERS program.

  • Participants are to bring a support person from their life to act as a Social Coach.

  • Social Coaches are typically an adult family member, caregiver or mentor.

  • Social Coaches attend the program at the same time as the Participants; in a separate room where they learn the same strategies as the Participant.

  • The Social Coach provides feedback to the Participant to help them find success as they practice the social skills strategies they are taught. 

  • The PEERS facilitator teaches the PEERS program to the Participants and oversees the full program; the Social Coach facilitator teaches the program to the Social Coaches.

  • Volunteers act as Behaviour Coaches to assist with practicing, role-playing and general support for the Participants and Social Coaches during the session.

  • A full PEERS program is comprised of a PEERS Facilitator, a Social Coach Facilitator, 3-5 Behaviour Coaches, 8-10 Participants and 8-10 Social Coaches

  • PEERS meets weekly in the evening for 90 minute sessions for 16 weeks

  • Participants are expected to participate and perform Homework Assignments based on the skills they are learning.

  • Participants build and expand their understanding of the skills that they learn as they progress through the program

  • Sessions begin with a Homework Review and Skills Review before proceeding to the next topic.

  • Participants experience the program from various perspectives as they discuss the perspectives of other Participants. 

  • Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for attending the PEERS program.

 

PEERS Curriculum

Session 1 - Trading Information and Starting Conversations

Session 2- Trading Information and Maintaining Conversations

Session 3 - Finding a Source of Friends

Session 4 - Electronic Communication

Session 5 - Appropriate Use of Humour

Session 6 - Entering Group Conversations

Session 7 - Exiting Conversations

Session 8 - Get-Togethers

Session 9 - Dating Etiquette: Letting Someone Know You Like Them

Session 10 - Dating Etiquette: Asking Someone on a Date

Session 11 - Dating Etiquette: Going on Dates

Session 12 - Dating Etiquette: Dating Do’s and Don’ts

Session 13 - Handling Disagreements

Session 14 - Handling Direct Bullying

Session 15 - Handling Indirect Bullying

Session 16 - Moving Forward and Graduation

 

The cost of PEERS is $500 per Participant; funding support is available

 

For more information and to register, contact us.

Young adults sharing a meal in Moose Jaw, SK
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