Summary:The PEERS® (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) Curriculum is a manualized, evidence-based, and ecologically valid social skills training for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The PEERS® curriculum is taught over the course of 16 weeks and focuses on how to make and keep friends, as well as how to manage conflict and rejection. Each lesson consists of didactic instruction, as well as role-plays, behavioral rehearsals, and homework assignments. During this presentation, participants will be introduced to the 15 topics covered during the curriculum, as well as have the opportunity to participate in an abridged version of one of the didactic lessons.
Learning Objectives:- Participants will learn who the PEERS curriculum is designed to benefit.
- Participants will be introduced to the skills covered within the PEERS curriculum.
- Participants will have an opportunity to participate in an abridged version of a PEERS lesson.