Peers for Adolescents
The PEERS® program for Adolescents is designed for middle and high school students who are actively interested in forming and maintaining friendships, as well as learning how to deal with disagreements, teasing, and social rejection.
Program Structure
The program consists of 14 weekly sessions, each lasting 90 minutes.
The teenagers participate in group sessions, while at the same time separate groups are held for the parents.
Each meeting focuses on a different topic related to building and maintaining friendships.
Topics
During the program, teenagers are trained in skills such as:
- Developing and maintaining friendly relationships
- Communication skills
- Joining and leaving group discussions
- Electronic communication and digital social skills
- Appropriate use of humor
- Organizing meetings with peers
- Sportsmanship skills
- Dispute Resolution
- Social reputation ranagement and improvement
- Dealing with teasing and bullying
Training method
Teenagers learn social skills through:
- structured teaching modules
- videos showing examples of appropriate and inappropriate social behavior
- practical training within the team
- home practice activities
The role of parents
Parents also participate in a separate educational group, where they learn how to support their teenager in forming and maintaining friendships.
Parental involvement is essential, as it is a key factor in the program’s effectiveness.
How it works
The program can be held in person or online.
If the program is conducted online, people outside the Attica region may also participate. However, the program is conducted either entirely in person or entirely online, without combining the two formats.
Eligibility requirements
- The person has a hard time making friends
- The person must be in middle school or high school
- The person must voluntarily agree to participate in the program
- The candidate should be interested in the program’s subject matter
- The individual must be able to attend all of the program’s sessions
- Parents should be willing to participate in the program and be able to attend all of the program’s sessions
Participation chart
Places in the program are limited
* The program is held twice a year. Applications and eligibility reviews are accepted throughout the year.
*The composition of the groups is determined by the clinical team based on the information gathered during the assessment.
Contact Us
We’re here to discuss your needs and guide you through the next steps. Please contact us for more information or to schedule a meeting.