Boston Peers Social Skills Program, LLC

Boston PEERS® Social Skills Program offers evidence-based social skills training using the Program for Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) curriculum, developed by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. 

During a weekly group session, participants are taught social skills through didactic instruction, role play demonstrations, practice and coaching. Skills are learned through in-group rehearsal and ongoing feedback, as well as socialization homework assignments to encourage carryover.

Separate weekly Zoom sessions are held for parents/caregivers, whose involvement is integral to their teen or young adult’s success with the program. Caregivers are taught how to assist their teens or young adults in making and keeping friends by providing support and feedback with homework assignments.