Getting Started with PEERS for Adolescents: Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Presented by: Mary Schlieder Ed.D.

This webinar will provide an overview of the PEERS Social Skills program for Adolescents.  

This webinar will provide an overview of the PEERS Social Skills program for Adolescents. It will include information to help participants understand the following: How to recognize the importance of improving friendships; Consider limitations of existing social skills interventions; Explore research findings related to social skills instruction; and Learn how to implement the PEERS social skill curriculum for adolescents. Creating a PEERS class for indivdiuasl with autism or other developmental or social needs could be considered a targeted, NeMTSS Tier 2 support. For more information on NeMTSS visit https://nemtss.unl.edu/about/.

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