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PEERS® for Adolescents Social Skills Group

  • Canopy Support Services 150 O'Carroll Avenue Peterborough, ON, K9H 4V3 Canada (map)

FEE-FOR-SERVICE GROUP PROGRAMMING - IN PERSON

PEERS® for Adolescents
Social Skills Group

PEERS® for Adolescents is a 14-week evidence-based social skills program for adolescents in middle and high school who are interested in making and keeping friends and/or handling conflict and rejection.

Participants will learn:

  • Developing and Maintaining Friendships

  • Conversational skills

  • Entering and exiting conversations

  • Appropriate use of humor

  • Handling disagreements

  • Electronic communication

  • Being a good sport

  • Organizing get-togethers

  • Handling teasing and bullying

  • Changing Reputations

Cost:

  • The fee for this 14 week group is $4900.00 and is an OAP-eligible expense.

Group Details:

  • This group is for teens with a diagnosis of Autism, aged 13-17 years old.

  • This 14 week group begins Thursday, September 10th and runs until Thursday, December 10th, 2026.

  • Parents attend separate sessions simultaneously and are taught how to assist adolescents in making and keeping friends (parent participation Is required).

  • Each week will be 1 hour in length and participants are taught social skills through didactic lessons and role-play demonstrations and practice these skills during group socialization activities.

  • This group takes place in person at our Peterborough office.

Interested in this group? Please fill out the form below and we will connect with you shortly!

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