Dr. Aubrey provides social skills training for children, adolescents, and adults using the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS). PEERS is a manualized, social skills training intervention for youth with social challenges. It has a strong evidence-base for use with adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, but is also appropriate for children with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and other social emotional problems.
Topics of Instruction:
- How to use appropriate conversational skills
- How to find common interests by trading information
- How to appropriately use humor
- How to enter and exit conversations between peers
- How to handle rejection, teasing, and bullying
- How to handle rumors and gossip
- How to be a good host during get-togethers
- How to make phone calls to friends
- How to choose appropriate friends
- How to be a good sport
- How to handle arguments and disagreements
- How to change a bad reputation