Tri-State Webinar: Getting Started with PEERS for Adults: Social Skills Training for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Course description

Adults on the autism spectrum require specialized instruction to develop friendships and social networks. In this webinar, participants will learn to teach adults with ASD how to:

• develop and maintain friendships,
• handle peer conflict and rejection,
• develop romantic relationships
• teach ecologically valid social skills used by socially successful adults,
• help adults find sources of friendship with assistance from social coaches,

Participants will also learn ways to train social coaches to support individuals with ASD using strategies that ultimately foster dependence in social relationships.

Learning Objectives

• Identify social skills deficits among adults.
• Recognize the importance of improving friendships.
• Explore the limitations of existing social skills interventions and research findings related to social skills instruction.
• Learn how to implement the PEERS curriculum for adults.

Presenter Information: 

Mary Schlieder has been a special education teacher and educational consultant for over 20 years. Her areas of expertise include trauma-informed classroom instruction, social-emotional learning, autism, collaborative problem solving, and peer-mediated intervention. She also has extensive experience as a higher education instructor for several universities, specializing in courses that help teachers, administrators, and school counselors better serve students with mental health and behavioral challenges.

Refund Policy

Registration may be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the event for a full refund. Cancellations received within 14 days of the event will not be refunded. No-show registrations will also not be refunded.

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