The PEERS curriculum for school-based professionals : social skills training for adults with autism spectrum disorder
Laugeson, Elizabeth A.
The PEERS curriculum for school-based professionals : social skills training for adults with autism spectrum disorder - Abingdon : Routledge, 2014
The PEERS® Curriculum for School-Based Professionals brings UCLA's highly acclaimed and widely popular PEERS program into the school setting. This sixteen-week program, clinically proven to significantly improve social skills and social interactions among teens with autism spectrum disorder, is now customized for the needs of psychologists, counselors, speech pathologists, administrators, and teachers. The manual is broken down into clearly divided lesson plans, each of which have concrete rules and steps, corresponding homework assignments, plans for review, and unique, fun activities to ensure that teens are comfortable incorporating what they've learned. The curriculum also includes parent handouts, tips for preparing for each lesson, strategies for overcoming potential pitfalls, and the research underlying this transformative program.
9780415626965
Lesson planning
Social skills -- Study and teaching
Social skills in adolescence
Students with disabilities
Youth with autism spectrum disorders -- Behavior modification
Youth with autism spectrum disorders -- Education
The PEERS curriculum for school-based professionals : social skills training for adults with autism spectrum disorder - Abingdon : Routledge, 2014
The PEERS® Curriculum for School-Based Professionals brings UCLA's highly acclaimed and widely popular PEERS program into the school setting. This sixteen-week program, clinically proven to significantly improve social skills and social interactions among teens with autism spectrum disorder, is now customized for the needs of psychologists, counselors, speech pathologists, administrators, and teachers. The manual is broken down into clearly divided lesson plans, each of which have concrete rules and steps, corresponding homework assignments, plans for review, and unique, fun activities to ensure that teens are comfortable incorporating what they've learned. The curriculum also includes parent handouts, tips for preparing for each lesson, strategies for overcoming potential pitfalls, and the research underlying this transformative program.
9780415626965
Lesson planning
Social skills -- Study and teaching
Social skills in adolescence
Students with disabilities
Youth with autism spectrum disorders -- Behavior modification
Youth with autism spectrum disorders -- Education