CAAT - PEERS for Young Adults

CAAT PEERS

A Social and Relationship Building Skills Program for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum and Related Social Learning Disorders

Center for Assessment and Treatment

Location: 8401 Connecticut Ave Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Suite 700

Registration: To register for the young adult group, submit an online application. There are multiple enrollment steps. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible to be considered for the Spring cohort.

Date and Time: Starts February 11th with 16 Weekly Sessions on Tuesday Evenings from 7:15-8:45 pm

Ages: Young adults (18-30). 

Cost: Call for pricing and insurance options. These services may be covered by your insurance company.  

Contact: For additional information, please call our office at (240) 424-0184.

PEERS® for Young Adults is a 16-week evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated young adults, ages 18-30, who are interested in learning ways to make and keep friends, navigate social interactions, handle conflict and rejection, and develop romantic relationships.

Young adults learn social skills by didactic and role play models, and then practice in a group session while receiving immediate, individualized coaching from clinical staff. Regular group attendance is imperative to program success. Parents attend weekly group sessions, held simultaneously with the client group, where they are taught how to assist their young adult by providing feedback through social coaching during weekly socialization homework assignments.

Weekly attendance for parents/caregivers is a program requirement.

As the first certified provider of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) curriculum in the Mid-Atlantic region, CAAT launched group sessions in 2012.