Event host
West Coast Centre for Learning
7788395515
info@wccl.ca
PEERS for Young Adults Online – Mondays Feb 16, 2023 – June 12, 2023. 7:00 – 8:30pm
PEERS for Young Adults is an evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated young adults who are interested in making and keeping friends and or developing romantic relationships. Young adults and social coaches (including parents or other caregivers) attend 16 weekly group sessions for 90 minutes per week.
Young adults are taught social skills through didactic lessons and role play demonstrations and practice the skills during group socialization activities. Social coaches attend separate sessions simultaneously and are taught how to assist young adults in making and keeping friends and/or dating.
Young Adults will learn the following:
- Developing and maintaining friendships & romantic relationships
- Entering & exiting conversations
- Appropriate use of humour
- Electronic communication
- Dating skills
- Organizing get-togethers
- Handling direct and indirect bullying
- Handling disagreements
- Handling dating pressure
- Letting Someone Know You Like Them
- Asking Someone on a Date
- Going on Dates
- Dating Do’s and Don’ts
- Handling Rejection
- Turning Someone Down
Complete the registration form and someone will contact you and give more details on enrolment and schedule a prescreening interview. Register here: https://wccl.ca/programs/older-adult-brain-health-fitness/peers-for-young-adults/
Enrolment is limited. Group instruction is provided in English. Regular attendance is imperative. Social coach participation is required. For more information please call 778.839.5515 or email info@wccl.ca
