PEERS® Social Communication Skills for Teens & Adults

The Only Proven Social Skills Program Available for Adults & Teens

WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO WHAT SOCIALLY CONFIDENT PEOPLE ARE DOING NATURALLY.

JULY COURSE ENROLMENTS ARE OPEN!

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Who is this program for?

Anyone who wants to learn skills that will help them make and keep friends.

Eligible self & plan managed NDIS participants welcome.

People who enrol in our courses may be experiencing social struggles related to:

  • Social Anxiety

  • Autism / Asperger’s

  • ADHD

  • Mild intellectual or cognitive disability (smaller group courses available)

  • Being gifted & talented

  • Dyslexia

  • Introversion

  • Extraversion

  • Loss of confidence

    No matter who you are, if you want to improve your relationships and expand your social life,

    we can help.

Initially, our participants identify with one or some of the following:

  • A lack of confidence conversing with people they don’t know well.

  • A desire to avoid social interactions due to worries about what people might think of them.

  • Concern about saying the wrong thing in social situations.

  • Confusion about not being invited to things, with no explanation why.

  • An ability to ‘make’ friends, but difficulty keeping them.

  • Having few or no close friends.

Do you relate to any of this?

We can provide you with the tools necessary for social success.


What will I learn?

Social communication skills that will lead to:

Greater Confidence.

Deeper connections.

Better friendships.

A more fulfilling social life.

Topics include:

  • General conversation skills.

  • Choosing the right friends.

  • Do’s & don’ts of electronic communication.

  • Using humour and assessing your humour feedback.

  • How to start, enter, and exit conversations with people you don’t know well.

  • How to organise successful gatherings with friends.

  • How to develop romantic relationships (Young Adult 14 week course).

  • Dating do’s and don’ts (Young Adult 14 week course).

  • How to manage arguments and disagreements.

  • Handling rejection, teasing, bullying, rumours and gossip.


When and where are the classes held?

SYDNEY / WYNYARD / DEE WHY

All conveniently located close to public transport.

Check out all of our different in-person groups

then

click on the corresponding green button below

to register your interest

  • Teens - School Grade years 7 to 11 - Now full

    Next courses begin August 26th- Dee Why Location.

  • In-person group - School Grade Years 7-11

  • 4:30pm - 6:00pm - PCYC Dee Why

  • TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, or THURSDAY afternoons.

  • Up to 8 participants per group.

    INTERESTED IN OUR NEXT TEEN COURSE?

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  • Young Adults - 18-30yrs

    Starts 23rd & 24th July - Sydney CBD

    *Adult groups include a component on dating.

    In-person groups. Suit 18-30-year-olds who are independently living, studying and/or working within the community - pretty much anyone you’d meet on a TAFE or university campus. Up to 10 participants per group.

    Register your interest in our next face to face course. Click the green “WED/THURS YOUNG ADULT” button below.

    • WEDNESDAY GROUP 6:00pm - 7:30pm - 11 York St, Sydney (above Wynyard Station) -

    • Next Course begins July 23rd, 2025.

    • THURSDAY GROUP 6:00pm - 7:30pm - 11 York St, Sydney (above Wynyard Station)

    • Next Course begins July 24th, 2025.

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      WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR NEXT YOUNG ADULT COURSE?

      SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON THE GREEN “WED/THURS YOUNG ADULT” BUTTON.


  • Young Adults - Mild Intellectual Disability 18-30yrs

    Starts July 22nd - Sydney CBD

    In-person group. Suits participants with low support needs, and average reciprocal conversation skills. Up to 8 participants per group. *Adult groups include a component on dating.

    • TUESDAY GROUP - 5:30pm - 7:00pm - 11 York St, Sydney (above Wynyard Station)

    • Next Course begins March 25th, 2025.

      INTERESTED IN OUR NEXT COURSE FOR ADULTS WITH A MILD INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY?

      SCROLL DOWN AND LET US KNOW BY CLICKING ON THE GREEN “TUESDAY ADULT GROUP…” BUTTON.

      Over 30’s Sydney Weekend Workshop - 30yrs ++

      Improve your conversation skills at our 1-day in-person workshop.

      Suits motivated Adults 30yrs++ who independently live, study and/or work within the community.

      NEXT COURSE:

      Future Dates TBA

      Saturday & Sunday - 9:30am - 4:30pm - 11 York St, Sydney

      ‘‘A Weekend Workshop filled with practical information that will increase your confidence and improve your social success.’’

      INTERESTED IN OUR OVER 30’S WORKSHOP? SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK THE “OVER 30’S WORKSHOP” BUTTON BELOW.

      Batemans Bay, Weekend Workshop - 17 yrs ++

      Improve your conversation skills at our 1-day in-person workshop located in Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast.

      Suits all independent and motivated adults between the ages of 17 and 100 years who want to improve their social communication.

      Expressions of interest are invited

      Saturday & Sunday - 9:30am - 4:30pm - 11 York St, Sydney - Venue TBA

      ‘‘A Weekend Workshop filled with practical information that will increase your confidence and improve your social success.’’

      • Next course is subject to interest.

      Register your interest by clicking on the corresponding

      green button below.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Find out about Michelle, our founder and course facilitator.

If you or someone you know wants to increase their confidence and expand their social network, this could be the ideal course for them.

Our small, face to face group classes are held in a safe, friendly environment where everyone gets it right!

Call Michelle for a confidential discussion to see if this program is right for you.