Traumatic brain injury (TBI) during adolescence occurs at a time of significant cognitive and social development. Disruption of the major developmental processes taking place during this period can have significant long-term consequences in several areas of life, including family dynamics, social relationships, education, and employment. Pragmatic intervention in the sub-acute phase of recovery could thus potentially offer substantial benefits in terms of school and community reintegration for adolescents with TBI. The existing research, however, does not address social skills intervention after TBI in adolescence. A pilot study was therefore conducted to investigate the most pressing pragmatic issues for adolescents after TBI as well as the types of therapy that have been found to be most effective for social skills rehabilitation in this population. Focus groups were convened at a rehabilitation facility in Kansas City, Missouri, in order to obtain perspectives on the issue from rehabilitation therapists, parents of adolescents with TBI, and adolescent patients themselves. This session will present the data collected thus far and the conclusions drawn from it to provide recommendations for maximal effectiveness in treating social skills in adolescents who have sustained a TBI to promote school and community reintegration after injury.