Now Open · Asia Pacific · August 2026
Get Certified as a
UCLA PEERS®
Provider for
Adolescents
Add a globally recognized UCLA credential to your professional practice.
A 3-day, 24-hour intensive certifying educators, psychologists, counselors, and allied-health practitioners to deliver UCLA's evidence-based social-skills curriculum (School-Based track) to adolescents across schools, clinics, and community programs. First time in Asia Pacific.
Certification
PEERS® for Adolescents
- Format
- 3 days · Live online
- Daily
- 8 hours · 7am–3pm SGT
- Total
- 24 training hours
- Dates
- Aug 26–28, 2026
- Credential
- School-Based Certified Provider
- Pricing
- See packages below
Completion includes
- UCLA School-Based Provider listing (Int'l)
- PEERS® Curriculum manual for schools
- Lifetime peers.asia community access
- Implementation coaching calls with our team
- Paid facilitation assignments Asia-wide as a Telehealth provider
About the Program
The school-based track of UCLA PEERS® — distinct from the clinical version, yet fully applicable in both educational and clinical settings.
PEERS® (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) is an evidence-based social skills curriculum developed at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson. The School-Based track adapts the adolescent curriculum as a school-context curriculum — formatted so everyday school staff (teachers, counsellors, psychologist, SLPs) can teach it across educational, community and private-practice settings.
This certification produces the first cohort of UCLA School-Based Certified Providers across Asia Pacific — equipped to run PEERS® groups for adolescents in school and beyond the classroom. Qualification criteria apply; see the full criteria.
Who it's for
Built for the people already in the room with these adolescents.
Classroom Teachers
Embed social skills practice into class culture.
School Counsellors
Run structured PEERS® groups in counselling settings.
School Psychologists
Add an evidence-based social curriculum to your toolkit.
Speech-Language Pathologists
Extend social communication work into peer interaction.
School Administrators
Lead PEERS® rollout across grade levels and campuses.
Graduate Students
Begin your career certified in a research-backed method.
Parents & Caregivers
Reinforce the curriculum at home with adolescents showing signs of social challenges.
Allied Health & Learning Support
OTs, mental health professionals, learning specialists and therapists working with adolescents.
Community & Young Adult Workers
Run PEERS® inside after-school, NGO and community programs.
School-based curriculum
A 16-week journey. Twelve modules.
Practical, scriptable sessions you'll be certified to facilitate — each one building on the last.
Wk 1–4
Foundations
- · Trading information
- · Two-way conversation
- · Electronic communication
- · Choosing friends
Wk 5–10
Core skills
- · Humour
- · Entering & exiting conversations
- · Get-togethers
- · Good sportsmanship
Wk 11–15
Conflict & repair
- · Arguments
- · Changing a reputation
- · Teasing & bullying
- · Rumours & gossip
Wk 16
Mastery
- · Graduation & review
Note: the School-Based track does not include the romantic relationships module from the Young Adults curriculum.
See full 16-session mapThree days · 24 hours
The intensive schedule.
Day 1
Foundations
- Programme overview & evidence base
- Adolescent social development
- Module: trading information & conversation
- Module: electronic communication
- Role-play practice & coaching
Day 2
Core skills
- Modules: choosing friends, humour, get-togethers
- Module: good sportsmanship
- Running a PEERS® session in a school setting
- Parent/teacher coaching strategies
- Group facilitation lab
Day 3
Conflict & implementation
- Modules: arguments, teasing, bullying, rumours
- Module: changing a reputation
- Outcome measurement in schools
- Adaptation for international vs government settings
- Certification assessment & Q&A
Open to · launch region
First school-based providers across Asia Pacific.
Training runs 7am – 3pm SGT. Local start times below — countries where the session would start before 6am local are not listed.
After certification
Join the regional practitioner network.
Community
USD 899 value · first cohort · lifetime
- Asia Pacific Directory listing
- Cohort alumni community
- Resource library access
- Group tracker
- Practice placement opportunities
Pricing
Three ways to register.
Card · PayNow (SG) · Wise · Revolut · Aspire · PO invoice
School Team
USD · per seat · min 3 from the same school
Register team Send this to your HOD or principal →Frequently asked
Questions, answered.
What does "School-Based" actually mean?+
It refers to the curriculum's design, not the venue. PEERS® School-Based is formatted so everyday school staff — teachers, counsellors, SLPs — can teach it as part of a school-context curriculum, but it can be delivered inside a school, in after-school or community programs, in private practice, or by trained parents reinforcing the skills at home.
What is the difference between School-Based and Young Adults?+
The School-Based track is designed for educators and parents delivering PEERS® to adolescents (roughly ages 11–17) across educational, community and private-practice settings. It excludes the romantic relationships module and is formatted for non-clinical facilitators. The Young Adults track is clinical, delivered by psychologists in clinic settings for ages 18+, and includes romantic relationships content. SGH ran a Young Adults cohort in Singapore in Feb 2026; this is the first School-Based cohort in Asia Pacific.
Do I need a clinical degree to attend?+
No. The School-Based certification is designed for educators, counsellors, school psychologists, SLPs, school administrators, allied-health practitioners, community workers and parents. No clinical licensure is required for this certification although strict selection criteria still apply.
Is the training live or recorded?+
Live online via Zoom (or Google Meet / MS Teams depending on cohort). All three days are interactive — role-plays and group facilitation practice cannot be done from a recording.
What if my school can't pay by credit card?+
We accept purchase orders, NET30 invoicing, instalment plans, and online bank transfers using Wise, Aspire or Revolut. Use the PO option during registration and our team will handle invoicing directly.
What happens after certification?+
You receive a UCLA School-Based Certified Provider credential, are listed in the international provider directory, gain access to the peers.asia Asia Pacific Directory listing, and receive implementation coaching calls with our team to help launch your first PEERS® group.
Which time zone is the training in?+
All sessions run 7am–3pm SGT (UTC+8). See the country grid above for local start times across Asia Pacific.
The first cohort · August 2026
Be the first certified
School-Based PEERS® Provider
in Asia Pacific.
Seats are limited to preserve the practice-heavy format. Register before the early-bird to secure your place and the lowest fee.