Questions, answered.

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.

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.

No. PEERS® has the strongest evidence base for adolescents with ASD, but it serves any adolescent who struggles socially — ADHD, anxiety, depression, peer rejection, social isolation. It is not diagnosis-gated.

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.

After payment, every registrant submits credentials through their dashboard — highest educational qualification, years of experience, current role, and supporting documents (qualification certificate, CV, professional registration, and any other supporting evidence). Our team reviews each submission. Attendance is confirmed by payment; certification and access to course materials are released once your credentials are verified. If we need more information, we'll let you know in your dashboard and by email.

Yes. Parents and caregivers of adolescents showing signs of social challenges are explicitly welcome — to partner with their child's school, to run practice at home, or to co-facilitate community groups. Selection criteria still apply. Exceptional cases are on a case by case basis.

Yes. We welcome graduate students in education, school psychology, counselling and SLP programmes.

Live online. All three days are interactive — role-plays, group facilitation labs, and Q&A cannot be done from a recording.

All sessions run 7am–3pm SGT (UTC+8). Local start times are listed on the homepage country grid for participants across Asia Pacific.

Confirmed per cohort. Most cohorts run on Zoom; some institutional cohorts prefer Google Meet or MS Teams. Your cohort's platform is shown on your dashboard and emailed before the start date.

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.

Early-bird pricing applies before the published deadline. Exact prices appear on the homepage and the registration page.

Full refunds are available up to 30 days before the cohort start date. After that, you can transfer your seat to a colleague or to a future cohort within 12 months.

A UCLA School-Based Certified Provider credential, listing in the international provider directory, featured profile on the peers.asia Asia Pacific Directory listing, full curriculum manual, parent and teacher handouts, outcome measurement tools, and implementation coaching calls with our team.

Yes. Once your certificate is issued, you and your school may publicly identify you as a UCLA PEERS® School-Based Certified Provider, with your unique certificate number.

Yes. The curriculum was developed and validated at UCLA — Laugeson et al. (2012) ran the foundational randomised controlled trial showing significant gains in social skills, peer engagement and social responsiveness. More recently, Parenteau et al. (2024) showed those gains hold up when PEERS® is delivered by community providers outside the original research setting, alongside significant drops in social anxiety and loneliness.

Our Research & Evidence page keeps a curated library of peer-reviewed studies on PEERS® — RCTs, follow-up data, and community/school adaptations. We add new entries as they're published.