Who it's for
Built for the people already in the room.
The School-Based certification is open to anyone supporting adolescents in a school context — inside schools, in community or private-practice settings, or at home. No clinical degree is required.
You're a good fit if you are…
- A classroom teacher who notices students struggling socially and wants a structured, evidence-based way to help.
- A school counsellor running small-group sessions and looking for a research-backed curriculum.
- A school psychologist wanting to add PEERS® to your toolkit for adolescents with ASD, ADHD, anxiety or social difficulty.
- A speech-language pathologist working on pragmatic language and peer interaction.
- A school administrator or department head planning to roll out PEERS® across grade levels or campuses.
- A graduate student in education, school psychology, or counselling — start your career certified.
- A parent or caregiver of an adolescent showing signs of social challenges, partnering with their child's school or reinforcing the curriculum at home.
- An allied-health or learning-support professional — OT, learning specialist, therapist — working with adolescents.
- A community or youth worker running after-school, NGO or community programs.
What adolescents you'll be equipped to support
Any adolescent who struggles socially. PEERS® is not autism-only. It serves students with ASD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, social phobia, peer rejection, recent moves or transitions, and any young person who finds making and keeping friends genuinely hard.
What you do not need
- A clinical psychology degree
- Prior PEERS® training
- An existing PEERS® group at your school (we'll help you start one)