Enrolment, Fees, and Schedule

• Have friendship problems 
• Teens in secondary schools
• Young adults ages 18-32 
• Teens must agree to participate in the programme voluntarily 
• Application process

PEERS® is similar to a semester course in terms of the quality of the lessons, the curriculum, and the educators. With a staff of 3-4 facilitators and co-facilitators on average per class, we take pride in providing a unique learning opportunity, and we take care to insure this program pays off as a valuable long-term investment in your teen or young adult's social-emotional education and well-being.

• Enrollment starts with a phone screen with the parent(s) or caregiver(s). The phone screen is free, takes about 20-30 minutes, and gives us a chance to see if the programme may be a good fit. There is no cost or obligation associated with the phone screen.
• The next step is a 50-minute intake with the parent(s)/caregiver(s) plus the teen or young adult. During the intake, we make sure everyone has all of their questions addressed, everyone has a good understanding of what to expect heading into the program, and everyone agrees it would be a good fit. The intake is € 140. Once we complete the intake (and paperwork), you are officially enrolled and your spot in the upcoming group is secured.
• The programme itself runs for 16 weeks and consists of two groups, a teen or young adult group plus a parent/caregiver group. These two groups meet separately (at the same time) once a week for a little over 90 minutes. The cost of the programme breaks down to an average of  €125 per week; this cost covers both the 90-minute teen/young adult group as well as the 90-minute parent/caregiver group. Payment is collected via bank transfer or Revolut in four installments of $500 at weeks 1, 5, 9, and 13 of the programme.

It's possible for families to submit the fees for a 20 percent tax credit if you have a GP or consultant referral. In addition, we will provide families with an invoice that can allow them to get reimbursed through their private insurance mental health benefits. This will depend on each plan which can have some limitations depending on each policy.

Groups are held on one-week night to be determined. The times typically are from 6pm to 7:30pm each week. Young adult groups often start at 7pm to help with work or college schedules. For teen online groups we start the teen group before the parent group in order to help provide some supervision if necessary. Four of the sixteen sessions are held in person on designated weekends determined the first week or two of the commencement of the group.  

 Research through UCLA has shown doing PEERS® in an online setting is just as effective for group members as an in-person format (study), so our goal is to offer both options for families whenever possible. The online option also allows families further out from Dublin opportunities to access the intervention. Regardless of how we meet, PEERS® groups are always focused on helping you build your own social life in the real world. In both settings, the curriculum and learning opportunities are identical, and we take great care to follow the PEERS® model as designed by UCLA.