Peer Support Foundations Training Programme

Learn practical skills to support others and improve your own mental well-being.

Training duration: ~10.5 hours

Self-paced learning (6.5 hours): From Mon, 23 Dec 2024 onwards

Virtual live trainings (4 hours):

  • Tue, 14 Jan 2025, 7:30pm - 9:30pm

  • Sat, 18 Jan 2025, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Cost: $680 per person

  • Early bird special: $540 per person (ends 10 Nov 2024)

Register by Sunday, 15 Dec 2024.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

We are offering scholarships for this programme. If you’d like to join the training and need financial assistance, apply for a scholarship!

Apply by Sunday, 24 Nov 2024. Selected applicants will be notified via email. 

About the Programme

Designed to give you practical skills to support others and improve your own mental well-being. 

Learn directly from mental health professionals how to create safe spaces for open conversations about mental health and build confidence in offering peer support. 

This programme by Calm Collective is co-created with mental health professionals and persons with lived experience, and has trained more than 280+ peer support facilitators since 2021.

Calm Collective is part of the SG Mental Well-being Network, as part of the government’s Interagency Taskforce on Mental Health and Well-being.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand mental health and its impact on well-being.

  • Practice self-kindness, emotional awareness, and create a personal self-care plan to sustain your role as a peer supporter.

  • Build deep listening skills.

  • Learn techniques to enhance group cohesion and manage group dynamics.

  • Provide psychological first aid using the "Look, Listen, Link" framework to support individuals in distress.

Who is this programme for?

  • Individuals interested in providing peer support in their community or workplace.

  • Leaders or managers looking to provide psychosocial support to their teams.

  • Well-being ambassadors looking to promote mental well-being within their organization.

Hybrid Training Programme

SELF-PACED LEARNING

Curated training videos and reflection exercises that have been co-created with mental health professionals and persons with lived experience.

VIRTUAL LIVE TRAINING

Practise skills in role-play exercises simulating real-life scenarios and engage in Q&A sessions to deepen understanding.

CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION

Complete all self-paced learning modules and attend all live trainings to obtain a certificate in “Peer Support Foundations”.

Equip yourself with the following skills to create a safe & non-judgemental space for mental health conversations in 1-1 & group settings.

Peer support skills covered

Mental health literacy

Feel empowered in the role you can play in communities as peer supporters and increase mental health literacy

Self-care and self-compassion

Be equipped with the knowledge and skills to understand and regulate emotions through self-compassion and self-care

Deep listening

Be equipped with different deep listening skills and how to maintain presence during sensitive topics

Group facilitation

Be equipped with knowledge and skills to set limits, increase group cohesion and address sensitive scenarios in a group setting

Learn from mental health professionals

  • Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi

    Consultant Psychiatrist

  • Dr Karen Pooh

    Clinical Psychologist

  • Joshua Tan

    Art Psychotherapist

  • Shi Min Liew

    Clinical Psychologist

Hear from past participants

  • “Amongst all the different mental wellness or relevant courses I have attended thus far, the materials curated by the trainers of Calm Collective are by far the most comprehensive, clear and concise for understanding and application.”

    — Jia Xin, Peer Support Facilitator at Cheng San-Seletar Community

  • “Throughout the training, I felt that the Calm Collective Team and advisors valued my presence & individual growth, taking the time to ask for our feedback and learning reflections, making me feel even more empowered to learn and realise the value of community mental health peer support.”

    — Trevor, Peer Support Facilitator at Toa Payoh West - Thomson Community

  • “I liked the programme’s focus on being mindful and open. These are things that I can utilize in other aspects of life.”

    — Justin, Peer Support Facilitator at Limbang Community

Register now

  • The training entails modules such as self-care and self-compassion, mental health literacy, deep listening and group facilitation.

    You can expect to learn through training videos, activities and reflection exercises at your own pace. Additionally, you will learn to apply what you’ve learnt through experiential practice and role play during the in-person training sessions.

  • Yes, you will receive a certificate if you have completed all 4 training modules and attended both of the virtual live training sessions.

Frequently Asked Questions