Upcoming Workshops

February 27, 2025

Unlocking Play Potential: Elevating Our Kids’ Play Skills Workshop by Ms Jona Esquivel

Date : 8 March 2025 (Saturday) Time : 2pm – 4pm Venue : Pacific Speech Therapy & Learning Centre HQ Singapore, Novena Medical Centre, 10 Sinaran Drive #10-04, 307506 Registration Fee : 70SGD About the workshop: This workshop is designed to help parents, and caregivers enhance the play skills of children aged 2-7 years old, diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other communication disorders. About the presenter: Meet Jona, a dynamic speech therapist who’s been helping kids find their voices for over 20 years! With a degree in Speech Pathology from the University of the Philippines, she’s led teams as a Principal Speech Therapist across the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore. Jona specializes in a fun, play-based approach, working with children with communication challenges like ASD, childhood apraxia of speech, and sensory processing disorders. Trained in Ayres Sensory Integration, she’s a strong advocate for a holistic approach, always teaming up with parents, caregivers, and professionals for the best outcomes! Key […]

February 18, 2025

UCLA PEERS for Preschoolers Training Seminar by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson

Date : 9 – 11 June 2025 (Monday – Wednesday) Time : 9am – 5pm Venue : On site physical workshop, Singapore Early Bird Price : 1500SGD (ends by 1 March, 2025) Normal Price : 1800SGD Attendees will receive: eBook or paperbook copy of the PEERS for preschoolers manual (Laugeson, 2024) Puppet shows and role-play videos PowerPoint slides for telehealth delivery Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson’s inaugural in-person training in Singapore For mental health professionals, school based professionals, medical professionals, speech and language pathologists, occupational, recreational and behavioral therapists, researchers and other professionals who work with children 4-6 years of age with social challenges. PEERS® is used in over 150 countries and has been translated into over a dozen languages, but was developed at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, founder and director of the UCLA PEERS® Clinic. PEERS® is one of the ONLY publicly available evidence-based social skills programs for autistic youth and those with ADHD, anxiety, depression and other socioemotional challenges. […]