About APPP

APPP at ASCA, 2025 in Long Beach, CA

Josh Berger, Ph.D., APPP BOD, APPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, CPPE, and Cynthia Morton, Ed.D., NAPPP BOD, CPPE, Certified Trainer/Consultant, OPMP Chairperson at the APPP exhibitor booth.

Cynthia Morton, Ed.D., APPP BOD, CPPE, Certified Trainer/Consulant (left), and Karen DeVoogd, Conflict Resolution Education Trainer for the Domestic Harmonizer Program (DHP) and OPMP Co-Chairperson (right).

Association of Peer Program Professionals

Five Year Strategic Plan

2022-2027

Vision: To establish a culture of people helping people
Mission: The Association of Peer Program Professionals helps adults establish, supervise, maintain, and evaluate peer programs so that trained peers may help each other with maximum effectiveness

APPP 5 year strategic plan

Board Member, Dr. Boone Benton, representing APPP at the Georgia school counselors association.

Gwinnett County Peer Leaders at Brookwood High School

Check out the Gwinnett County Peer Leaders in action at their most recent conference at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County, GA.

Peer Leadership Showcase

Board members, Laurie Jo Wallace and Roselind Bogner, were APPP exhibitors for the 2019 American School Counselor Conference in Boston, MA.

Peer Leaders in Action

Rockdale County Public School Peer Leaders present their peer program to Georgia State School Superintendent, Richard Woods on February 8, 2019.

ASCA and APPP Working Together!!

Planning meeting with Dr. Eric Sparks from the American School Counselor Association and Dr. Judy Tindall from National Association of Peer Program Professionals.

About Our Past Trainings

Marilyn Bader, NAPPP Trainer/Consultant - Montgomery Upper Middle School

“Establish a Peer Helping Program and “Peer Mediation”. The training was well received. The participants are involved with an interactive activity designing a peer helper. The school hopes to start a program involving peer mediation and mentoring new students. This training was designed to specifically meet the needs of the Middle School.

Testimonials about the Training from Participants

“The trainer was engaging and knowledgeable, bringing the training to life via interactive, practical activities. They allowed for bonding with the group and a shared purpose.”
“Learning activities”
"It exceeded my expectations"
“I loved the activities. They can be used in peer training but also in other group situations”.
“Marilyn was amazing. This was the best workshop I’ve ever attended. I am totally confident. I will be able to create a great program.”
“It helped me to understand the impact of an intentional program.”
“Awesome experience. Every question answered. Information excellent”
“We are collectively so grateful to have had Marilyn train us as we are inspired and eager to begin this valuable process of building a program(s)”

Cynthia Wynn, CPPE, NAPPP Trainer/Consultant - Lindenwood University

Cynthia taught “Establish a Peer Helper Program” graduate course at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO for 3-hour credit. The participants were taking a break after learning about evaluation of peer programs. All the students worked for schools or agencies and wanted to implement peer helping in a variety of delivery methods such as career guidance, mental health, mentoring and education.

Testimonials about the Training from Participants

“Very Interactive! Great environment to learn and good group of people.”
“The assignments and activities were applicable.”
“Interactive hands on training”.
“The hands-on activities that can immediately by applied”.
“I enjoyed learning the take a ways to implement at my school”
“Class activities that we could take to our classrooms, writing our own plan to understand the requirements”.
“The binder, the planning and organization..”

Dr. Judy Tindall - Washington D.C.

The National School Resource Officers Association held a national conference in Washington, D.C. As part of the conference, SRO’s had an opportunity to take “Establish a Peer Helper Program” with an emphasis on highway traffic safety, drug prevention and peer mediation emphasis. The picture was taken after an activity that helped them dream about their program 5 years from now. The participants hope to implement peer mediation in the whole district and others wanted to do peer education.

Testimonials about the Training from Participants

What I liked most was “Interactive."
“It Exceeded my Expectations”.
“Hands on Activities:."
“I felt that Dr. Tindall gave great knowledge to me regarding programs for children.”