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January 26, 2026
great information and great presentation
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January 25, 2026
Course as well organized and easy to follow.
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January 20, 2026
good information
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January 18, 2026
i appreciate examples for my understanding of material
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January 15, 2026
This course was excellent because it provided clear, research-based information on early childhood development, trauma, and the impact of stress on brain function. The content was practical, easy to understand, and directly applicable to work with children and families. The focus on real-world strategies, like “serve and return” and building language-rich environments, made the material engaging and useful for professionals across disciplines.
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Chelsea
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January 12, 2026
Very informative!
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January 8, 2026
Very informative course
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Brenda
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January 2, 2026
I think the data provided and foundational biological information about the brain explaining why ACEs affect/diminish development is what made this course excellent.
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January 1, 2026
This course provided me great information on how trauma and stress affects the language development in young children. I learned more about why they react in various situations if they have experienced these negative impacts in their lives.
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December 30, 2025
I learned about the effects of high stress and cortisol on children’s development, which is valuable information that can help guide practice and contribute to closing the vocabulary gap as a professional in early intervention.
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Jerry
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December 29, 2025
She rocks. Went to UM
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Alicia H
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December 29, 2025
This course clearly explained how early relationships and experiences shape children’s language development, and I appreciated the focus on ACEs, chronic stress, and serve-and-return interactions. The information was practical and reinforced the importance of supporting caregivers with education and simple strategies that strengthen connection and communication.
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December 29, 2025
good information
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Rachel
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December 16, 2025
It reinforced much of what I already knew tangentially but it's always good to have information consolidated and presented in a new angle. Also enjoyed the "regional accent" of the presenter
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Brooke
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December 15, 2025
I fully believe in the impact of ACEs and how they affect all aspects of regulation, language development, relationships, etc. This was a great training and I really enjoyed how the trainer explained and used meaningful examples.
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December 8, 2025
Alison did a fantastic job with an overview of ACEs and what we as professionals can do to better understand and support our clients.
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Ann
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December 5, 2025
Provides information that can be discussed with parents to help them with their understanding of their role in their child's language development.
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Margaret
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December 4, 2025
The instructor, Alison Peake, provided new insights related to communication intervention which will positively impact my approach. She provided a well-organized, thorough presentation regarding the impact of early trauma & stress on young children. The need for teaching families "reciprocal conversation" was highlighted as an important intervention.
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December 3, 2025
The presentation was informative, interesting, and useful! Very intriguing and well organized.
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November 20, 2025
New studies with information about word gaps
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November 12, 2025
Informative & important course
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Erica
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November 10, 2025
The instructor was very knowledgeable and made the information easy to understand.
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November 3, 2025
I was interested in the information about the affect on the limbic system and language access.
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October 26, 2025
I appreciated the parent-coaching information provided in this course.
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Kim
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October 26, 2025
The ACEs and their impact on adult outcomes was new information. Helping families with story telling, serve and return, and other important communication vehicles was well described.
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October 21, 2025
This ws agreat topic. I would like to hear more about early intervention, as well as ways to encourage coach families.
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October 19, 2025
It was very helpful and improved my understanding of the subject matter.
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October 7, 2025
The questions were a bit confusing with the answers being very similar to one another
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September 28, 2025
It was clear and informative.
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September 4, 2025
The professor explained everything clearly and made it easy to understand the course.
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August 28, 2025
I liked learning about the brain impacts from cortisol.
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Cari
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August 4, 2025
Instructor was awesome
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July 30, 2025
The information was important. Work at the early intervention level is critical .
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Ashley
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July 22, 2025
I work in Birth to Three for children with primarily low SES, several of my families experience a number of ACEs. This course will very much support my ability to empower families to support their children to feel safe- which in turn will support language development.
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July 16, 2025
I have heard about the impact of chronic stress to a person, but did not considered the impact it has on expressive language for young children. This course has spark my interest in this topic.
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Lisa
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July 12, 2025
Truly a great presentation and overview on how to better support our students who have less healthy involvement in their lives by caregivers.
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July 8, 2025
Lots of good foundational information regarding trauma
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June 30, 2025
The instructor was detailed and thorough, ensuring that the listener understood and took knowledge away from the topic
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June 29, 2025
Explanation of ACEs and longterm impact
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June 13, 2025
Great topic and information.
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June 10, 2025
I appreciated the organization and the professional perspective of the speaker.
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May 30, 2025
Helpful information to be more trauma-informed when working with children.
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Jack
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May 29, 2025
The speaker was very engaging and knowledgable.
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May 25, 2025
Very informative and applicable information.
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May 19, 2025
The impact of ACEs on health risks
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May 5, 2025
Very interesting information. I was really surprised about the correlation between ACEs and the impact on one's life. The speaker had so much insight into relationships and the connection with communication skills.
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April 21, 2025
I liked this course a lot. I thought it was very helpful to learn about the ACEs.
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April 16, 2025
Very interesting perspective from someone who is not a speech pathologist. Great info!
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April 2, 2025
I work with students with multiple ACEs and this information is always helpful for me to know and be reminded of.
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Brittany
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March 11, 2025
Talk about ACES
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Donna
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March 10, 2025
Interesting and important topic. The presenter did a nice job. However, I felt like the material went a bit beyond introductory if you weren't already familiar. I wish there was a transcript available-I like to reference it.
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Dawn
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March 8, 2025
I liked the presenter's knowledge of the ACE's and other studies related to trauma and child development.
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Jan
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March 4, 2025
She applied research to practice
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Rachel
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February 20, 2025
Good information and well presented.
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erin
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January 28, 2025
great info to reference
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Jill
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January 20, 2025
Ideas for having a positive way to talk with parents about engaging with their children for back and forth conversations. More awareness about the families I work with in terms of ACEs
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Lori
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January 16, 2025
The content was helpful and presented well
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January 12, 2025
The topic of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is a fundamental consideration for Early Intervention providers. ACEs impact how children learn, and while not all children will have experienced ACEs, reviewing how the brain responds to these experiences should be a core learning component for those working with children.
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Debra
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January 7, 2025
This information brought so much clarity to me for children and adults whom I've treated in the past with early trauma experiences and the impairments carried throughout their lives.
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Deanie
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December 27, 2024
The presenter spoke clearly ( I'm also from the south, so I loved her "accent") and gave great examples. The handouts contained a few typos, so I would recommend going in and correcting those, but they were easy to follow and very useful. Great course! ; )
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December 26, 2024
Too much talking. Need more visuals, videos, methodology in practice examples.
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December 26, 2024
Ms. Peak gives a well-focused presentation regarding how a child's early experiences affect them biologically along their skill development, and ways professionals may assist parents to improve their communication with the children in the home.
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December 21, 2024
Great info!
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December 19, 2024
She presented information in a effective matter, I was able to internalize content I knew I learned before, but she was able to tie things together so well, I can see myself comprehending it so much better.
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December 19, 2024
Important topic, well presented
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December 12, 2024
I love the information given re: the connection between experiences and language capacity and given examples to demonstrate
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December 1, 2024
Good information about the importance of developing relationships and early intervention for children in difficult situations
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November 22, 2024
Introduce books for each grade level that are high interest.
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November 17, 2024
The information was useful and easy to follow.
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Caroline
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November 15, 2024
Great information applicable to a variety of situations and clients that will help me engage more effectively with families regarding how to support their children’s language development within these considerations.
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November 7, 2024
Presenter was clear in her ability to share and teach about language and trauma
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November 6, 2024
I really enjoyed learning about ACE's and how that stress/trauma can impact a child in a variety of different ways. It definitely opened my eyes and allowed me to have more compassion for the some of the children that I am currently serving. When I understand more of the biology and science behind it, it also helps me have more patience in understanding that they can't help the impulsivity that they have.
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November 2, 2024
Very informative with good visuals.
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Candace
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October 22, 2024
Very helpful in dealing with parents in early intervention situations and providing them with the needed resources and information to positively impact the language development of their child(ren).
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Jessica
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October 19, 2024
This was a good refresher for understanding how ACEs can impact overall childhood development
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Sarah
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October 7, 2024
Great information relevant to the families that I work with.
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October 5, 2024
Information about ACEs and how it impacts child development.
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CILVIA
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September 15, 2024
The information was really informative
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Julie
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August 31, 2024
The information was very clear and easy to follow. She was very confident and helpful in her explanations and responses to questions!
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Romy
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August 29, 2024
Great information I wish most people knew
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August 10, 2024
it provided neurological support to understa why traumatized children behave the way they do.
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Member
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August 7, 2024
I did learn a great deal from this course, I feel that some of the information was presented too quickly.
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July 29, 2024
This was a great course on the impact of trauma and the development of language, cognitive skills, coping skills, etc.
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barbara
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July 15, 2024
one of the best coursevery knowledgable speakernice presentation style
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July 3, 2024
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Member
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June 29, 2024
Good course. Practical information and applications to my current job.
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Member
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June 24, 2024
It was a good introduction to the topic.
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Member
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June 8, 2024
Great information on language delayed children's needs from the perspective of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
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Member
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June 2, 2024
easy to follow
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Member
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May 31, 2024
Live how to provide children choices and how to educate our families on specifics.
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May 24, 2024
Straight to the point
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Member
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May 24, 2024
Learning how much trauma truly effects these children and their development.
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Member
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May 20, 2024
good info
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Margaret
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May 18, 2024
Good information to account for when treating children with childhood issues and trauma.
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April 29, 2024
The information presented was valuable. I think the handouts could have been more extensive. It was also difficult to answer some of the exam questions based on the presentation. The material was not presented in a clear manner.
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April 23, 2024
Presenter was a good speaker. Information was organized well.
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Aryn
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April 22, 2024
Top notch PD opportunity. Speaker was very easy to listen to and provided lots of great information on the importance of early relationships and how they tie into development long term
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April 21, 2024
Very Relevant information especially now with many broken homes and family dynamics and difficulties.
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Bernadine
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April 11, 2024
How to help families with these issues
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April 7, 2024
A perspective from a different type of professional (social worker)
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