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Lauren
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November 9, 2023
I LOVE this! I am so happy that respectful mentorship/parenting is being promoted in society, and especially that this is now being applied to therapy! I have always hated ABA and thought it was degrading. Thank you for presenting this information!
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Marcia
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October 29, 2023
She shared a lot of good information.
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Member
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October 16, 2023
Thank you for opening my eyes to practices that dehumanize and traumatize our autistic children. This is a great perspective and I will use it in my practice!
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Member
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October 8, 2023
It helped to explain and support a paradigm shift toward valuing neurodiversity. I appreciated the speakers recognition of her own shift and need to practice this new way of thinking and talking about neurodivergent individuals.
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Member
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October 3, 2023
Structured well, insightful into why behavioral based strategies are harmful.
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Martha
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September 10, 2023
I was introduced to so many ideas and information that were new to me that I am excited to learn more about. I feel like the course gave me so much to think about and challenged my previously held beliefs and practices. I look forward to learning more about the ideas presented.
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Jodi
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July 29, 2023
The presentator spent a lot of time on what not to do and speaking in a politically correct manner but not on how to help neurodiverse people be successful in life.
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Member
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July 10, 2023
I think this is a really important topic. Thank you for covering it!
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Member
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June 29, 2023
Presentation style does not represent the effort of practitioners to already be focused on the strengths and intrinsic value of ND people.
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Member
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June 29, 2023
Good presentation but power point could be more detailed
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Carey
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June 22, 2023
Really loved that you included case example videos
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Tessa
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June 6, 2023
Very informative & applicable to my specific setting in a self-contained K-1 classroom with Autistic children
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Abigail
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May 30, 2023
I first took DIR Floortime two decades ago, as a new grad, and have applied the concepts. Respect, mutual engagement, dignity, are human rights, which served as my takeaway. Thank you for such a great presentation!
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Member
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May 29, 2023
New research and resources shared.
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Angela
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May 4, 2023
I am so happy to see an educator talking in this way about ND. I loved everything about this class. Every therapist needs to take this class and learn a new approach to helping our ND population.
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Jennifer
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April 1, 2023
Clear information and practical recommendations
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Member
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March 26, 2023
So much new information!
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Robyn
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March 24, 2023
I don't agree with a lot of the concepts she described. It was very all or nothing towards neurodiversity with no blending of any other thought process.
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Member
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March 2, 2023
I appreciated her clear definition of terms that are becoming more common and are thrown around. I learned that I may not always be using them correctly so I am very glad to know more!
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Member
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February 28, 2023
I can extrapolate principles of neurodiversity to my workplace with fellow employees as well as with acute care patients.
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Member
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February 26, 2023
There were a lot of new ideas presented here. The presenter provided the video and concrete examples to help explain these. She also maintained a respectful stance so it was easier to accept what she is saying rather than feeling defensive or annoyed.
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Dorothy
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February 21, 2023
This was a new perspective for me. I enjoyed learning about this.
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Member
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February 20, 2023
So happy to see this kind of content on a CE platform! Keep it coming!!
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Member
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February 20, 2023
Providing a perspective that is often left out in traditional therapy
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Member
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February 17, 2023
Wonderful speaker, wonderful information.
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Member
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February 11, 2023
Interesting and helpful. Excellent
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Cynthia
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February 5, 2023
I completely support advancing the dignity and self determination of those I serve. However the high school students who are getting ready to go out and try to get a job so they can be self sufficient in actuality have to have some ability to adhere to social norms. I think there is a "grey area" where current expectations and individualism meets that can be used to enable all people to feel comfortable and valued as unique individuals. I do think we need to work on acceptance and inclusion.
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Member
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February 2, 2023
This was outstanding and I really appreciated learning about this topic.
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Member
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February 2, 2023
Appreciated the mind-shift in accepting and assisting the neurodivergent population to be active in their own goal setting, and to work with their individual strengths.
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Member
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February 1, 2023
Through-out this course I could tell the instructor is not only knowledgeable about the subject but also very compassionate.
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Mehek
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January 31, 2023
This course gave me a lot of points to self-reflect on in the way I approach clients with ASD and how I write goals for them in my practice.
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Cristyn
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January 26, 2023
Very Informative and helpful.
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Member
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January 18, 2023
This was informative.
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Jennifer
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January 16, 2023
This is one of the best classes I've taken. Really challenging my point of view of disability. I can't wait to dig into the resources she suggested and focus on the strengths of those I serve.
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Member
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January 3, 2023
Good introduction to topic.
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Sarah
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January 2, 2023
The information about ableism / the information
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Member
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December 22, 2022
I think this course is fine for the general public or first year therapist, but not for most therapists who already follow this approach.
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Member
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December 14, 2022
Very good overview of the Neurodiversity Movement and the many guidelines to consider when writing goals and providing intervention.
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Member
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November 15, 2022
Great pacing, peppered with clinical application. Topic of my current interest (ND affirming practice!)- great intro!
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Jaclyn
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November 9, 2022
It was great basic information about neurodiversity and how to support an individual's agency or self-determination. However, I would appreciate more ideas to incorporate into treatment.
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Member
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November 8, 2022
Good examples.
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Member
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October 24, 2022
She was a great speaker, engaging and had so much relevant information!
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Member
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October 22, 2022
I struggled with the presenter's all or nothing judgment of certain approaches, techniques, etc. However, I benefitted greatly when she described specific details and reasons behind her judgments. Then, I could hear her wisdom. I also valued how she responded to the more nuanced situations and questions at the end of the presentation. struggled more with some of what I perceived to be as wide sweeping statements such as "________ is traumatizing" or the labeling. For example, I co
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Ashley
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October 18, 2022
Fantastic presentation with clear, engaging, and organized. I feel prepared to justify changes to goals in my practice setting, and discuss the Neurodiversity movement more clearly.
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Member
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October 13, 2022
no comment
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Member
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October 10, 2022
I love having courses on neurodiversity available, especially ones like this that give specific strategies to combat ableism in our work!
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Shawna
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October 5, 2022
Introduction of new concept and challenge previous learning
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Member
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September 15, 2022
New information and perspectives
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Member
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September 10, 2022
new perspective and up to date understanding of accepted ideas and terminology in reference to nuerodivergent population
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Member
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September 9, 2022
It completely opened my eyes to what I still do not know and do not understand.
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Laura
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September 6, 2022
Neurodiversity supports, values and interacts with the intrinsic individual. This approach is humanizing and edifying, which will always be a win in my book. I like the contrast made to previously accepted interventions that sought behavioral changes including how & why they weren’t so effective.
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Kelly
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August 31, 2022
Very easy to implement strategies
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Sue
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August 30, 2022
The instructor was very passionate about the topic.
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Stephanie
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August 29, 2022
While course was well put together, it is alot of recommended change to the practice and doesnt seem practical
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Member
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August 23, 2022
I would have liked more examples of what is now appropriate interactions.
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Elizabeth
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August 22, 2022
I thought it was very informative and provided opportunity for reflection for my practice.
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Member
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August 17, 2022
She did a wonderful job of sharing this information in a way that made me think. I will use this information moving forward!
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Sandra
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August 12, 2022
This course provided new information and compared it with past thought process
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Member
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August 8, 2022
New info for me and thought provoking
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Julie
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August 4, 2022
She defined important terms, addressed practical issues that I can use in my day-to-day work and gave good examples.
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Candace
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August 2, 2022
The content can be confusing. I would like to see more on how this is being applied in practice. Also, addressing this population who have low cognition, aggression, self stimulation that is sexual in nature, etc.
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Suzanne
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August 1, 2022
This idea of supporting neurodiversity in this manner is new to me. The presentation was very informative and the additional resources mentioned for further understanding was appreciative.
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Kim
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July 29, 2022
My OT experience and training from the early 80's is so outdated as I try and navigate how to interact and help w/ neuro-divergent young students. My 4 y/o grandson is recently dx as ASD and I want to do all I can to help him grow and become a confident and successful young ma. This course has helped me to have greater understanding and new perspectives.
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Member
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July 29, 2022
Thank you! This is important information and it was presented in a way that was non-shaming, which is appreciated!
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Member
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July 27, 2022
Definitions and video examples were great!
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Elizabeth
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July 21, 2022
Great class. Glad to see neurodiversity being taught and discussed.
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Ellen
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July 16, 2022
totally new info to me; not in my practice area but i found it v interesting
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Member
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July 14, 2022
Excellent points to provide thought and discussion on how we as therapists not only interact with our neuro divergent population, but also great tips were provided on how we should approach and even write goals these individuals. Excellent points - thank you for brining all this to light.
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Member
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July 10, 2022
This was a great course! I really learned alot that will positively influence the therapy I provide. I also like the term: neuromajority vs. atypical
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roberta
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July 9, 2022
Great information, very helpful in stressing the importance of proper mindset.
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Michele
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June 30, 2022
I've been learning about this topic in bits and pieces over the past couple of years after joining a facebook group, but this is the first time I've been able to have any true professional development on this very important subject. I appreciate all the specific examples, the "Do and Don't" slides, and her compassionate "when we know better, we do better" perspective as we reflect on our own practices and history as professionals.
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Cassandra
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June 28, 2022
I really enjoyed the speaker. She was knowledgable about the topic and the material was easy to understand. I liked the examples she gave through videos, real world situations, and examples of better goals for this population.
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Member
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June 23, 2022
It was clearly presented and very well organized. She didn’t support her paradigm shift with outcome studies or evidence. Floortime isn’t evidence based.
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Member
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June 22, 2022
I learned a lot and plan to make major shifts in my approach to therapy!
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Erika
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June 16, 2022
Felt a little socially influenced
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Lisa
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June 13, 2022
Great use of language and strategies for better goal writing supporting the person and neurodiversity vs just outcomes based on behavior. This was excellent information
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Teresa
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June 10, 2022
It has made me reevaluate my outlook of treatment and goals
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Linda
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June 1, 2022
This course helped promote a shift toward a more positive way of viewing and working with autistic people that is supportive of them as individuals.
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Member
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May 26, 2022
I'm totally on board with these concepts even though many of them are different from what I learned in school. Hearing increasingly more about them from therapists who are successfully moving towards these goals in their practice is very helpful.
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Member
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May 25, 2022
Good job
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Member
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May 19, 2022
Instructor is able to provide updated information without shaming past practices or use
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Member
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May 13, 2022
This course causes us to be focused on the person instead of the deficit and view individuals holistically.
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Member
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May 13, 2022
This course gave me some different topics to think about in how I approach working with students (autistic and neurodivergent) including approaches to treatment and goal areas. I would have loved to see more specific goals or goal examples as this is an area I've been really trying to think about. I did like the focus on self-determination as well as the discussion at the end.
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Member
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May 11, 2022
Unorganized, rambled, loud, excellerated speech, not conducive to learning new approaches in therapy
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Sue
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May 6, 2022
The presenter was energetic and compassionate. In my practice, my views and attitudes have shifted away from the medical model to this more humanistic approach to working with clients in mental health over the last 10 years. It is like retraining your brain to discover the possibilities and it aligns with my beliefs and values finally. So, it was good to hear the same from this presenter. I loved all the suggestions to use in practice because it can all be so subtle.
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Member
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April 22, 2022
If this instructor said, "Ummmm" once, she said it 200 times in this hour presentation. This course did not flow. I grew frustrated trying to listen to her ideas and resorted to reading the transcript.
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Mariam
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April 17, 2022
Too fast and a lot of information crammed into a short span of time.
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Member
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April 15, 2022
Good and helpful information and enjoyable
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Member
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April 14, 2022
Informative, organized and thought provoking. Would've liked more practical examples of alternatives/adjustments we can make, not just what not to do. Overall interesting and helpful content.
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Kimberly
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April 10, 2022
You can teach people to understand and respect that some people function differently and go about their lives differently without teaching that the majority are a bunch of white supremacist, prejudiced jerks. Society functions on the basis of people behaving in an expected manner and there is utility in learning how to behave in an expected way. There is quite a wide range of "normal" that society accepts and this should be reinforced as well as respecting individual differences.
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Member
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April 4, 2022
Very interesting and included applicable examples!
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Leslie
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April 1, 2022
This is such important information for all therapy providers. It really requires a paradigm shift in the way therapy is provided, but it does align with providing client centered care.
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Kristina
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March 29, 2022
I loved the Cade example and the examples for goal writing!
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Member
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March 27, 2022
Updated my knowledge about current thought/procedures around ableism and autism.
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Member
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March 27, 2022
Overall the course was beneficial. It was interesting to think about the language used in goals and report writing as well as the type of goals written and what to address in therapy can support or negatively impact autonomy and agency. It would be even better if the scope was broader than just autism and included other areas of neurodiversity like ADHD diagnoses and other aspects of neurodiversity.
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Gayle
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March 27, 2022
Wow, this is great to hear all this. My mind has expanded. Going to OT school in the mid 90s had me also thinking about people first was best practice. Thank you for all this.
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Member
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March 26, 2022
I disagreed with the presentation overall but it is good to know what the current discourse is regarding this issue.
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Sherry
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March 25, 2022
Not an area of interest for me but I wanted to see what was taught so it was interesting but not an area of practice that interests me.
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Member
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March 24, 2022
I enjoyed the way the presenter worked with children. So much focus is on specific one right answer ways of communicating. There are tons of ways that we can communicate needs, wants and desires.
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Rose
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March 24, 2022
Very thorough, good use of examples
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