Professional Development

90-minute, half-day,and full-day presentations to your staff to include:

Understanding the Adverse Childhood Experience Study and how it relates to your classroom or workplace
What is Trauma-Informed care and what does a Trauma-Informed school look like
Understanding The science of trauma and toxic stress on your students, classroom, or workplace
What causes toxic stress, what toxic stress looks like in your classroom, and how toxic stress impacts children's behavior and their ability to learn
Simple strategies to implement in your classroom today that will benefit all students, but especially those struggling with the effects of trauma and toxic stress

About ACEs in Education

Suzanne Pease holds an M.Ed. and is a Certified Trauma Trainer. She is currently a middle school teacher of at-risk students and the Trauma-Informed Specialist for An Achievable Dream Academy in Virginia. Through her experience of raising three boys through their own adverse childhood experiences(ACEs), Suzanne discovered the science of trauma and toxic stress on the brain. Together with her education experience and her success in guiding her own children through their adversity, Suzanne created ACEs in Education to bring awareness and understanding of the science of toxic stress on our children and in our classrooms and to better equip educators in the matter of Trauma-Informed Care.

" We may not be able to stop the trauma from happening, but we can give students the skills and strategies to manage the intensity, through intentional teaching in a safe, predictable environment" -Kristin Souers, Fostering Resilient Learners