| Description |
This conference will focus on using the Foundational Capacities for Development and the Developmental, Individual Difference Relationship based model to build a comprehensive intervention plan.
Participants will learn:
• To assess foundational capacities and the individual's DIR® Profile
• To identify hurdles and gaps in development and to plan for intervention to address these gaps
• To identify behaviors related to anxiety and visual spatial challenges
• To focus on the comprehension and how to enhance the individual's ability to make meaning of a world that can sometimes be confusing
• To activate development through affect
• To recognize how symbols reflect emotional development
• To prioritize goals and integrate related intervention approaches
• How to apply the DIR®-FCD™ approach from the perspective of the following disciplines: Speech, OT/PT, Education, Medicine and Mental Health
The following sessions are approved for EI Credit:
When Development Stalls … Does the Intervention Fit? - 1 Atypical Development and 1 Intervention
How to Create a Meaningful Life for Every Child - .5 Intervention
Looking Beyond Communication Schedule - 1.5 Intervention
Intensive Developmental Interventions for Young Children with Autism: The Evidence - 1 Intervention
DIR® in the School Environment - No EI Credit
Social Thinking and Communication: Bridging Developmental and Cognitive Behavioral Strategies - .5 Typical Development
Becoming an Integrated DIR® Therapist- Using Reflective Supervision to Work at Multiple Levels - No EI Credit
The Relational and Biological Underpinnings of Emerging Self-Regulation in the Young Child - 2.5 Typical Development
Common Medical Conditions and ASD and Related Developmental Disorders - 1.5 Atypical Development
Comprehension: Let’s Make Meaning Together - .5 Intervention
A View from the Floor: How the DIR®/Floortime™ Model Informs Treatment - 1.5 Intervention
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| Location |
Harper College Wojcik Conference Center
1200 West Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067-7398
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| Date |
7/13/2012 8:30 AM - 7/14/2012 4:30 PM (Check in 8:00 AM)
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| Sponsor |
Profectum Foundation |
| Trainer |
Serena Wieder, PhD - Founder of DIR® Institute Ricki Robinson, MD, MPH Sherri Cawn, MA, CCC-SLP Linda Cervenka, MA, CCC-SLP Monica Osgood, BA Beth Osten, MS, OTR/L Michele Ricamato, MA, CCC-SLP Diane Selinger, PhD Christene Seminaro, M.Ed Traci Swink, MD |
| Contact |
Registrar at Profectum Foundation (973) 348-9462 admin@profectum.org |
| Principles |
1. Support families
2. Active participation
3. Collaborative relationships
4. Specific IFSP goals
5. Comprehensive plans
8. Quality services
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| Credit Hours |
0 |
| Cost |
$195 July 13 or July 14th. See website for info
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| Status |
Closed |