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DIR 101: An Introduction to DIR® and DIRFloortime®

This training will introduce and examine the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR) model, which is an established and recognized framework to understand a child’s development that was developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan. DIR explains a child’s developmental stages, individual differences, and the role emotion and relationships have in a child’s development. The training will present an introduction to the DIRFloortime (AKA Floortime) approach, with the developmentally appropriate interactions, interventions, and practices geared to each individual’s developmental profile. The DIR model is applicable for all individuals and the DIRFloortime approach is particularly useful with autistic children and individuals with other developmental disabilities.

Learning Objectives:

• Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to identify at least three common features of autism and other challenges of relating and communicating
• Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to identify at least four key features of relationship-based approaches.
• Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to describe all 6 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) in the DIR® model and potential challenges that children face at each capacity.
• Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to describe at least three characteristics of how individual differences (the "I" in DIR®), including health, sensory processing, and regulatory challenges, can impact a child's development.
• Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to identify at least three key principles and basic strategies of Floortime.
• Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to describe at least three characteristics of relationship and family in the DIR® model.
• Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to describe the essential role of affect as it is related to the D, the I, and the R.

Additional Training Program Information:

More information on the DIRFloortime Training Program and the DIRFloortime approach can be found at the ICDL website at www.icdl.com. The research and evidence to support DIR and DIRFloortime continues to grow. The www.icdl.com/research page has further information on the latest research. 

Instructional Methods and Instruments:

This course is primarily a lecture-based course. There are many video examples used and discussed throughout the course to enhance the learning process.

Schedule:

Day 1 (3^rd October 2023)

Day 2 (4^th October 2023)

Venue: TO BE DECIDED

About the Speaker

Jeffery J Guenzel, MA, LPC, DIR Expert(USA) Jeffery J Guenzel, MA, LPC, DIR Expert, has been leading the International Council of Development and Learning(ICDL) and Director of the DIR® Institute since 2013. He is a professional counsellor and has worked as a psychotherapist for 30 years. He was formerly the Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families and Director of the New Jersey Division of Child Behavioral Health. He lectures and provides consultation throughout the United States and internationally on autism, child development, mental health, and program development.

Jackie Bartell, MS Ed Jackie Bartell, MS Ed has been working in the field of special education for over 40 years with a MS degree in Developmental Disabilities. Currently she provides consultant service that specialize in mentoring a variety of institutions, schools, practitioners, educators, and families across the globe. She draws on her extensive experiences to help parents and professionals understand the relationship they have with their children and how to apply the DIR/ Floortime model in a variety of setting including home and school. As an expert training leader for the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental Learning (ICDL) she provides online and in-person instruction on the implementation of the DIR/ Floortime model as well as strategies for integrating that model into current classroom practices. As an experienced trainer, she has helped more than a thousand professionals and parents learn the DIR/ Floortime model both here in the United States and around the world.

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