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Playing and Engaging With Others

11/13/2009 4:30pm - 11/14/2009 9:00pm

Playing and Engaging With Others - Introduction to Floor Time and The DIR Model

November 13 & 14, 2009 (Friday Evening and Saturday), Fri 4:30PM - 9:00PM - Sat 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cost: $290 Professional $120 Parent/Guardian

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Floor Time is an intervention technique used to treat children with developmental disabilities and encourage intellectual growth. It is used within the framework of the DIR model. The DIR model is used to develop programs for children with special needs based on the developmental level, individual differences, and the relationships of the child to care providers. The purpose of Floor Time is to help the child master the six emotional milestones, one by one, in sequential order. This presentation outlines Stanley Greenspan's, MD, and Serena Weider's, PhD, definitive guide to raising a child with special needs, The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth. It covers disabilities including autism, PDD, language and speech deficits, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and DD, and offers a new understanding of the nature of these challenges. The program describes specific ways of helping children extend their intellectual and emotional potential, displaying the unique profile of the individual child.

Day 1 - The class will begin with an explanation of the DIR model. It will also demonstrate Floor Time techniques necessary for the child to reach key milestones and to develop new emotional and intellectual capacities. This approach enables parents, as well as clinicians, to use seemingly playful interactions to assist children to move up the developmental ladder and often to master creative and abstract thinking.

Day 2 - This class will demonstrate the use of sensory processing techniques within the Floor Time approach when providing intervention with children who have disorders of relating and communicating. We will discuss the use of these techniques by both parents and professionals within a variety of settings. Recently, ten new emotional development levels were identified and will be discussed from Greenspan's newest book, "The First Idea".

Dates:

Friday, November 13, 2009 , Saturday, November 14,2009

Times: Registration is 4:30 - 5:00 the first day. Class begins at 5:00 pm PROMPTLY 11/13/09 (Friday)
Class 8:00 - 5:00 PM 11/14/09 Saturday. Come early to sign in please.

CEUs: 1.2 CEUs 12 Contact Education Clock Hours

COST (for both days): $290 Professional/Para Professional (includes continuing education units and /clock hours)

$120 Parent/Guardian

PRESENTORS:

Dawn Heino, OTR/L and Molly McBroom, OTR/L

Dawn Heino, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist at the Good Samaritan Children's Therapy Unit. She has worked as a Pediatric OT for 20 years in a variety of settings including: neonatal and pediatric intensive care, general acute pediatrics, pediatric rehabilitation, home health care, out-patient clinical settings including a feeding clinic, neonatal follow-up, early intervention and school based therapy services. She has had extensive training and experience working with children with disabilities including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Molly McBroom, OTR/L, is a graduate of the University of Washington and has worked at the Good Samaritan Children's Therapy Unit for 19 years. She has extensive training working with children with developmental delays particularly those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, physical disabilities and visual dysfunction. She has worked with children ages 0 - 21 years. Molly has completed formal training in Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT), Sensory Integration (SI) and DIR Floor Time.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Identify the key elements of Floor Time and the DIR model of Intervention
Identify the sixteen emotional developmental levels
Assess the emotional developmental level of a child
Describe the goals/activities pertinent to Floor Time
Implement the Floor Time approach with appropriate children in a variety of different environments
Utilize the sensory processing approach within the Floor Time model across various disciplines.

Intended Audience: Family members and professionals working with children with developmental disabilities. Class size is limited to 46 participants.

Registration: Please call 253-697-5225 or email mailto:ctued@goodsamhealth.org for registration form. This course is intended for families also, not just professionals.

Please contact your FRC's if interested in coming with a Purchase Order.

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY: Full refund of the course registration fee, less $50 administration fee, will be granted upon receipt of written request post marked 7 days prior to date of class.

The Good Samaritan Children's Therapy Unit in Puyallup, Washington, provides some of the most advanced therapy treatments available for infants, children and adolescents with special health challenges. Since 1966, the program has provided therapy services for more than 30,000 children by uniting an expert team of pediatric specialists, state-of-the-art facilities and leading edge research. Our Professional Education courses attract thousands of students each year from around the world.

Contact: Education Secretary

Registration: Please call 253-697-5225; Mail by using this Form; or email mailto:normajean.mcclure@goodsamhealth.org for registration. This course is intended for families also, not just professionals.

Please contact your FRC's if interested in coming with a Purchase Order.

REFUND POLICY: Full refund of the course registration fee, less $50 administration fee, will be granted upon receipt of written request post marked 7 days prior to date of class.

CANCELLATION POLICY: We reserve the right to cancel any course due to insufficient registration or extenuating circumstances. Please do not make non-refundable travel arrangements until you have called us and received confirmation that the course will be held. We are not responsible for any expenses incurred by participants if the course must be cancelled.