Building Bridges Between Ideas, Emotional Thinking, Connecting Symbols, Logically and Abstract Thinking.Elaborating Ideas, Pretend Play, Creating Symbols.Two way Purposeful Interactions with Complex Gestures and Problem Solving. Intentional Two-Way Communication with Gestures.Forming Relationships and Mutual Engagement.As core capacities develop they enable the child to become calm, regulated and attentive, to develop warmth, intimacy, the ability to develop relationships and to function as a member of society. The core capacities for functional and emotional development that Greenspan describes occur in the flow of parent/infant interaction in the first four years of life. Parents will recognize the child’s “comfort zone” in play and be able to know when and how to use sensory and physical activity, and language to engage the child and help them problem solve and elaborate ideas. The goal is to enhance the dance of social interaction, to recognize when and how “affect” is the most appropriate strategy to engage a child. Using this model parents learn strategies that increase the child’s attention to task and affective interaction. The DIR®/Floortime Model is an effective treatment approach that can be used with children with disorders in communicating and relating including children diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. These individual differences including the sensory modulation continuum of sensory registration and response to stimuli influences behavior, attention, impulse control, praxis (motor planning and sequencing), auditory/verbal and visual processing as well as child’s interaction with people and objects, how they develop ideas. Understanding a child’s individual differences including their sensory reactivity and regulation is essential for all who work with children on interactions and learning. The DIR®/Floortime model includes the “D” which is the six core capacities of Functional Emotional Development, the “I” which is the individual differences of the child, and the “R” which is relationships that are the vehicle for creating learning interactions. Initially, this is developed in the focused interactions of the sessions but then expands to all the incidental interactions that continually occur throughout the day. The goal of the DIR®/Floortime program is to develop a continuous flow of interaction with a child throughout their day. It is a comprehensive treatment model that addresses the individual differences of the child. We are happy to accept new clients and look forward to speaking with you.Pediatric PT & OT Services – Seattle, WA Pediatric TherapyĭIR®/Floortime is the developmentally appropriate, relationship-based approach to treatment developed by Stanley Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, PhD. Please contact us for information about our services. The focus of the practice is on empowering the child and parent in their interactions through child directed play. The practice embraces the DIR®/Floortime Model of treatment developed by Stanley Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, PhD with emphasis on understanding the impact of the child’s sensory processing and postural control on their capacity to relate, communicate and learn. The practice specializes in working with children presenting with challenges associated with disorders of relating and communicating such as autism spectrum disorder, Asperger’s, sensory processing disorders (sensory integration disorders), regulatory disorders, dyspraxia, learning, behavioral, and neurological disorders. Pediatric Physical & Occupational Therapy Services is a private practice located in the greater Seattle, WA area owned and directed by Rosemary White, OTR/L. Masterclasses are open to everyone check each course description for which audiences are most likely to benefit from the class. Profectum faculty and other renowned instructors address the questions, challenges, and concerns that arise in our work with families and children of all ages, advancing in-depth learning that promotes insight and reflection. Profectum DIR® Masterclasses: 2022-2023 schedule (Click here to view the schedule).
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