DIR101 – The Nuts and Bolts

Date: November 25 and 26, 2024 (In-Person)

Location: Singapore

Description

This workshop will be an overview of the DIR/Floortime® model of the late Dr. Stanley Greenspan. Certificates will be provided through ICDL (Interdisciplinary Council for Developmental and Learning Disorders), allowing participants access to the ICDL directory and further training.

We will cover the 6 developmental milestones in depth with videos showcasing the various techniques. Frequent opportunities for group discussion will be provided. We will also cover the importance of relationships with support on how to mobilize students and children to achieve higher milestones.

DIR/Floortime® is adaptive to any age of development, from early intervention through adolescence. Intermediate clinical-level Floortime® techniques will be showcased through case studies and video footage with open workshop discussion. Participants will leave the workshop feeling equipped to support their clients with fresh, new ideas on behavior, sensori-motor, and emotional intervention.

Outline/Agenda

Day 1:

8:30 am Registration

9:00 am DIR and Floortime Introduction

10:30 am Morning Break

11:00 am Autism: Diagnosis and Individual Profiles

12:30pm Lunch

1:30 pm Scientific Evidence Supporting DIRFloortime

2:30 pm The “D” in DIR

3:30 pm Afternoon Break

3:45 pm The “D” continued

5:00 pm Adjourn

Day 2:

9:00am The “I” in DIR

10:30 am Morning Break

11:00 am The Power of Affect

12:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm The “R”

2:30 pm Play

3:30 pm Afternoon Break

3:45 pm Floortime Strategies

5:00 pm Adjourn

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.
Identify at least four key features of relationship-based approaches.
Describe all 6 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) in the DIR® model and potential challenges that children face at each capacity.
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.
Identify at least three key principles and basic strategies of Floortime.
Describe at least three characteristics of relationship and family in the DIR® model.
Describe the essential role of affect as it is related to the D, the I, and the R.

Assessment: Completion of Feedback Form

The attendee will be registered through ICDL to be an approved provider and a portion of your fee will go towards the ICDL process.

Provider Name: The Maude Le Roux Academy

Presenter: Maude Le Roux, OTR/L, SIPT, DIR/Floortime® Expert Trainer

Bio: Maude is a globally known presenter on a variety of different topics and has visited us in Manilla before on two separate occasions. She hails from South Africa, graduated there in 1984, and opened her private practice in Glen Mills, USA in 2001. Maude obtained her DIR Certificate in 2005 and became an Expert training leader in 2011 for ICDL (Interdisciplinary Council of Developmental and Learning Disorders). She is a leading speaker at multiple international conferences over the years. She opened the Maude Le Roux Academy in January 2019 as her travel schedule disallowed her the pleasure of feeling “grounded” in her own home! Maude accomplished multiple certifications throughout the years and continues her journey of being a life-long learner. She co-authored the book, Our Greatest Allies, with Lauren O’Malley and hopes to find the time in the next 5 years to finish another book she has been laboring over. Her wish is for every therapist to come fully into their own being, be their authentic selves, so their clients can also transition from sometimes fragmented places to a new sense of wholeness.

Target Audience: Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Educators, Parents

Educational Level: Intermediary

Number of Participants: Unlimited

Instructional Methods: PowerPoint, Group Discussion, Video

Contact Hours: 12 hours

Fee: Contact [email protected]