ICDL DIRFloortime®

ICDL DIRFloortime®

Education

Bethesda, Maryland 10,873 followers

The Official Home of DIR® and DIRFloortime® The Future of Development and Learning

About us

The International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting each person's development to its fullest potential. Through the genius and leadership of Dr. Stanley Greenspan, ICDL was formed 32 years ago and became the official home of DIR® and DIRFloortime®. DIRFloortime® is used to help children, young adults, and even adults with a wide range of emotional, sensory, regulatory, motor, learning, and developmental challenges. DIRFloortime® is recognized as a leading evidence-based approach to helping individuals on the autism spectrum and others with neurodevelopmental differences flourish.

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Education
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11-50 employees
Headquarters
Bethesda, Maryland
Type
Nonprofit

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    𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘 Join us for this offering of DIR 350! 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This course will introduce the DIR/Floortime Implementation Fidelity measure to practitioners working in a DIR/Floortime model. Participants will apply use of the Fidelity measure to a case, scoring it and reflecting on how the results can be used to guide practice. Measuring the fidelity of a program can help to guard against deviations from service delivery and can be used to enhance the quality of service provision. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The following professions can earn Continuing Education Credit for attending DIR 350: SLPs, OTs, Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Educators, Physical Therapists, Art Therapists, and Music Therapists. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱: https://lnkd.in/eEtGF9Bk

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    “𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮.”

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    Thank you all for making this year's International DIRFloortime Conference the best one yet! 𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗖𝗗𝗟'𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘂𝘄𝘀, 𝗣𝗵𝗗, 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲: "On behalf of the ICDL Board of Directors, I extend our heartfelt gratitude for making the October conference a resounding success. Your insights, passion, and dedication to DIRFloortime have left a profound impact on everyone who joined us. Each presentation was a testament to the power of personalized, meaningful interaction, and your contributions have undoubtedly sparked new ideas, deepened understanding, and inspired countless participants to carry this work forward. Your willingness to share your expertise and experiences is essential in growing the influence of DIRFloortime on a global scale. Together, we’re building a community that not only champions neurodiversity but also equips educators, therapists, and families with the tools they need to foster connection and support the unique strengths of every individual. Because of your commitment, we are one step closer to creating a world that understands and celebrates the diverse ways of learning and relating. Thank you once again for your invaluable contributions. We are incredibly grateful for each of you and look forward to seeing how our shared vision and continued collaboration will drive the future of DIRFloortime forward"

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    𝗗𝗜𝗥 𝟰𝟬𝟰 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞! 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: In this individualized, interactive play based approach to treating fears, the adult gradually incorporates increasing components of the feared thing or experience, into child-centered play. The adult also gradually incorporates play-based exploration of fear. The adult continually adjusts the degree of incorporation of the feared element(s) up or down based on the child’s affect, while integrating play based/Floortime techniques with an emphasis on individualized interactive humor, to co-regulate and foster joyfulness in the child. This approach can be done by therapists or parents or collaboratively. This approach is applicable for a broad range of fears, including but not limited to the following: medical procedure related (e.g., shots, blood pressure readings), sound related, (e.g., hand dryers, vacuum cleaners, toilet flushing, balloons, thunderstorms, fireworks, alarms), touch or movement related (e.g., escalators, elevators, bugs, clothing items) perfection related (e.g., being late, making mistakes), or unique fears (e.g. around a particular picture or object). 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/eQ-NK4h2

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    🚨 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! Join us for this offering of DIR 402: Be S.U.R.E. | 𝗦upporting, 𝗨nderstanding, and 𝗥especting the 𝗘xpectations of Parents 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: When children are receiving therapeutic services they are often seen as the center of the therapeutic process. However, for the services to be fully effective, the professionals need to also understand and engage the caregivers. This 3-hour course will explore the relationship with caregivers in the process of a client relationship. Topics covered will include the spectrum of parents and meeting the parents where they are by understanding their process and journey. How can you be the supportive and understanding practitioner whom caregivers trust and feel confident in? This course will help you raise your awareness and build your capacity for respecting the spectrum of families you see in your practice. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/e9hs-fqg

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    “𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨. 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.”

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    𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘: Floortime Supports Parental Self-Efficacy 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞'𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗖: My returning guest is Dr. Colette Ryan, an Infant Mental Health Specialist who is an Expert Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR) Training Leader and who is part of a group starting up a new Floortime school in Toyko Japan as the Floortime Supervisor. Today we are covering a topic near and dear to Colette’s heart, parent self-efficacy, the topic of her recent PhD dissertation. She recently presented on this topic at the 2024 ICDL DIRFloortime conference. 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪: https://lnkd.in/er2a-8Q9

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    𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗔, 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘! Join us for this in-person DIR 101 taking place in November! The course is being instructed by ICDL's CEO, Jeffrey Guenzel. 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is an introductory course that reviews the theoretical framework, scientific evidence, and scope of application of DIRFloortime, promoting functional emotional developmental capacities, reflective thinking, and overall mental health for all children and adults, including those with developmental disabilities. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: https://lnkd.in/gPkTHxMs

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