Workshop Schedule

Friday- March 27 8:30-4:30

Registration and sign-in from 8:00-8:30 DIR®/Floortime™ Approach
Lunch will be on your own.
There is a café located at the conference location.
A relationship-based approach to intervention
Objectives for the day:
 Overview of the DIR®/Floortime™ model
 Understanding the science that supports the model
 Understanding the Functional Emotional Levels
Exploring the “I”
 Understanding the child’s and caregiver’s unique
individual differences
Understanding how the child’s functional
Sensory processing, motor planning, auditory-
emotional development and capacity for relating
receptive and expressive, visual-perceptual and communicating is influenced by their unique
 Understanding the neurobiology of Social Interaction sensory profile, motor planning abilities, visual
processing, and language/communication skills.
Saturday- March 28 8:30-4:30
Sign-in and announcements 8:00-8:30
Lunch will be on your own. Café will be open.
Objectives for the day: Presented By:
 Understanding the child’s and caregiver’s unique Rosemary White, OTR DIR® Faculty
individual differences (cont.)
Michele Ricamato, M.A., CCC-SLP DIR® Faculty
 Putting the relationship in the forefront
Consideration of the individual differences
How to support back and forth interactions
 Assessment using the DIR® frame of reference

A relationship-based approach to intervention

 DIR® in the flow of interactions throughout the child’s
day
March 27-28, 2009
DIR®/Floortime™ Approach Dallas, TX
Video clips and question and answer time will be incorpo-

March 27-28, 2009

Exploring the “I”
rated throughout the schedule in order to facilitate learning.
12880 Hillcrest Rd. Ste 102

Dallas, Texas
Continuing education hours are available.
Dallas, TX 75230

Who should attend?

DIR Conference

Sponsored by:
Playworks

This workshop is ideal for parents and professionals, including Playworks

special education teachers, program administrators, speech and Pediatric Therapy Services
language therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists,
psychologists, social workers, and physicians.
What You Will Learn About the Speakers: Registration
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DIR /Floortime™ is the developmental, relationship based
approach to treatment developed by Stanley Greenspan, MD Space is limited.
and Serena Wieder, PhD. The Developmental, Individual Dif- Michele Ricamato, M.A., CCC-SLP, DIR® Faculty Registration will be accepted on a first-come basis.
ference, Relationship-based (DIR®/Floortime™) Model is a
framework that guides clinicians and educators to conduct a Michele is a licensed speech and language pathologist, who
comprehensive assessment and develop an individual pro- works primarily with children diagnosed on the autistic spec- Cost:
gram tailored to the unique strengths and challenges of chil- trum. She has been in private practice since 1997 and worked
in an early childhood school setting prior to that. If postmarked by February 28th: $325.00
dren with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmen-
tal challenges. This includes the “D” which are the six core ® If postmarked after February 28th: $350.00
Michele has participated in the certification process for DIR .
capacities of Functional Emotional Development, the “I” which She is certified as an SLP and trainer/tutor. She is also faculty
are the individual differences of the child, and the “R” which for the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learn- PLEASE REGISTER ME FOR THE FOLLOWING:
are the relationships that are the vehicle for creating learning ing Disorders (ICDL). Michele has an interest in developmen- I am attending as a (circle one): parent professional
interactions. The objectives of the model are to build healthy tal speech and language therapeutic work and she uses the
foundations for social, emotional, and intellectual capacities science and sequence of developmental language acquisition
rather than focusing on skills and isolated behaviors. The goal to guide her evaluation and intervention of children with disor- Amount enclosed______________________________
of a Floortime™ program is to develop a continuous flow of ders in relating and communicating.
interaction with the child throughout their day. Please make check payable to Playworks.
Michele has a master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathol- We also accept MasterCard and Visa.
This conference will explore in greater detail the “I” part of the ogy from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (1995).
DIR®/Floortime™ model. An understanding will be gained of She also holds an undergraduate degree in communicative Name on card: _____________________________________
how the child’s and caregiver’s unique individual differences disorders from University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
impact their capacities for relating and communicating. Infor- Visa/Mastercard #: __________________________________
mation will be provided on how to integrate the DIR® model
into the flow of the child’s daily life, including home, school, Exp. Date: __________ Amt. Charged: ________________
and individual therapy. Rosemary White, OTR, DIR® Faculty
Signature: _________________________________________
This course addresses the pediatric population, infants through
young adolescents. The course objectives are: Rosemary has been an occupational therapist since 1972 and
Registration accepted by phone or fax with credit card.
brings a wealth of clinical experience to every workshop she
 Understanding the science that supports the DIR / ®
teaches. Rosemary has presented throughout the United States
Floortime™ model and internationally. She received her Neurodevelopmental
Name: ____________________________________________
 The individual differences, including the sensory Therapy training with the Bobaths, her Sensory Integrative
modulation continuum of sensory registration and Therapy training with Dr. A. Jean Ayers and her DIR®/ E-Mail: ____________________________________________
response to stimuli and how it influences behavior, Floortime™ training with Stanley Greenspan, MD and Serena
attention, impulse control, praxis, auditory/verbal Wieder, Ph.D. Currently, she owns and operates Pediatric Physi- (We will confirm your registration by e-mail)
processing and visual processing. cal and Occupational Therapy Services in Seattle, Washington
and is a partner in Pacific Northwest Pediatric Therapy in Port- If attending as a professional:
 How the unique, individual differences influence a land, Oregon.
child’s interaction with people and objects, as well Employer: ________________________________________________
as how the child develops ideas and makes the link Rosemary has her DIR® certification and is senior faculty on the
between ideas and abstract thinking. Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disor- Mailing Address:
 The importance of putting the relationship in the ders (ICDL). She also is on faculty at the University of Washing-
forefront when working with a child and their pri- ton in the School of Nursing Infant Mental Health Certificate Street: ___________________________________________________
mary caregivers. Program.
City: _____________________________________________________
 Contemporary approaches to developmental lan-
guage that define the aspects of language and its Zip Code: _________________________________________________
acquisition, with respect to non-linguistic communi-
cation, language comprehension, language expres-
Workshop Location: Daytime Telephone Number: _______________________________
sion and pragmatic language.
The workshop will be held in the conference room at the fol- Please mail registration with payment to:
 The appropriate and effective uses of “affect”, sen- lowing location:
sorimotor activity and language to engage the chil- Park Central 3 Playworks / DIR Conference
dren and help them problem solve and elaborate 12700 Park Central 12880 Hillcrest Road, Suite 102
ideas. Dallas, Texas 75251
 The latest research in the neurobiology related to Dallas, Texas 75230
autism and social functioning. This building is located just off of the LBJ Freeway (Hwy 635) in Questions? Please call Playworks 972 387 1100
 Coaching the parent/caregiver, supporting the fam- North Dallas between Coit and Hillcrest. The building can be Cancellation Policy:
ily and professionals. found at the corner of Banner and Park Central. It is a tall build-
Cancellations prior to 03/06/2009 will be subject to a $50 administration fee.
ing with “Lending.com” at the top. Parking is located on the
No refund will be provided to those cancelling after 03/06/2009 . All requests
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For more information on DIR /Floortime™ south side of the building. Look for posters directing you to the must be in writing. In the unlikely event that this workshop must be cancelled,
please visit www.icdl.com conference room. fees will be returned in full, however, the workshop organizers are not respon-
sible for individual hotel or travel expenses.