Pediatric SIG Meeting: June 10, 2015

What:
Pediatric Special Interest Group Meeting

Topic:

Speaker: Keith Landherr, M.A., O.T., a certified DIR/Floortime ® Trainer

Mr. Landherr will present a case example of a child with multiple challenges using a DIR/Floortime lens. 

DIR/Floortime is a treatment model created by Stanley Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D. that evaluates children by looking at their Developmental Level, Individual Differences, and Relationships. This case study will look at an individual child and introduce the basic principles of DIR/Floortime.

Objectives: 

· Identify the key features in this relationship-based approach that have been incorporated to help this child. 

· Explore the 6 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) in the DIR® model and potential challenges that this child faces at each capacity 

· Understand an OT’s role in accessing and supporting the "I" in DIR - individual differences and how health, sensory processing, and regulatory challenges can impact a child's development 

· Discuss key principles and basic strategies of Floortime ™ 

· Understand the essential role of affect as it is related to the D, the I, and the R

Mr Landherr has volunteered to speak to the PSIG about DIR/Floortime in preparation for the course he is leading this August 28th and 29th at the Jericho Hills Centre 4196 w. 4th Ave Vancouver.The August course will result in certification of the participants and enable as able to take DIR 201 which results in Basic Certification in DIR/Floortime (R). 

More information and a flyer will be available at the PSIG Meeting.

When:  

June 10, 2015
6:30-8:00pm

Where:

In Person & Teleconference (details confirmed with registration confirmation)

RSVP:  

Online Registration Required

Cost:

$15
Free for CAOT-BC members