Welcome to the DIRFloortime® Training Program! ICDL offers many courses from short 1/2-day workshops like our 'Engaging and Respecting Autism' presentation that is open to everyone and anyone all the way through our 'Expert Training Leader' course for advanced professionals that are approved by ICDL to formally teach the ICDL certificate courses. Wherever you are on that learning journey, we welcome you to our program!

Professionals and Paraprofessionals: The DIRFloortime® Training Program (formerly the DIR® Institute) is open to anyone who wants to learn the DIR® model and DIRFloortime® approach that is based on respectful, meaningful interactions that are tailored to each person's individual differences and promotes each person's development to their fullest potential. There are no college or university education prerequisites to take any of the courses offered except for the DIR 204 level course which requires that a participant hold at least a bachelor's level college degree in occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychology, social work, counseling, medicine, music therapy, or another related field. Parents: Parents are welcomed to join any of our courses. However there are a few things to know. The DIR 101 course is designed for parents and professionals and we welcome parents in this course. The DIR 200 and 300 level courses are designed for professionals and paraprofessionals, but we welcome parents to join these as well. Parents can join 200 or 300 level courses in two ways.

Floortime therapy derives from the Developmental Individual-difference Relationship-based model (DIR) created by child psychiatrists Stanley Greenspan, M.D. And Serena Wieder, PhD. Its premise is that adults can help children expand their circles of communication by meeting them at their developmental level and.

Either they can audit the course or they can take the course as a professional or paraprofessional. If a parent audits a 200 or 300 level course, the registration fee is reduced and the parent is not participating in the case presentation section of the course.

The parent may be a part of all lectures, discussions, and view presentations from other students, but they cannot present their own child. This course structure is just not designed to be able to appropriately or ethically coach parents about their own child.

We strongly recommend that a parent connects with a local Floortime practitioner in their area for coaching regarding their own child. If a parent takes a 200 or 300 level course as a professional or paraprofessional, then they are engaging in the case presentation aspects of the course, but they are not permitted to present their own child. They must present themselves using Floortime with a child other than their own. Alternatively, ICDL is developing a parent track of our courses called ' with our partner. These courses are specifically designed for parents of children with special needs. This is a progressive assessment-based certificate program.

This means that you must successfully complete one course at a time to progress to the next. Also, as an assessment-based certificate program, each participant's Floortime skills are assessed using an assessment rubric and each participant must earn a passing rating in order to earn the official certificate. We strive not to make it overly difficult and we offer much support, however we also strive to ensure that every person that earns a certificate meets basic quality standards.

ICDL also arranges mentoring and tutoring for participants that need additional support to complete a given certificate or expand their skills. In addition to courses offered directly through ICDL, ICDL has licensed and approved DIR® training centers and trainers throughout the world. It is important to note that all official DIR® courses offered by other en tities must be licensed or approved by ICDL to be eligible to utilize the DIRFloortime® Training Program curriculum, to use any of ICDL's trademarks such as 'DIR', 'DIRFloortime', or 'Floortime', and to qualify for an official DIRFloortime® certificate.

If you do not see that the training you are conside ring is approved by ICDL, then you are not getting the official DIRFloortime® training and ICDL may not have approved the use of the curriculum or trademark. The DIRFloortime® Training Program has been developed over many years. Originally developed under the guidance of Drs. Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder, the DIRFloortme® Training Program utilizes a comprehensive approach to teaching the DIR® principles and Floortime™ approach. Download Installer Windows 8. ICDL has over 50 licensed training providers around the world leading courses in many different languages.