by D. Brown | Sep 30, 2019 | DIR Theory, Podcast, Video podcast
Photo: MI PHAM This week, mental health counsellor and DIR Expert Training Leader, Gene Christian in Spokane, Washington is back with us to reiterate the importance of the preverbal affective gestural system to development. Gene says that this preverbal affective...
by D. Brown | May 6, 2019 | Developmental interventions, DIR Practice, DIR Theory
Photo: Aaron Mello Key Take-Aways Play has been the new buzzword making a comeback in early child development (go figure), but there are many misconceptions about what play actually is. A new series of courses from the Neufeld Institute that I have been taking shed...
by D. Brown | Sep 10, 2018 | DIR Practice, Podcast
Photo: Tim Goedhart Key Take-Aways Last time, Dr. Stuart Shanker shared that the missing piece in the DIR/Floortime randomized controlled trial study at York University was the mental health professional’s work with the parents about their own stress. This week,...
by D. Brown | Apr 30, 2018 | DIR Practice, Podcast, Video podcast
Photo: Justin Peterson Key Take-Aways Today we are discussing one of the biggest challenges for many caregivers who choose DIR/Floortime for their children with developmental challenges. Returning guest, DIR Expert Training Leader, psychologist Ira Glovinsky has a...
by D. Brown | Apr 2, 2018 | DIR Practice, Podcast
Photos Copyright Melanie Feller Key Take-Aways This week developmentally-based Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP), and DIR Expert Training Leader, Melanie Feller of Alphabet Soup Speech Consultants talks about providing speech and language therapy for verbal and...
