by D. Brown | Aug 10, 2020 | DIR Theory, Podcast, Video podcast
Photo by AbsolutVision on Unsplash Advanced DIR/Floortime practitioner Stephanie Peters joins us today to discuss the phase that those new to Floortime go through, especially when coming from other approaches to autism supports. Stephanie is an occupational therapist...
by D. Brown | Jul 27, 2020 | DIR Theory, Podcast, Video podcast
Colette Ryan joins us this week to discuss meaning making. She is a Expert Training Leader in the Developmental, Individual-differences, Relationship-based (DIR) Model with the Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning (ICDL), the Parent Support Specialist...
by D. Brown | Mar 16, 2020 | DIR Theory, Video blog
While everyone is hunkering down and practicing social distancing, let’s focus on what we know about Floortime: Floortime is about shared joy Floortime is about staying in the moment Floortime is about connection Floortime respects all emotional expression...
by D. Brown | Feb 26, 2020 | DIR Theory, Video blog
unsplash-logoPhoto: Riccardo Mion Today children are wearing pink at school to denote Anti-Bullying day. I posted a couple of videos with some extra thoughts about what to focus on today, and how the DIR Model can guide how we approach this complicated...
by D. Brown | Dec 23, 2019 | DIR Practice, DIR Theory, Podcast, Video podcast
Photo: Jason Leung Mary Beth Stark joins us this week from Atlanta where she has been a speech and language pathologist for over 40 years at Floortime Atlanta and is a DIR/Floortime Expert Training Leader. She recently wrote a piece in the newsletter for the...
by D. Brown | Oct 14, 2019 | DIR Theory, Podcast, Video podcast
Photo: Michal Parzuchowski Occupational therapist Maude Le Roux returns this week to discuss how regulation changes across the functional emotional developmental capacities in the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR) Model. Maude runs A...
