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SUMMARY:An Introduction to DIR® : Floortime™
DESCRIPTION:THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. \nIF YOU WISH TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST. PLEASE EMAIL OUR PD CO-ORDINATOR\, \n CAROLYN EARLE AT C.EARLE@BIGPOND.COM \n  \nFRIDAY 15TH AND SATURDAY 16TH  MAY\, 2026 –  8:30 – 17:00 \nPRESENTED BY – KERRY WALLACE \nDay 1 – Foundations of DIR®: Floortime™ \nIntroduction to the DIR® Model \nOverview of the DIR® framework: origins\, core concepts\, and evolution\nIntroduction to the six Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDLs)\nCore principles of Floortime™ as the practical application of DIR®\nSummary of current evidence-based research supporting the model \nUnderstanding the “I” – Individual Differences \nExploring Greenspan’s Learning Tree: the foundational “root” system\nHow sensory\, motor\, affective and cognitive profiles shape development\nEmphasising strengths-based practice: identifying and building on individual capacities\nApplying clinical reasoning to identify unique regulatory and processing profiles \nUnderstanding the “R” – Relationships \nThe role of affective relationships in supporting developmental progression\n“Serve and return” interactions: co-regulation\, shared attention and emotional signalling\nSocial referencing and emotional attunement\, as tools for connection\n•Reflections from Harvard’s Centre on the Developing Child: how relationships shape brain architecture \nFunctional Emotional Developmental Levels 1–3 \nLevel 1: Self-regulation and shared attention\nLevel 2: Engagement and emotional connection\nLevel 3: Intentional communication through reciprocal interaction\nPractical implications for clinical observation and early intervention \n Day 2 – Applying the DIR® Model in Practice \nFunctional Emotional Developmental Level 4 \nComplex social behaviours and emotional flexibility\nThe development of a sense of self and agency\nIntroduction to shared social problem-solving within therapeutic play \nFunctional Emotional Developmental Levels 5–6 \nLevel 5: Emotional thinking and symbolic play\nLevel 6: Logical thinking and abstract reasoning\nFacilitating symbolic expression and meaning-making in play and social contexts \nLanguage\, Communication & the Transdisciplinary Approach \nIntegration of Speech and Language goals within the DIR® framework\nUnderstanding how FEDL’s and sensory profiles inform communication support\nCo-designing therapy environments to meet sensorimotor needs\nAligning OT and SLP strategies within a shared intervention plan \nGeneralising DIR®: Floortime™ Across Environments \nStrategies for implementing DIR® principles at home\, in classrooms\, and on playgrounds\nCoaching parents\, educators and peers as active partners in therapeutic success\nTools for creating continuity across settings and embedding Floortime™ principles in daily routines \nAbout the presenter :- \nKerry Wallace is an experienced paediatric Occupational Therapist and Clinical Director of TherapySPOT in Perth\, specialising in early intervention for neurodevelopmental disorders. With over three decades of clinical\, supervisory\, and educational experience across South Africa and Australia\, Kerry brings expertise at a Trainer’s level in DIR®: Floortime™ through Profectum Foundation\, USA\, sensory integration (SAISI)\, South Africa\, and has training in neurodevelopmental therapy (NDTA)\, USA. \nShe formerly led the multidisciplinary Polkaspot Early Intervention Centre in Cape Town and was a senior trainer for the South African Institute for Sensory Integration. Kerry is qualified in NDT for infants and children with cerebral palsy and has advanced training in attachment theory through the Psychoanalytic Society of South Africa and the Tavistock Clinic (UK). \nKerry has contributed to research and practice development internationally\, including her Master’s dissertation on OT-SI efficacy with autistic preschoolers and worked as a Research Assistant at the Telethon Kids Institute on the Assessment of Functioning project for young people with autism. She is a contributing author to the 5th and 6th editions of Occupational Therapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health (Crouch & Alers)\, the chapter on “Early intervention in children at risk of mental health disorders”\, and has authored several journal articles. Kerry founded SPOTlight Trust SA\, a not-for-profit providing training in relationship-based intervention models to professionals and caregivers in South Africa. \n\n\n\nDate\nFriday 15th and Saturday 16th May\, 2026 \n08:30 – 17:00\n\n\nVenue\nPagoda Ballroom. Pagoda Resort\, 112 Melville Parade\, Como.\n\n\nCost\nEarly bird before 15/3/26 \n\nMember – $600.00 \n\n\nRural/remote member or student – $600.00 \n\n\nNon-members – $1308.00 \n\n\nStandard rate after 15/3/26 \n\n\nMember – $720.00 \n\n\nRural/remote member or student – $600.00 \n\n\nNon-members – $1308.00 \n\n\n\n\nRefreshments\nWelcome Tea/Coffee\, Morning tea\, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.\n\n\n\nBook Online
URL:https://waota.com.au/event/an-introduction-to-dir-floortime/
LOCATION:Pagoda Ballroom\, Pagoda Resort\, 112 Melville Parade\, Como\, Western Australia\, 6152\, Australia
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