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Understanding Social-Emotional Development Through the DIR Model
Kristin McNally, MSR, OTR/L, IMHM-C
This workshop introduces the Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship Model (also known as the DIR) as frame of reference for recognizing typical and atypical patterns of social-emotional development in young children. The DIR/ Floortime® model, developed by Stanley Greenspan and Serena Weider, was the first to relate social-emotional development to the individual differences each person brings to the world (e.g., sensory reactivity, visual-spatial and auditory/language processing, and movement disorders). It identified relationships as a pivotal force that nurtures and optimizes development. The goal of this workshop is for the participant to experience how the DIR model is an effective model for assessment and treatment of deficits in relating and engaging. This workshop is an overview, or introduction to the model.