
DIR 101: An Introduction to DIR® and DIRFloortime®
Fadi Shkour
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

attended
12 Contact Hours

Jeffrey J. Guenzel, MA, LPC
Chief Executive Officer, ICDL
This course is an introductory course that prepares participants to enter the official DIRFloortime® Professional Certificate program.
SLPs/Audiologists & OTs: ICDL is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) to provide continuing education activities in speech - language pathology and audiology and occupational therapy, respectively. This program is offered for 1.2 CEU's (Intermediate, Professional Area.) for both ASHA and AOTA. This certificate neither awards ASHA CEUs nor verifies that ASHA CEUs have been awarded to the person named above. ASHA CEUs are awarded to those that meet eligibility criteria by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the CEU Participant Form from ICDL. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. ICDL has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6733. ICDL is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This course may qualify for additional professional continuing education as outlined on the ICDL website at www.icdl.com/education/ce.
DIR® and DIRFloortime® are registered trademarks of ICDL, Inc.
Completed on April 26, 2020
Fadi Shkour
This is an introductory course to DIRFloortime that reviews the theoretical framework, scientific evidence, and scope of application of the model promoting functional emotional developmental capacities, reflective thinking, and overall mental health for all children and adults, including those with special needs. There are no prerequisites for this course.
Skills / Knowledge
- Identify common features of autism and other challenges of relating and communicating
- Identify the key features of relationship-based approaches
- Explore 6 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) in the DIR® model and potential challenges that children face at each capacity
- Understand the "I" in DIR - individual differences and how health, sensory processing, and regulatory challenges can impact a child's development
- Discuss key principles and basic strategies of Floortime
- Understand the role of relationship and family in the DIR® model
- Understand the essential role of affect as it is related to the D, the I, and the R
Issued on
April 26, 2020
Expires on
Does not expire