Please review all program descriptions to find out which course fits your needs, background and what your are eligible for. To access all program description visit http://www.icdl.com/dirInstitute/overview/index.shtml

• What are the dates and location of the 2010 DIR certification program?
  The Institute will take place July 7th - 11th, 2010 at the Bolger Center in Potomac, MD
• Do I need to be licensed or credentialed for DIRB or DIRC?
  For both DIRB and DIRC you need to be licensed or obtain an educational credential and have partaken in an introductory DIR®/Floortime™ training. If your license is pending, please let us know as it may be possible to start DIRB if you have completed your educational training.
• Should I register for DIR B or DIR C?
  You can apply for advanced standing into DIRC 1 If you have experience working in a recognized DIR® setting, have completed the PLAY project, or have been supervised by a recognized DIR® clinician or educator who will recommend you.  You will need to submit brief vignette descriptions of two different children you've have worked with using the DIR® framework and principles of intervention. Please limit this to one single spaced page for each child.  These should be attached to your application. Once we receive your application we will be able to assess your eligibility. If you are just beginning to practice DIR®/Floortime™ you should apply to the DIR Beginning program (DIRB). If you start with DIRC, you need to do a case presentation of a child you have worked with for a minimum of 8-12 months and have video showing interaction at the start of your work with this child and currently.
• Are transcripts required with my application?
  Transcripts are NOT required with your application. You do need to send a copy of your license or educational credential, your curriculum vitae (resume),  and a photo.  If you are a new DIRC applicant (have not attended DIRB), you must submit short (one page single spaced) descriptions of two different children you have worked with using DIR concepts.  There is no outline for this.

• Would I be eligible for the summer institute at this point in my training?  I will receive my Ph.D. in the spring and will then begin working towards my license.
  You can apply to the DIRB program All DIRC participants must be licensed or have educational credentials.
• How long does it take to get certified in the DIR®/FLoortime™ model?
  It takes a minimum of attendance at two summer Insinuates and the time to write up your case.  If you begin with DIRB, it takes three summers.  If you attend a regional DIR Institute program, this can take the place of DIRB and DIRC 1, so that only one summer might be required.  This is decided individually.  At this time there are pilot regional programs in Los Angeles and Atlanta.  We hope to pilot an online DIR Institute available in the next year which may cover DIRB and DIRC 1. We also have international programs underway.

• How many tutoring hours are required?
  A minimum  of 25 hours are required for the Certificate.  These are usually distributed as follows:
• Participation in DIRB does not require any tutoring hours. A short Floortime video can be prepared on your own.
• DIRB graduates who would like to participate in the DIRC I program are encouraged to have 6-8 individual hours.  A vignette of 8-12 months intervention is required.
• New DIRC 1 applicants are required to have experience with DIR practice and supervision by a recognized DIR practitioner.  Hours are flexible to start but will also need to accumulate a minimum of 25  hours.
• DIR C1 graduates who would like to participate in the DIR2 program are encouraged to accumulate 15-17 hours  The remaining hours can be reserved for work on the case write up and proposal.
• FTP  are expected to get a minimum of 12 hours each year through their DIR programs or supervisors.

• How many cases/students must I present during the course of this Certificate program?
  You will need to present four cases through the course of the Certificate program.  These cannot be repeated so it is important to consider the duration you have worked with each child for each presentation as follows:

• DIRC 1 Vignette – assessment and intervention 8-12 months. Click here to review the Case Vignette Guidelines.
• DIRC 2 Long Term – assessment and intervention 18+ months.  If you are an educator and only work with children during one school year, you can compare two children instead of one long term case. Click here to review the Long Term Case Guidelines.
• DIRC 2  Clinical Challenge – no time duration required.  This is usually presented the same year as you do the Long Term Case. If you are an educator and only work with children during one school year, you can compare two children instead of one long term case. Click here to review the Clinical Challenge Guidelines.
• Written Case – assessment and intervention 24+ months, If you are an educator and only work with children during one school year, you can compare two children instead of the longer case.

• Can I present the same case more than once?
  No.  We would like you to have experience with different types of children and each case should be different.  It is important to think about which children you might want to use for your long term cases in advance so that you "do not use it” too early, or have to wait until you have worked with the child for a longer period.  The point is to reflect your understanding of development in different children over time and therefore the different intervals.

• Who should I ask for recommendations?
  Please ask someone who is very familiar with your work, preferably a supervisor or close colleague.  You are welcome to ask a parent if you like, but this should be in addition to your two professional recommendations.
  
• Anything else I need to know about?
  Last but not least, you will have to sign a Letter of Understanding when you get to the Institute. This letter confirms you are qualified for our educational program and that you understand that ICDL reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to alter, amend, expand or otherwise modify the requirements for its programs, at any time, without notice. The determination as to a candidate’s successful completion of the Certificate Program requirements will be solely that of ICDL. A participant in good standing can identify her or himself as a candidate in the DIR® Certificate program.