After the success of the Atlanta Regional Training ICDL is pleased to announce the Washington, DC Regional Training which will take place from November 9 through November 11, 2011.

Many candidates are eager to continue their work toward a DIR Certificate and many professionals are eager to begin this learning process.  ICDL is being responsive to these needs by developing more local and regional, as well as online, opportunities that will make this training more accessible to practitioners throughout the world. Candidates will learn how to apply this dynamic, developmental approach across disciplines and in various environments to help children master capacities across a wide range of mental health, developmental, regulatory-sensory processing, language, and learning challenges.

We expect to have DIRB, DIRC1, DIR C2, and DIRC3 level participants. The basic format will follow that of the national summer Institute, with some adjustments for the much smaller size of the regional training, as incorporated already in the very successful Atlanta regional training.  Participation in the Washington DC Regional Training will be equivalent to participation at a national Institute; in other words, candidates working towards a DIR® certificate can fulfill requirements at this training. The teaching staff will comprise ICDL Faculty and Facilitators and will represent all of the major disciplines (Mental Health, Education, OT/PT, Speech/Language).  The Washington DC Regional Training will incorporate some format changes intended to improve the participant experience, including a more supportive feedback process.  The training will also include discipline-specific discussions, model cases, and the opportunity to receive private feedback on case presentations.  The Washington, DC Regional Training will take place at the Hilton Washington, DC/Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting Center in Rockville, Maryland, an outstanding location near the Strathmore Performing Arts Center and Metro-Twinbrook Station. The short walk to the metro gives participants access to the National Zoo, the White House as well as many other area attractions. in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

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The DIR B Program

Goal: To immerse professionals in DIR® theory and practice in order to facilitate the application of DIR® in their workplace. The DIR®B also prepares candidates for the DIR®C program following acquisition of further DIR® experience.  The DIR® Beginning program is a one-time program which enhances the candidates foundation for further practice in preparation for the DIR® Certificate program.

Who Can Apply: Professionals from the following disciplines are invited, including: education, special education, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy and physical therapy, developmental optometry (visuo-cognitive therapy), art, drama, and music therapy, clinical social work, marriage and family therapists, nursing, pediatrics, developmental pediatrics, child psychiatry, infant mental health, clinical social work, developmental and clinical psychology. Specialization in developmental and learning disorders and infant mental health is welcome.

Eligibility: This program is designed for multidisciplinary professionals and educators who are beginning DIR® and Floortime practice.

Pre-Requisites: Attendance at a DIR® Introductory level course and beginning DIR® practice.  See our listing of DIR® Local Events for current conferences and on-line course offerings. Study groups or independent study for international applicants will be considered.

Preparation: Participants are asked to prepare a short video clip of themselves in a Floortime session with a child . Parent consent must be obtained.  This is presented in a small discussion group with colleagues. Further guidelines will be provided to accepted candidates.

Tuition

How to Apply

• Send an e-mail to DIRFloortimeTraining@icdl.com (Subject: Registration for Washington, DC Regional Training) and attach the following documents:
  • A completed DIR B Registration Form
  • Updated CV or resume
• Fax a copy of your license or teaching credential to 301-979-7011.
• If you don't have a clinical license or teaching credential, please explain your special circumstances in the e-mail that you will send to DIRFloortimeTraining@icdl.com with the above listed attachments
• Ask one professional who knows your work to e-mail a recommendation letter to DIRFloortimeTraining@icdl.com (Subject of the e-mail: "Recommendation for [your name]-Washington, DC Regional Training"

DIR B Program Features:

• DIR B Orientation and Guidelines
• Faculty includes nationally known DIR® experts across disciplines including education, speech and occupational therapies, social work, psychology, psychiatry and pediatrics.
• Floortime Focus – Daily sessions focus on the practice of Floortime at different developmental levels and integrating Floortime™ into specific therapies and educational practice. The principles and challenges of Floortime, as well as parent coaching and training of Floortime players  is addressed.
• Case based discussion groups - Candidates will participate in small  group discussions (average 10-12 candidates) led by interdisciplinary ICDL faculty and facilitators, who support and facilitate each participant presentation and discussion.  
• Feedback. Each candidate will receive individualized feedback in a private session with faculty members and facilitators who lead their small group discussions. In addition to the small group discussions, model case presentations,  conversation hours with ICDL faculty, facilitators panel and clinical case discussions and special lectures. Videotaped case illustrations are used extensively. 
• Continuing Education:  TheDIR®/Floortime™ Training Program offers OT continuing education as an approved AOTA CE provider. A certificate of attendance describing the Training can be used for maintenance hours by SLPs and educators.  Since not all participants seek CE units, it has not been built into the tuition to keep this cost as low as possible, a small separate fee of $40.00 is applied.
• Networking Opportunities – participants will have the opportunity to interact with wider range of professionals from around the world in general sessions and more intimately in small case discussion groups.  We also organize opportunities to meet with an expansive group of colleagues from your region or your discipline,  during mealtimes and breaks. 

The DIR®/Floortime™ Training Program is a responsive to the educational needs of its candidates and services needed.  ICDL reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to alter, amend, expand or otherwise modify the requirements for the program, at any time, without notice. The determination as to a candidate's successful completion of the Program requirements will be solely that of ICDL and the DIR®/Floortime™ Training Program.

DIR® is a registered trademark of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders, ICDL