Friday, October 21, 2022

OPENING KEYNOTE

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US ET

Developing Effective Skills in Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for Autistic People: Insights for self-advocates, professionals, and parents

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Shore, EdD

Introduction by Emile Gouws, MEd, ICDL Board of Directors


12:00 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

The Music of Human Interactions: Coaching parents in the use of music in DIRFloortime® to foster interpersonal connection

Speakers: John Carpente, PhD, MT-BC, LCAT, DIR-Expert and Daria Brown, MA, DIR-Advanced


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM US ET

Sh-h: The Conversation without Words: Exploring the essential precursors of communication that emerge between 0-12 months of age

Speaker: Sherri Cawn, MA, CCC-SLP, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/25/2022

Saturday, October 22, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET

Who's in the Box? Forging sibling interaction between a 10 year old autistic boy and his baby brother through play with a cardboard box

Speaker: Sibylle Janert, MA, Psychology, DIR-Expert, Author


CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US ET

DIR® and Self-Reg

Speaker: Dr. Stuart Shanker, D.Phil, DIR-Expert

Introduction by Gerard Costa, PhD, DIR-Expert, ICDL Board President


12:00 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

Neurodiversity-Affirming Care: Revolutionizing the way we understand, assess, and support autistic people and their families

Speaker: Dr. Alex Klein, PsyD, DIR-Expert

Introduction by Tina McCourt, LCSW, ICDL Board of Directors

Offered Again on 10/27/2022


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM US ET

Bridging the Gap: Using DIR® to foster COVID-related social emotional gaps

Speaker: Coleen Vanderbeek, Psy.D., LPC, ASDCS, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/27/2022

Sunday, October 23, 2022

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM US ET

A Faith in Nonsense, Enhancing Playfulness in Floortime Practice

Speaker: Jackie Bartell, MSEd, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/27/2022


7:00 PM - 8:30 PM US ET

AAC for Complex Bodies: Strategies that support individual differences

Speaker: Jessica Schmidt, M.Ed., M.S., CCC-SLP, LCP, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/25/2022

Monday, October 24, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET

Pulling Yourself Back Together During War. Rediscovering the Power of DIR when Working with Consequences of Severe Traumatic Events

Speakers: Anzhela Zaiets, Clinical Psychologist, Gestalt Therapist, DIR-Expert


10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US ET

DIR® Across All Ages: It's not just for kids and it's not just for Autism

Speakers: Mike Fields, MS, LPC, DIR-Expert, Joann M.C. Fleckenstein, MS, OTR/L, DIR-Expert, and Pamela K. Williams, MS, OTR/L, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/25/2022


12:00 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

A Developmental Based Approach to Psychotherapy: Helping children process grief and trauma using a DIRFloortime® lens

Speaker: Chana Frumet Yaroslawitz, Ph.D, LCSW, DIR-Advanced

Offered Again on 10/26/2022


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM US ET

Choosing Play: Applying a DIRFloortime® approach in your family

Speaker: Daria Brown, MA, DIR-Advanced


6:00 PM - 7:30 PM US ET

Playing to Learn: The art and science of play as a key means for supporting child development

Speaker: Amanda Binns, SLP (CCC) PhD, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/29/2022


8:00 PM - 9:30 PM US ET

Recognizing Communication as a Multifaceted Individual Difference

Speaker: Katie Shepherd, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/26/2022

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET

AAC for Complex Bodies: Strategies that support individual differences

Speaker: Jessica Schmidt, M.Ed., M.S., CCC-SLP, LCP, DIR-Expert


10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US ET

Sh-h: The Conversation without Words: Exploring the essential precursors of communication that emerge between 0-12 months of age

Speaker: Sherri Cawn, MA, CCC-SLP, DIR-Expert


12:00 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

Resisting Gravity

Speaker: Stephanie Peters, OTR/L, DIR-Expert


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM US ET

Agency: What is it and how can DIRFloortime® support it

Speaker: Dawn Capelli, LICSW, DIR-Expert


7:00 PM - 8:30 PM US ET

DIR® Across All Ages: It's not just for kids and it's not just for Autism

Speakers: Mike Fields, MS, LPC, DIR-Expert, Joann M.C. Fleckenstein, MS, OTR/L, DIR-Expert, and Pamela K. Williams, MS, OTR/L, DIR-Expert


9:00 PM - 10:30 PM US ET

DIRFloortime® with Parents and Young Children: Videos of parent partnership and going for the gleam in the eye

Speakers: Bridget Palmer, MA, CCC-SLP, DIR-Expert and Parent Guests

Offered Again on 10/27/2022

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET

Recognizing Communication as a Multifaceted Individual Difference

Speaker: Katie Shepherd, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, DIR-Expert


10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US ET

DIR® in Schools: The why, the how, the for whom

Speaker: Davina Soleyman, MA, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/28/2022


12:00 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

Bringing It Back to the Model: The original Floortime gameshow

Speaker: Stephanie Peters, OTR/L, DIR-Expert


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM US ET

A Developmental Based Approach to Psychotherapy: Helping children process grief and trauma using a DIRFloortime® lens

Speaker: Chana Frumet Yaroslawitz, Ph.D, LCSW, DIR-Advanced


6:00 PM - 7:30 PM US ET

Planning, Sequencing and Building Empathy with Floortime

Speaker: Maude LeRoux, OTR/L, DIR-Expert

Offered Again on 10/28/2022


A MOVING DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM US ET

A Conversation with Patricia Stacey, Author of The Boy Who Loved Windows: Looking back and celebrating today

Speaker: Patricia Stacey and Jeffrey Guenzel, MA, LPC, DIR-Expert

Thursday, October 27, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET

Beyond Transitions: An exploration of the complexity of a transition using clinical reasoning and brain science to support us

Speaker: Helen Groth, MA Ed., DIR-Expert


10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US ET

The Pleasure to be in the Moment: DIRFloortime® music therapy with elderly with Dementia and Alzheimer

Speakers: Daniele Ferrarazzo, Music-therapist, DIR-Basic, Giulia Campatelli, Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, DIR-Expert, and Barbara Cravero, Developmental Psychologist, DIR-Expert


12:00 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

A Faith in Nonsense, Enhancing Playfulness in Floortime Practice

Speaker: Jackie Bartell, MSEd, DIR-Expert


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM US ET

DIRFloortime® with Parents and Young Children: Videos of parent partnership and going for the gleam in the eye

Speaker: Bridget Palmer, MS, CCC-SLP, DIR-Expert


6:00 PM - 7:30 PM US ET

Bridging the Gap: Using DIR® to foster COVID-related social emotional gaps

Speaker: Coleen Vanderbeek, Psy.D., LPC, ASDCS, DIR-Expert


8:00 PM - 9:30 PM US ET

Neurodiversity-Affirming Care: Revolutionizing the way we understand, assess, and support autistic people and their families

Speaker: Dr. Alex Klein, PsyD, DIR-Expert

Introduction by Tina McCourt, LCSW, ICDL Board of Directors

Friday, October 28, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET

How Drinking with a Crazy Straw Can Support our Floortime Work

Speaker: Nancy Ceulemans, Neurodevelopmental Educational Specialist, DIR-Expert


A MUST SEE

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US ET

Humor in DIRFloortime®

Speakers: Dr. Cindy Puccio, Ph.D., MA., LCSW, DIR-Expert, Dr. Gil Tippy, PsyD, DIR-Expert, and Dr. Karen Levine, PhD, DIR-Expert

Introduction by Amanda Kriegel, PhD, DIR-Expert, ICDL Board of Directors


12:00 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

Planning, Sequencing and Building Empathy with Floortime

Speaker: Maude LeRoux, OTR/L, DIR-Expert


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM US ET

DIR® in Schools: The why, the how, the for whom

Speaker: Davina Soleyman, MA, DIR-Expert

Saturday, October 29, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET

A Story from the Floor

Speaker: Colette Ryan, MSEd, DIR-Expert, IMH-E IFS


10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US ET

Playing to Learn: The art and science of play as a key means for supporting child development

Speaker: Amanda Binns, SLP (CCC) PhD, DIR-Expert


CLOSING KEYNOTE

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

The Unexpected Gift: Autism, music, and the story of following our son's passion

Speakers: Gwendolyn Harshaw and Gene Harshaw

Introduction by Jeffrey Guenzel, MA, LPC, DIR-Expert, ICDL CEO

Sunday, October 30, 2022

ICDL gala and Awards Event

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM US ET

ICDL Gala and Awards Event with a Live Online Concert Performed by Blue Spectrum

DIR® Champion awards will be announced! Don't miss this one. Please support ICDL's work to create a world where individual differences are embraced and everyone achieves their fullest potential.