Rosemary White Lecture

Pediatric PT & OT Services - Seattle, WA Pacific NW Pediatric Therapy - Portland, OR

Rosemary White lectures and consults nationally and internationally. If you are interested in having her lecture or consult for your group please contact her at pedptot@comcast.net for details and availability.

Pediatric Therapy Seminars presents
DIR®/ Floortime Case Based Conference

Comprehensive Case Presentations
Implementing Greenspan and Wieder’s DIR® Model of Treatment for
Children with Challenges in Relating and Communicating
Including Autism Spectrum
with
Discussions of the Cases Facilitated by

 Sherri Cawn, MA, C.C.C., SLP
DIR®/Faculty
and
Rosemary White, OTR/L
DIR® Faculty

This Exciting and Comprehensive Conference will Provide Participants with a
Clear Guide to Understanding and Implementing the
DIR®/Floortime Model.

DIR®/Floortime is the
Developmentally appropriate, relationship based approach to treatment developed by
Stanley Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, PhD.

This conference will deepen your understanding of the DIR®/Floortime model as it is presented in the format of case based presentations.   Cases will be presented reviewing the initial assessment of the child using the Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDL), the progression of treatment and current functioning.  Cases, with extensive use of video, will be presented in a variety of environments including clinic, school, home and social settings.

Following each presentation a discussion of the case will be led by Sherri and Rosemary. The participants will be active in the discussion as we delve into the DIR®/Floortime model.  

Sherri Cawn, MA, C.C.C., SLP and Rosemary White OTR/L – DIR® FACULTY since 2002:
This conference will follow the format of extensive case presentations with assessment and then the implementation of the DIR®/Floortime Approach in the treatment of the child from the perspective of a DIR® Speech and Language Clinician and a DIR OT Clinician.
The integration of this model will be presented in a variety of settings and cases will be presented using the DIR®/Floortime Model with Therapists, Educators, and Floortime Players.  There will also be an emphasis on coaching parents in the DIR® Floortime Model.
The DIR®/Floortime Faculty will lead discussions on the cases with the participants.

Participants will develop a deeper understanding of:

• The DIR® Model as an effective treatment approach that can be used by all those interacting with children with disorders in communicating and relating including Autistic Spectrum. How to use the FEDL as a way to assess the child and to determine the type of support they need to enhance their capacity to relate and interact.
• Assessing a child’s individual differences and using this information to individualize treatment.
• How to empower parents in their relationship with their child.
• The power of the interdisciplinary aspect of this model.

FACULTY:
Sherri Cawn, M.A., CCC-SLP, DIR®/Floortime Faculty - Clinical director of Cawn-Krantz and Associates Developmental Therapies of suburban Chicago, has 40 years of clinical pediatric experience specializing in the assessment and treatment of infants, toddlers, and school-age children. She is a leading practitioner of the DIR®/Floortime model in speech and language development and trains other professionals throughout the US and overseas on the concepts of this model. Sherri is also a faculty member with the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and learning Disorders and the Erikson Institute of Infant Mental health. She received her graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois.

Sherri is currently teaching a 2 hour Webinar for ASHA on DIR®/Floortime – this is a great introduction to her work, to DIR® and to her dynamic style of teaching this treatment model. For information go to www.asha.org/events/autism-conf/AutismFaculty.htm

Rosemary White, OTR –DIR®/Floortime Faculty – Rosemary brings a wealth of clinical experience to every workshop she teaches both nationally and internationally. Rosemary received her Neurodevelopmental Therapy training with the Bobaths, her Sensory Integrative Therapy training with Dr. A Jean Ayres and her DIR®/Floortime with Stanley Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, PhD.  She currently owns and operates Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy Services in Seattle, Washington and Pacific Northwest Pediatric Therapy in Portland, Oregon.   Rosemary is Senior Faculty on the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disabilities (ICDL) chaired by Stanley Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, Ph.D, and is Faculty in the ICDL PhD Program, and Clinical Faculty at the University of Washington in the School of Nursing Infant Mental Health Certificate Program.  To learn more about Rosemary and her work please review the information on her website (www.pedptot.com .)

Rosemary is currently teaching an online course with Stanley Greenspan on “DIR® and the Treatment of Children with Regulatory and Sensory Processing Disorders” – this is a great introduction to DIR®/Floortime and Rosemary’s work. Stanley Greenspan and Rosemary White’s online course is an excellent beginning for the course with Sherri and Rosemary. For more information and to register for the online course go to Dr Greenspan’s website at www.stanleygreenspan..com

Who should attend:
This conference is for both professionals and parents.
Professionals include: Pediatricians, Nurses, Occupational and Physical therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Mental Health Professionals, Early Childhood Educators and School Age Educators, Behavior Specialists, Creative Art Therapists, Related Health Care Professionals, Program Administrators and Students from these disciplines. 

(Continuing Education Credit Pending)

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