Rosemary White

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

DIR®/Floortime Summer Social Groups

Our goal is for the children in the groups to have fun and to develop play skills in rich interactions with peers. Each child is supported in a way to enable him or her to feel comfortable and successful in the ebb and flow of play with his/her peers.

• The philosophy of the camp is Floortime with the focus on relating and social interaction with peers. 
• The groups are four weeks long – two days/week, 1 ½ hours each day. 

The Group :  The group space is set up with a variety of toys such as a dollhouse, cars, trains, dress up, and arts and crafts. The focus of the group is for the children to engage in “free play” with their peers.  The role of the staff is to facilitate engagement and interaction between the peers using the DIR®/Floortime approach. The groups are not structured in the sense of the therapists and aides teaching skills, rather we facilitate each child’s functional emotional development during spontaneous play.

Staff :   Megan Coate, OTR/L and Rebecca Fletcher, OTR/, the associates at Pacific NW Pediatric Therapy, will lead each group,  embracing the DIR®/Floortime model to facilitate each child in engaging and interacting with his or her peers. 

Parent Support/Training : There will be a parent meeting following at the conclusion of the group to share progress made within the groups, answer questions and support parents in finding ways to integrate the DIR®/Floortime model into their child’s daily life. The sessions will be video taped so that parents are able to share in the positive interactions that take place throughout the groups.

Clients New to Pacific NW Pediatric Therapy : Children who are not currently clients in our practice will need to have a one hour individual intake session prior to the group. At the time of the session we will observe your child’s play and interaction to develop an understanding of your child’s functional emotional development and individual profile so we can best meet his/her needs within the group.  The fee for the individual intake session is $140. We ask that you please complete and return both the registration form and our intake questionnaire (you can access the questionnaire on our website at www.pedptot.com under New Client Info & Forms.) We will contact you to schedule the intake session before camp starts.

Fees:  The fee is $700 for this four-week group.

For the Summer Social Groups Registration Form click here.