Green House P.L.A.Y.

The PLAY Project: Play and Language for Youngsters with Autism

Introduction to the DIR/Floortime Model

SERESC Conference Center in Bedford, New Hampshire
Friday, May 21st, 2010
8:30 to 4:30

Click here to register online

Training Description:

This one-day workshop focuses on the PLAY Project, a unique, community-based autism training and early intervention program. The model is based on the developmental theories of Stanley Greenspan, MD, known as the Developmental, Individualized, and Relationship (DIR) Oriented Model - also known as “Floortime.” The key strategies in Floortime are to follow the child’s lead and build on their natural interests to engage them in socially interactive play.

The DIR theory and research will be presented along with videotape case examples to help participants learn Floortime strategies, methods, and techniques. This session will help parents and professionals learn effective, low cost, efficient, and playful ways to provide intensive programming for young children (18 months through 8 years) with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) to help them gain language and social skills.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify current trends and research in ASDs.
• Discuss occupational, educational, behavioral, and developmental programs for children with ASDs in terms of the available evidence for effectiveness.
• Accurately profile the child with ASD according to Greenspan’s six stage DIR theoretical framework.
• List and describe basic DIR (Floortime)/play therapy principles, strategies, and techniques using the PLAY Project’s Skill Sequence.
• Apply PLAY Project play therapy intervention techniques with children with ASDs.

Presenter:

Rick Solomon, MD, the medical director of the PLAY Project (www.playproject.org), is board certified in both General Pediatrics and Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Solomon has been diagnosing and treating children with autism spectrum disorders for over fifteen years. He is a member of the Autism committee for the Michigan Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics. A colleague of Stanley Greenspan’s, he is a board member of the Interdisciplinary Council of Developmental and Learning Disorders (www.icdl.com).

Agenda:

8:00 Check-In and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Autism - The Brain-Mind Connection
9:30 The principles of the PLAY Project
10:30 Break
10:45 Accurately profile the child with ASD according to Greenspan's 6 stage DIR theoretical framework
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Describe how 'affect' drives growth and development
2:00 Explain the importance of the child's neurological 'Comfort Zone'
3:00 Break
3:15 How to apply the PLAY Project play therapy principles, strategies, methods, and techniques
4:30 Evaluation and Adjournment

Who Should Attend:

• Family members of children with autism spectrum disorders
• Educational professionals and paraprofessionals
• Occupational and Physical Therapists
• Speech/Language Pathologists
• Psychologists and Social Workers

Registration Includes:

• Certificate of Attendance
• Continuing Education Credits
• Course Handouts
• Continental Breakfast
• Lunch Buffet

Location:

The SERESC Conference Center is located in Southern New Hampshire, just one hour north of Boston.

Southeastern Regional Educational Service Center (SERESC) Conference Center
29 Commerce Dr.
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 206-6800

Click on this link and go to http://www.seresc.net/directions.php for detailed directions and a map.

Registration Fees:

• $150 Standard Professional Fees
• $130 Professional Group Fee (3 or more)
     
• $120 Family Members
• $100 Family Group Fee (2 or more from the same family)

How to Register:

1. By Phone: Call Dr. Lara Kroodsma at The Green House Group, PA at 603-668-3050 x22
2. By Mail: Click here and print out this form. Then send the completed form and appropriate payment amount to:
   PLAY Project Training
   Green House Group, PA
   250 Commercial St, Suite 3004
   Manchester, NH 03101
3. Online: Click here to register online and pay with credit card on Paypal.

CEUs available:

    • National Association of Social Workers
    • Association for Play Therapy, Inc. This workshop is offered in
conjunction with the New England Association for Play Therapy. NE-APT
is APT Provider #02-123.

Event Sponsors:

    • The New England Association for Play Therapy: http://www.newenglandplaytherapy.org/
    • The Green House Group, PA

Cancellations/Refund Policy:

    • Full refunds will be provided when cancellations are made at least 7 days before the event.
    • No refunds will be given for requests received after 7 days before the event, or for no shows.