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Floortime Strategies to Promote Development in Children and Teens - A User’s Guide to the DIR® Model (Paperback)
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Floortime Strategies to Promote Development in Children and Teens - A User’s Guide to the DIR® Model (Paperback)
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Help children and teens with social-emotional and cognitive
challenges develop critical new skills with this quick-guide to the
popular DIRFloortime® model. Certified DIRFloortime® experts show
parents and professionals how to promote skill development through
warm and playful interactions that make the most of children’s
natural interests. Floortime™ is a highly effective intervention
approach for children and adolescents with autism and other
developmental disorders. Now there’s a step-by-step guide for
parents to LEARN and professionals to TEACH the DIRFloortime®
model of helping young people with social, emotional, and cognitive
challenges. This guide takes the research-supported developmental
approach to treatment and breaks it down into a curriculum of
simple, sequenced strategies you can use right away to support the
social and cognitive development of children and teens. Quick
instructions and examples for each method are laid out for easy
viewing in the midst of a play session. Certified DIRFloortime®
experts explain the theoretical background and the basics of how to
play and interact with children in ways that motivate them, make
the most of their natural interests, and help them develop critical
new social, emotional, and intellectual capacities. Whether
you’re a professional or parent, this practical, ready-to-use
Floortime™ guide is an essential addition to your intervention
toolkit. WHY USE DIRFloortime®? Proven effective -
research-supported, field tested, and rooted in developmental
psychology Targets the key cognitive and social-emotional
capacities children need to thrive in the real world (see sidebar)
Promotes learning and growth through play and interaction Fosters
warm, attuned parent-child relationships Meets your specific needs
- apply DIRFloortime® strategies in developmental order or use
them as standalone teaching tools Gives you quick catchphrases that
make strategies “stick,” so you can use them anytime, anywhere
Encourages caregiver self-reflection and self-awareness - a key
part of helping children and teens develop their own
self-reflection skills Leads to children and teens becoming joyful,
spontaneous, flexible, creative, and empathic human beings
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Each DIRFloortime® strategy comes with a
clear description and enlightening examples of how to apply it in a
variety of real-life scenarios. The appendix walks you through 11
effective strategies for helping children and adolescents reduce
challenging behaviors. Help children develop crucial skills:
Regulation and Attention Social Engagement and Attachment
Reciprocity Social Problem Solving Self-Awareness Empathy
Imagination Emotional Thinking Logical Thinking Complex Thinking
Self-Reflection
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