CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS: FLOORTIME ATLANTA

FOR PARENTS…

Floortime Atlanta Parent Support Group
Open to parents who are currently utilizing DIR®/Floortime™ within their family, this group is designed to be a place to share ideas and support and to network with other parents who are experiencing the journey of raising their exceptional children using DIR®/Floortime™.

Co-Led by Kathleen Platzman, PhD and Jo Raphael, LCSW

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For more information or to be put on our mailing list please e-mail us at: info@floortimeatlanta.com or call Ellen Robinson at: 404-373-8335.

Floortime Atlanta Parent Psychotherapy Group
This group is an ongoing parent psychotherapy group for parents of children with special needs. The group, limited to 5-8 people, is designed to offer support to parents of special needs children and to address the inherent parenting challenges through support, information and networking. This group requires a commitment of six months participation and costs $300 per person. The group is open to one or both parents.

Co-Led by Kathleen Platzman, PhD and Jo Raphael, LCSW

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For more information or to be put on our mailing list please e-mail us at: info@floortimeatlanta.com or call Ellen Robinson at: 404-373-8335.

DIR® Parent Overview Nights
For parents new to the DIR® model, a two-hour overview that provides a basic understanding of the goals and strategies of the DIR® approach.
Price: $30.00 per person.

Dates/Time
Contact Ellen Robinson at 404-373-8335 or email at info@floortimeatlanta.com.

DIR®/Floortime™ Parent Groups
For parents using a home program based on the DIR® approach, a five session workshop with meetings every week or every other week. Both Morning (9:30 to 11:30 AM) and Evening (7-9 PM) classes are available.
Price: $375.00 per family.

Spring Evening Course #1: Wednesdays, April 30, May 7, May 14, May 21, and May 28.

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FOR CHILDREN…

  


Social Thinking Groups for Children ages 5-9
Groups are forming now for the fall. Contact Julie Carnes at 404-329-5020 or jcarnes@floortimeatlanta.com for more information, or view the brochure below.

Summer Brochure for Social Thinking Groups

Social Thinking Adolescent Group
A social thinking group for adolescent boys run by Dave Nelson and Jen Bertasi. This is an ongoing group with a closed membership. The typical patterns is five weeks on, three weeks off. The group meets for 90 minute sessions. Contact Dave Nelson at dnelson@floortimeatlanta.com for more information and to find out about openings in the group.

 

FOR PROFESSIONALS…

** YEAR-LONG INTENSIVE DIR®/FLOORTIME™ TRAINING PROGRAM

This year long DIR®/Floortime™ training course provides a wide range of experiences to the clinician wishing to master this approach. Over the course of the year, participants will attend five weekends consisting of lectures, case presentations, live supervision and assessment, and group exercises. Between weekends, participants will have individual consultation hours with a member of Floortime Atlanta and will participate in small group meetings, either on the phone or in person.

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DIR® Training Courses For Professionals
This workshop presents an introduction to the Developmental, Individual Difference, Relation-Based (DIR®) model, developed by Stanley Greenspan, M.D. & Serena Weider, Ph.D. for working with children with a wide range of developmental delays including Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Workshop participants will learn about the developmental levels that a child must master including Shared Attention, Engagement, Two-way Purposeful Communication, Two-way Problem Solving, Emotional Ideas and Abstract Thinking. They will also learn about Floortime ™, a strategic, goal-oriented, affect-filled way of interacting that encompasses assessment, goal creation, and other tools to help a child initiate and respond at higher developmental levels. This program is appropriate for Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Occupational, Speech/Language, Physical Therapists, educators and administrators.

Workshop Participants will:

Understand the basics of the DIR® model.

Learn techniques to engage hard to reach children including following the child’s lead, building on the child’s natural interests, opening and closing circles of communication.

Explore different child-focused activities in several categories: structured, semi-structured, and child-directed, and how they can be integrated into various settings.

Understand the importance of collaboration with the child’s family in all aspects of intervention.

Become aware of the importance of self-reflection and self-awareness

Dates/Time

Upcoming Courses:

A one-day (7 hour) course on October 18, 2008, with a 1.5 hour small group follow-up for videotape review.

Course Brochure

CEU approval applied for through NASW-GA.

Price: $150 per person

 

Professional Consultation Groups
Maximum 5 to 7 professionals per group.
Price: By arrangement
Times and dates are by arrangement.

DIR® Practitioners Group
Price: No charge
Dates of bi-monthly meetings are communicated via an email list. This is a closed group for experienced DIR® practitioners, and for clinicians who are committed to receiving training and mentorship in the DIR® model. For more information about joining this group, contact Dave Nelson at dnelson@floortimeatlanta.com.

Regional DIR® Meetings
Price: No charge
Time/Location: 6:45 PM at Floortime Atlanta, Blackstone Centre, 1777 NE Expressway,
Atlanta, GA (I85 access road northbound between North Druid Hills and Clairmont).
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There are no meetings in June, July, or August. Check back here for a Fall 2008 schedule.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in attending any of these groups, you may contact Ellen Robinson at 404-373-8335 or email at info@floortimeatlanta.com. Registration & payment is due prior to the start of the group.

 For more information about Floortime Atlanta, contact us at info@floortimeatlanta.com.