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Clinical Communication Consultants hosted first time Conference

DIR/FLOORTIME™ Model & Approach
And The
Provision of Comprehensive Diagnoses & Intervention
For Families of Children with Problems of Relating &
Communicating including Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Conference Overview:

Toronto DIR/FLOORTIME™ Conference, committed to Families of Children with problems in relating and communicating. Including children diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, and Professionals of related interest. The conference presented the developmental evidence based relational model and its integrated approach. The purpose of which was to truly form a Parent-Professional Partnership and deliver comprehensive individualized intervention that works on improving sensory regulation, critical thinking, social language and communication. The Conference provided ample practice in viewing and discussing, profiling and developing comprehensive integrated intervention plans supported by numerous cross-disciplinary strategies and techniques to set children’s developmental progression back on to their typical developmental roadmap.

Please navigate through each section below to learn more about the conference:
Guest Speakers Bios
Learning Goals: Participants acquired
Conference Evaluation Statistics

Conference Summary and Recommendations:

The conference was received very well. The predominant recommendations focused on:

• Sending promotional information re: future conferences to school boards;
• Holding future conferences on weekdays as opposed to weekends and allowing for a later start time;
• Increased participation from attendees, including small group discussions;
• Increased use of videos to demonstrate stages of DIR model, using a case study as an example;
• Need for an introduction to what is DIR, providing case study from beginning stages to end (long term case-study) with strategies and techniques related to each stage, highlighting Floortime™ SLP and OT goals.
• Need for parent coaching techniques;
• Need for DIR assessment and formulation of IEP and implementation of prescribed intervention in school setting;
• Less breaks throughout the day allowing for greater participation and group discussions;
• Separate dining room and ensuring the conference room is big enough;
• Fewer interruptions permitted during presentations;
• Providing handouts in PDF format, 1 week prior to conference
• Dining room separate to conference room, ensuring the conference room is big enough with sources of natural light

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