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Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies

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The Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Maine's University Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service

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Event Spotlight

CCIDS Hosts Workshops on DIR®/Floortime™ Model for Treating Children with Autism

(August 2008) The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS) recently hosted two workshops on the DIR® (Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-Based)/Floortime™ model for understanding and treating children challenged by autism spectrum and related disorders. This approach focuses on helping children master the building blocks of relating, communicating, and thinking. Both workshops were presented by Kathleen A. Platzman, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and faculty member of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL), founded by Stanley Greenspan, M.D., and Serena Wieder, Ph.D.

Fifty professionals who serve young children with disabilities attended the 3-day workshop, Putting DIR®/Floortime™ Into Action, and will be part of an ongoing peer-coaching group that will meet regularly over the coming year. Platzman also facilitated an afternoon workshop, An Introduction to DIR®/Floortime™, for approximately sixty parents, teachers, service coordinators, and public school and early intervention personnel interested in learning more about the DIR®/Floortime™ approach.

Presentation materials and workshop photos will be posted online soon.

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CCIDS Contact Information

Phone (V/TTY)
207/581-1084
or 800/203-6957
Fax
207/581-1231

Address
5717 Corbett Hall, Rm 114
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5717

e-mail ccidsmail@umit.maine.edu

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Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
5717 Corbett Hall, Rm 114
The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469
Phone: 207/581-1084


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