DIR(r) Overview

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DIR(r) Overview

September 6, 2010

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Celebrate the Children
345 S. Main Street
Wharton, NJ
(973) 989-4033 - Phone
(973) 895-7451 - Fax

DIR(r) Functional/Emotional/Developmental Capacities

1. Regulation/Shared Attention

2. Engagement/Quality of Engagement

3.Intentionality/Use of Gestures and Affect

4. Sustaining Interactions/Problem Solving/Sense of Self

5. Symbolic Thinking/Play/Language/Emotions

6. Abstract Thinking/Reasoning

7. Multi-causal/Triangular Thinking

8. Gray-area Thinking

9. Growing Sense of Self and Reflection on an Internal Standard

DIR(r) Assessment and Intervention Model

Incorporates multi-disciplinary team assessment
Creates a comprehensive Individualized Developmental Profile and Intervention Plan
Promotes the formation of an integrated treatment team
Tracks functional developmental progress
Enriches all areas of treatment

DIR(r) Application at CTC

How does Celebrate the Children translate and include the DIR(r) model?

Three Equal Components of the Day

A. Spontaneous and interactive, follow-the-child’s lead	B. Semi-structured problem solving activities	C. Sensory-Motor/ Motor Planning and Visual-Spatial Work
This is where the therapist/parent engages in the child’s interests challenging them at each of the developmental levels.	These activities should be structured to teach specific social, language and academic skills. Semi-structured means that although the activity is structured to target specific skills, it is still tailored to the child’s interests, is experience-based and motivating.	This is the time to work on sequencing and motor planning (thinking and doing sequencing motor actions) and regulation.