I am grateful to Dr. Andrea Davis at the Greenhouse Therapy Center (http://www.greenhousetherapycenter.com) for introducing me to the DIR® (Development, Individual Differences, Relationship) and Floortime™ model while in graduate school.  More recently, I am indebted to Dr. Yana Peleg (aka Rabbi) at White Tulip (http://www.whitetuliptherapies.com) for many years of supervison, collaboration, mentoring and now friendship.  

 

My work with the White Tulip team coupled with Yana's unrelenting training and guidance, provided the foundation and confidence from which Blue Dahlia emerged. 

 

The DIR® (Development, Individual Differences, Relationship) and Floortime™ model was originally developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan and Dr. Serena Wieder.  This framework provides a comprehensive, individually tailored approach to treatment of children in their natural environment while utilizing their strengths, interests and significant relationships.  More specifically, Floortime™ is a play based developmentally appropriate behavior therapy and/or way of engaging that can be provided anywhere in the child's environment, whether at home, in school or out in the community. 

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To learn more about DIR® and Floortime™ please visit www.icdl.com or http://www.profectum.org