Profectum DIR® Level 2 Certificate Course (CL2) Portuguese

Profectum’s Certificate Level 2 Course is an online course that utilizes small class sizes and an intensive 9-month process to build on the participant’s knowledge and skills acquired in the Certificate Level 1 Course and encourages the participant to deepen their ability to conceptualize treatment plans within the framework of the DIR® Model.

Start date & time

Sept 25 2024 | 7 pm Eastern

Length of course

9 months

Next steps:

Step 1 fill out and submit your application

Who this course is for

Clinicians, educators and providers who want deepen their understanding and practice of the DIR® Model

Certificate

Profectum DIR® Level 2 Professional
Step 2 wait for an acceptance email
Step 3 register and pay
Step 4 access the course

Start Date & Time

September 4, 2024 | 8 pm eastern time

Length of Course

12 months

Who this course is for

Clinicians, educators and providers who want integrate a developmental, relationship-based approach into their work

Certificate

Profectum DIR® Level 1 Professional

Next Steps:

Step 1 fill out and submit your application
Step 2 wait for an acceptance email
Step 3 register and pay for the course
Step 4 access the course

Topics Covered in this Course Include

The DIR® Level 2 Certificate Course advances the participant’s ability to assess and articulate individual profiles as well as Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDLs), and to use DIR® principles and strategies to foster social-emotional development in a wider range of infants, children, adolescents and adults with developmental challenges.
Clinician’s reflective process

Client’s reflective process

Advanced observation, interaction and assessment tools will advance participant fidelity in the DIR® Model

Assessment of various emotional, learning and neurodevelopmental profiles and implications for treatment and progress

Ability to project and monitor developmental progress of clients over time

Case based learning

Course Objectives

The goal of the DIR® Model Certificate Level 2 Course is to provide participants with initial expertise in working with children who have challenges in relating, communicating, and thinking while honoring individual differences utilizing a developmental, relationship-based approach.

  • Demonstrate a deeper understanding of the course of development, individual differences and developmental challenges
  • Develop a deeper understanding of observation, assessment, interaction and comprehensive intervention skills
  • Conceptualize a range of cases within the DIR® Model framework
  • Display a deeper understanding of integration of the model and your own discipline
  • Apply and build/modify interventions across time demonstrating a deeper understanding of the integration of the model
  • Describe your experience with reflective supervision

Course Format

The Certificate Level 2 course is a 9-month training program.
  • Monthly webcast lectures
  • Live online instructor led classes meet 1-time per month for 2-hours
  • Live online tutoring groups meet 1-time per month for 1.5 to 2 hours depending on the size of the group
  • Small group reflective tutoring provides participants the opportunity to receive feedback on their clinical work.
  • Participants will share a range of cases and ultimately present a final case.

Course Instructor

Profectum Faculty to be announced when dates are set

Criteria to Take the Course

Be a working professional in any discipline who wants to enrich and deepen their DIR® Model practice.
Professional parents may take the course but will not be permitted to use his or her own child to show their work.
Have a Bachelor's degree or higher and have completed Profectum’s Certificate Level 1 Course (CL1) or equivalent (ie. ICDL DIR 201 and DIR 202)
Have access to a minimum of three cases with the ability to video your work with children or adults with a developmental disability throughout the course.
Videos must be from a work setting.

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is for

Professionals in Speech and Language, Occupational and Physical Therapies, Education, Mental Health (Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy), Medicine, Developmental Optometry, Creative Arts, and others) who want to enrich and deepen their practice of the DIR® Model.

Professional parents may take the course but will not be permitted to use his or her own child to show their work.

Attendance and requirements for completion

In addition to meeting the criteria to take this course, the following criteria must be met in order to receive a certificate at the end of this course. These criteria should be monitored throughout the course:
No more than 2 absences to the online classes during the course, No more than 2 absences to the online tutoring sessions during the course. Any missed online class is expected to be viewed via Zoom recording, and impressions/comments shared with the instructor in writing to be considered a “make-up” of the content missed. Note: Zoom class recordings are available for 30 days only after the scheduled class.

Contribute to online class discussions

Use technology as required by instructors:
  • Camera is on for class
  • Use the Learning Management System (LMS)


Present of a minimum of 3 children over the 9 months, including 1 for the final vignette

Complete and submit the collaborative feedback form at the end of the course

IMPORTANT NOTE: Certification does not imply endorsement of clinical competency. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.

Payment options

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Payment, withdrawal and refund policy

If you submit payment and withdraw from this course at least 10 working days (Mon-Fri) BEFORE the start date, you will receive a refund minus the non-refundable deposit and a cancellation fee of $25. If requests to withdraw are received after this, no refund is given and you are responsible for full payment of the course.

Requests to withdraw must be sent via email to training@profectum.org.

Under certain circumstances, you may be able to begin training again with a group scheduled at a later date, but the course payment is still due as scheduled for the initial group registration.

In the event that a course group is canceled, you will be notified immediately via email and a credit will be issued toward a rescheduled course group or the entire submitted fee will be refunded without further liability on the part of the organizer.

If you have questions, contact training@profectum.org.

Cancelation policy

We strive to accommodate start times and international time zones for our participants and, therefore, reserve the right to adjust course start dates and times as needed. A minimum number of participants are required to run each course group. We reserve the right to cancel or postpone a scheduled group if the required number of participants is not achieved.

Contact training@profectum.org if you have questions.

In the event that a course group is canceled, you will be notified immediately via email and a credit will be issued toward a rescheduled course group or the entire submitted fee will be refunded without further liability on the part of the organizer.

If you have questions, contact training@profectum.org.

Special accommodations

If you require ADA accommodations or have a special needs request, please email training@profectum.org at least two weeks before the program start date so arrangements can be made.

Technology requirements

Profectum uses video streaming and video conferencing as our standard technology tools. The course relies on you watching webcasts on your own and joining live online class discussions using Zoom.

A computer with a monitor, keyboard, and a mouse or a laptop. (Please note that the course is not fully supported on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.)

Speakers, either built into your computer or external (plugged into your computer).

Camera, either built into your computer or external (plugged into your computer).

An internet connection, either wired or wireless, DSL or better.

The course is supported on the most recent versions of Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, as well as Internet Explorer 11 and Edge. Please note that the course is incompatible with Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, and 10. We recommend using only a single tab on your browser.

The Zoom application.

A PDF viewer, such as Adobe.

A printer or access to a printer (to print the resources in the library, if desired).

Profectum DIR® Level 2 Certificate Course (CL2)

  • Step 1: fill out and submit your application
  • Step 2: wait for an acceptance email
  • Step 3: register and pay
  • Step 4: access the course