Profectum Parent Education Program

For decades, Profectum’s DIR® Faculty has partnered closely with families, gaining deep insight into both the joys and challenges of supporting individuals with developmental differences. In collaboration with these families, Profectum has thoughtfully designed this webcast series to support and strengthen your DIR® journey.
WHO THIS program IS FOR
Parents, caregivers, families, educators and practitioners from all disciplines
STARTING DATE AND TIME
Start any time
LENGTH OF Program
1-year subscription
Format
This is a self-guided webcast series
Certificate
A certificate of completion is not provided

A welcome from
Dr. Serena Wieder

Welcome to the Profectum Parent Education Program. In this video, you’ll be introduced to the heart of our work—supporting parents and caregivers with practical guidance, meaningful insights, and a relationship-based approach to understanding and nurturing their child’s development. We invite you to explore the program and join a community dedicated to learning, connection, and growth alongside families like yours.
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Program overview

The Profectum Parent Education Program was designed to help parents and caregivers understand and use the DIR® Model, provide an overview of the special needs journey while supporting them in creating a meaningful treatment roadmap for their child and family, expose them to the roles of different disciplines and professionals involved in their child’s care, and equip them to understand and effectively engage with the education system to best support their child.

Topics

  • DIR® Model
  • Understanding each child's unique developmental profile
  • How this unique profile impacts development
  • What you can do to foster development
  • The diagnostic process
  • Treatment options
  • Why interdisciplinary treatment is important
  • Stress and coping for family and child
  • Challenges of daily life
  • Health and wellness
  • Understanding behavior
  • Interfacing with the educational system
  • Other parents sharing their journeys
  • Young adults with ASD on growing up, dreams, behavior and more ...

Start Date & Time

Self-paced

Length of Course

Begin and end on your schedule

Who this course is for

Parents/caregiver, clinicians, educators and providers – everyone!

Certificate

This is not a certificate course

Next Steps:

Step 1 enroll for free
Step 2 access the course

Purchase your 1-year subscription

This program includes more than 40 webcasts, organized into seven carefully curated themes. Each theme is designed specifically for parents, caregivers, and families, making it easy to focus on the topics most relevant to you. You can move through the program at your own pace and will have access to:
  • Webcasts presented by Profectum Faculty
  • Downloadable handouts to support learning and application

Purchase the full webcast series

Or select individual theme(s) that interest you most. A list of webcasts by theme is provided below. Each theme is priced at $5 per webcast (for example, a theme with 4 webcasts costs $20). Each theme includes the Introduction to the DIR Model webcast for free!

Family $35

  • Introduction to the DIR-FCD Model
  • Getting Back to the Joy (parts 1 & 2)
  • Grief and Loss Cycle
  • Super Parenting: Building Stress Resiliency in Parents of Special Needs Children
  • Profectum Parent to Parent: Daily Life
  • Siblings (parts 1 & 2)
  • Profectum Parent to Parent: Siblings
  • Profectum Parent to Parent: Grandparents

Science $15

  • Introduction to the DIR-FCD Model
  • Making the Autism Diagnosis (parts 1 & 2)
  • The Quest for the Perfect ASD Medical Intervention (parts 1 & 2)
  • Common Medical Conditions and ASD and Related Developmental Disorders

Individual Differences $50

  • Introduction to the DIR-FCD Model
  • Individual Differences
  • Sensory Processing and Neuroimaging Assessment: Case Presentations of Treatment that is Informed and Supported by the Research (parts 1 & 2)
  • What to expect? Typical Communication, Language, and Speech Challenges of Children on the Autism Spectrum
  • Where to begin? How Language Develops and How to Decide Where to Start with your Child?
  • Echolalia and Scripting: Meanings, Functions, and Intervention Approaches
  • Facilitating Parent-Child Floortime Interactions Across Language and Communication Stages: Following the Parent’s Lead
  • Speech, Language and Communication: Finding the Holes in the Swiss Cheese (parts 1 & 2)
  • Anxiety and Communication: J's Story
  • Comprehension Across the Spectrum: A Longitudinal Story of a Child’s Triumphs and Struggles with Language Development
  • Visual Spatial Portals to Thinking, Feeling and Movement/Barriers to Progress: Revise and Revive Interventions The Role of Visual Spatial and Related Processing Challenges to Emotional Regulation

Behavior $20

  • Introduction to the DIR-FCD Model
  • Behavior as Communication: What is your child really telling you
  • Understanding Behavior: A Developmental Perspective
  • I'm Not Going to Lose It!: How to Stay Regulated and Calm While Helping Your Child Work Through Challenging Issues - Parents and Professionals Working Together
  • Behavior Specific Strategies for Parents (parts 1, 2a, 2b, 3a & 3b)

Floortime $50

  • Introduction to the DIR-FCD Model
  • Floortime: All day long and all life long
  • DIR-FCD-Floortime Model Principles of Interaction
  • Demystifying Floortime: DIR-FCD Model Assessment and Intervention for Infants and Young Children (parts 1 & 2)
  • DIR-FCD Model Assessment and Intervention for Older Children and Young Adults (parts 1 & 2)
  • Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDL’S) Early Levels (1-4)
  • Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDL’S) Later Levels (5-9)
  • PLAY: The Window into the Child's Emotional Experiences (parts 1, 2 & 3)
  • DIRFloortime for the Younger Student
  • DIRFloortime for the Older Student (parts 1 & 2)
  • Mobilizing Competence Using an Intensive Short-Term Treatment Model with an Autistic Teenager

Intervention $40

  • Introduction to the DIR-FCD Model
  • Critical Thinking
  • The Parent Perspective: Building a Treatment Team that is Right for Each Child
  • A Seat at the Table: Evidence for Intensive Developmental Interventions (IDI)
  • We are All Advocates for Progress
  • An Introduction to a 21st Century School Model for Children with Diverse Needs
  • Apples for Teachers: From Engagement to Learning with the DIR-FCD Model in Schools
  • Outlining Your Child’s Educational Program (parts 1 & 2)
  • Bullying: Prevention, Building Resilience & Creating Supportive Communities

Young Adults $30

  • Introduction to the DIR-FCD Model
  • ASD and Sexuality
  • Creating a Meaningful Life for every Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Presuming Competence: The Foundation for Creating a Meaningful Life for Every Autistic Individual
  • Mobilizing Competence: Using an Intensive Short-Term Treatment Model with an Autistic Teenager-Can this be in both places?
  • Supporting Competence: The Parent’s Journey: From Presuming Competence to Supporting Competence
  • Success and Challenges Living with ASD as a Young Adult: Executive Functions and other Foundational Capacities Needed for Life