Profectum Parent Educational Program

Profectum's Parent Educational Program features more than 40 webcasts organized into 7 carefully curated themes, designed specifically for parents, caregivers and families.

Start date & time

Self-paced

Length of course

1-year subscription

Next steps:

Step 1  register and pay for the webcast series

Who this course is for

Parents, caregivers, families, educators and practitioners from all disciplines

Certificate

No certificate offered
Step 2 access the series
Step 3 complete within 1-year from purchase

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

Program Overview

Profectum’s DIR® Faculty has had the privilege of accompanying numerous families throughout multiple decades, gaining valuable insights into the rewards and obstacles of living with and loving individuals with developmental challenges. In close collaboration with these extraordinary families, Profectum has developed the themes and curated content for this webcast series as resource to enhance your DIR® journey. Topics include: 

  • DIR® Model
  • Understanding each child's unique developmental profile
  • How this unique profile impacts development and 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 ...

    Webcasts included in this series are listed by topic below.
Intro
Family
Science
Individual Differences
Behavior
Floortime
Intervention
Young Adults
  • Welcome to the Parent Education Program
  • Introduction to the DIR-FCD Model
  • Getting Back to the Joy - Part 1
  • Getting Back to the Joy - Part 2
  • Grief and Loss Cycle
  • Super Parenting: Building Stress Resiliency in Parents of Special Needs Children
  • Profectum Parent to Parent: Daily Life
  • Siblings - Part 1
  • Siblings - Part 2
  • Profectum Parent to Parent: Siblings
  • Profectum Parent to Parent: Grandparents
  • Making the Autism Diagnosis - Part 1
  • Making the Autism Diagnosis - Part 2
  • The Quest for the Perfect ASD Medical Intervention - Part 1
  • The Quest for the Perfect ASD Medical Intervention - Part 2
  • Common Medical Conditions and ASD and Related Developmental Disorders
  • Individual Differences
  • Sensory Processing and Neuroimaging Assessment: Case Presentations of Treatment that is Informed and Supported by the Research Part 1
  • Sensory Processing and Neuroimaging Assessment: Case Presentations of Treatment that is Informed and Supported by the Research Part 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 - Part 1
  • Speech, Language and Communication: Finding the Holes in the Swiss Cheese - Part 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 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 - Part 1
  • Behavior Specific Strategies for Parents - Part 2A
  • Behavior Specific Strategies for Parents - Part 2B
  • Behavior Specific Strategies for Parents - Part 3A
  • Behavior Specific Strategies for Parents - Part 3B
  • 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 - Part 1
  • Demystifying Floortime - DIR-FCD Model Assessment and Intervention for Infants and Young Children - Part 2
  • DIR-FCD Model Assessment and Intervention for Older Children and Young Adults - Part 1
  • DIR-FCD Model Assessment and Intervention for Older Children and Young Adults - Part 2
  • Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDL’S) Part 1 Early Levels (1-4)
  • Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDL’S) Part 2 Later Levels (5-9)
  • PLAY: The Window into the Child's Emotional Experiences Part 1
  • PLAY: The Window into the Child's Emotional Experiences Part 2
  • PLAY: The Window into the Child's Emotional Experiences Part 3
  • DIR®/Floortime™ for the Younger Student
  • DIR®/Floortime™ for the Older Student Part 1
  • DIR®/Floortime™ for the Older Student Part 2
  • Mobilizing Competence Using an Intensive Short-Term Treatment Model with an Autistic Teenager
  • 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 - Part 1
  • Outlining Your Child’s Educational Program - Part 2
  • Bullying: Prevention, Building Resilience & Creating Supportive Communities
  • 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

Program Objectives

  • To help parents and caregivers understand and use the DIR® Model
  • To provide an overview of the special needs journey and help parents and caregivers create a meaningful treatment roadmap for their child and family
  • To expose parents and caregivers to the roles of different disciplines and professionals who will be working with their child
  • To help parents and caregivers understand and engage with the education system to the benefit of their child

Course Format

The Profectum Parent Education Program is an online self-guided series of webcasts.
Asynchronous learning (move through the course at your own pace) that includes the following:
  • webcast lectures by Profectum Faculty
  • slide handouts
  • no live online sessions
  • no certificate of completion

Course Instructors

This curated webcast series includes past presentations by a variety of Profectum Senior Faculty and guests.

Criteria to Take the Course

There is no criteria or prerequisite for this program. The target audience includes parents/caregivers, practitioners, educators, administrators and anyone who wants to learn more about the DIR® model.

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is for

Teachers, professionals, parents and others having a genuine interest in raising or serving special needs individuals following the DIR® model.

Attendance and requirements for completion

This is a self-paced course. Certificates of completion are NOT provided.

Payment options

Payment in full is required.

Payment, withdrawal and refund policy

Payment in full is required. Once payment is submitted, you will have access to the webcast series for 1-year. No refunds are offered.

Cancelation policy

There is no cancellation offered for the 1-year subscription.

Special accommodations

If you have a special needs request, please email training@profectum.org.

Technology requirements

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).

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.

A PDF viewer, such as Adobe.

A printer or access to a printer (to print the workbook pages and handouts, if desired.)

Profectum Parent Educational Program

Profectum's Parent Educational Program features more than 40 webcasts organized into 7 carefully curated themes, designed specifically for parents, caregivers and families.