Visionary Lecture Series

A free community learning event designed to highlight the work of innovative thinkers in the field of child development, families, and relationships.
The Visionary Lecture Series is funded in part by The Profectum Educational Endowment Fund Honoring Serena Wieder, PhD.
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The Profectum Visionary Lecture Series had its inaugural season in 2023-24, and drew audiences of thousands across the globe throughout the year. This year, the free public lecture series will run between October 2024 - August 2025, live online via Zoom. Watch this space for announcements of new exciting, innovative and prestigious speakers! Everyone is welcome! All those who are interested in DIR and related areas of knowledge and practice should attend.

Last year's series (2023-24):

  • Alicia F. Lieberman, PhD and Chandra Ghosh Ippen, PhD
  • Nucha Isarowong, PhD, LICSW, IMH-E®
  • Pradeep Gidwani, MD, MPH
  • Kieran Rose and Amy Pearson, PhD

Follow the Joy: How to Use Joy to Promote Development

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November 7, 2024 | 8:00 to 9:30 pm eastern

Betty Peralta, MIT, MS-MHC, IMH-E (III)

Joy is the fuel that propels development. Learn how to respond to hard behaviors from children that will help grow their social-emotional development, gain executive function skills, and increase joy for everyone.

Betty Peralta, MIT, MSc, IMH-E (III) is a relational health consultant at Alta: Alternative Learning and Therapeutic Avenues. After 14 years of teaching in K-12 schools in Seattle, The Dominican Republic, Kuwait, and Tanzania, she became an infant and early childhood mental health specialist. She now works with a domestic violence shelter and family court dependency as a parent coach and staff trainer, for home visitors as a reflective consultant and trainer, and for individuals seeking relationship help with children. Betty provides equity, trauma-informed care, and self-care trainings using the NeuroRelational Framework and Facilitating Attuned Interactions. Betty received her BA from The Evergreen State College in 1992, her Masters In Teaching from Seattle University in 1999, and her Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling in 2014. She is endorsed by the Washington State Infant Mental Health Association and faculty advisor for the NeuroRelational Framework Institute.

About Profectum Foundation

Profectum Foundation is the premiere organization for DIR®, the Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-based Model that is an interdisciplinary approach for enabling developmental progress. Focusing on individual profiles and strengths, and building robust connections through relationships, DIR® honors neurodiversity and assists individuals of all ages to develop to their full potential.

Profectum provides DIR® certification training and education for licensed professionals and educators, and also provides extensive resources for parents and caregivers. DIR® and Profectum provide education, tools and resources to navigate diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sensory Processing Disorders, and other learning and developmental challenges, enabling progress for children, families, and the professionals who work with them.
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