Sherri Cawn, MA, CCC-SLP, clinical director of Cawn-Krantz and Associates Developmental Therapies (with locations in Chicago and Northbrook, Il), has over 40 years of clinical pediatric experience specializing in the assessment and treatment of infants, toddlers, and school-age children. She is a leading practitioner of the DIR/Floortime® model in speech and language development and conducts trainings other professionals throughout the US and overseas on the concepts of this model. Sherri is the author of the self study DVD/Manual on the Assessment and Intervention of DIR/Floortime® produced by the American Speech and Hearing Association in 2011 and the self study DVD on the Assessment/Intervention of Developmental Language (2013)., In addition she is a co-author of Language Disorders chapter in the Diagnostic Manual for Infancy and Early Childhood and she is a co-author of the Profectum Parent Toolbox, (March 2016) an online free webcast series for parents and caretakers. Sherri is a senior faculty member of the ICDL DIR FT, the Profectum (DIR/FT) Academy Online Training Program and adjunct faculty at the Erikson Institute. She received her graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois.
Beth Osten owns and directs a multi-disciplinary pediatric clinic in the Chicago area, which specializes in the treatment of infants, children, and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders. She has more than 40 years of pediatric experience as an occupational therapist. Beth speaks nationally and internationally on the DIR/Floortime model for treatment of autism spectrum disorders and has over 15 years of experience training professionals in the DIR/Floortime® model through ICDL and Profectum. Beth has taught many courses related to early intervention, autism, infant motor development, and sensory integration. She contributed to the ICDL Diagnostic Manual for Infancy and Early Childhood and is a co-author of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP). Beth co-authored an ASHA certified training DVD, Assessment and Intervention of Communication in Children Birth-5: A Developmental Approach. Beth is currently completing a PhD in Infant and Early Childhood Development through Fielding Graduate University.
Diane has been a faculty member of the DIR® Summer Institute since 2002. In addition to her private practice, she is the mental health consultant and supervisor of the mental health department at Beth Osten and Associates, a multidisciplinary DIR model pediatric clinic. The mental health program includes DIR model coaching, individual therapy (children, adolescent and adults), family therapy and multidisciplinary group therapy. She has also helped develop and continues to supervise the Penguin Playgroup Program, a DIR model therapeutic playgroup program for preschool and kindergarten aged children at Beth Osten and Associates, as well as a practicum program for mental health graduate students. She provides individual and group (multidisciplinary and mental health) supervision to therapists within the clinic, as well as to many candidates within the DIR model certificate program. She is also the mental health consultant and supervisor at Soaring Eagle Academy, the DIR model school in Illinois for children on the autistic spectrum. Thus, in addition to DIR model intervention and psychotherapy, she has a strong interest in organizing, developing and working in therapeutic milieus for children and families. Prior to her involvement with the DIR model, she worked in various psychodynamic and developmental schools and programs. She has presented workshops at the ICDL November conference, as well as at various clinics, parent groups and schools.
What happens to parents when their fussy baby begins to withdraw and nothing seems to be working? This case study, with video, will explore the journey of one family concerned that what was initially thought to be colic progressed to prolonged fussiness and social withdrawal. It will focus on how the increasing fear and despair in the first 8-10 months of life transitioned to a period of hope and joy that emerged in the second year following the parents’ involvement in the DIR model treatment process and the subsequent collaboration of the early intervention and private therapy team. The change in the child’s developmental trajectory will be discussed by the team and the DIR model psychologist to highlight the important functional emotional concepts and process identified in the presentation.
What happens to parents when their fussy baby begins to withdraw and nothing seems to be working? This case study, with video, will explore the journey of one family concerned that what was initially thought to be colic progressed to prolonged fussiness and social withdrawal. It will focus on how the increasing fear and despair in the first 8-10 months of life transitioned to a period of hope and joy that emerged in the second year following the parents’ involvement in the DIR model treatment process and the subsequent collaboration of the early intervention and private therapy team. The change in the child’s developmental trajectory will be discussed by the team and the DIR model psychologist to highlight the important functional emotional concepts and process identified in the presentation.
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