Profectum 2022 Conference
Synchrony and Communities
Situating Identity, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into DIR®-Centered Work
Featured
Dr. Barbara Stroud, PhD
Profectum and DIR® have a long history of celebrating the individual differences we all bring into the world. Our fall conference continued that mission by reflecting on socio-cultural identity as fundamental to the definition of individual difference. History, culture and socio-cultural identity are inseparable from a child’s relationship to self, others and the larger world. Regulation, engagement, reciprocity, sense of self, and symbols all develop somatically within context. It is crucial for DIR® practitioners to examine how systems, policies and dominant culture practices built on white supremacy and dominant culture paradigms continue to impede development for many children and families. Join us for a day of listening, learning, and reflecting on these important parts of DIR® practice.
Fall Conference Committee
Tyler Choate, MS, CCC-SLP; Cortney Grove, MA, CCC-SLP; Laura Jendusa, MA, OTR/L; Mary Ann O’Connell, MA, SLP; Ruby Salazar, LCSW, BCD – Special Advisor; Chris Seminaro, MEd; Tara Toland, LCSW
REGISTRATION
Sliding Scale Registrations: Profectum is committed to providing equitable access to our conferences across a wide span of constituencies, including across our many international stakeholders and attendees. In an effort to remove barriers to attendance, we are pleased to offer a sliding scale of registration fees. The “Community Supported” fee is available for anyone with financial or other hardships. The “Standard” fee is the set cost. The “Pay It Forward” fee enables you to assist in covering costs for others. There are no separate forms or processes; each registrant should choose the amount they are comfortable paying, and register at that price.
SCHEDULE
11:00 am EST | Open
11:05 am EST | Welcome
11:10 am EST | Mindful Moment
11:15 am EST | Bringing a Lens of Diversity to DIR®
Dr. Barbara Stroud, PhD
12:45 pm EST | Mindful Moment
1:00 pm EST | Panel Discussion
Dr. Stroud leads a panel of practitioners in a discussion of how the “I” in DIR® relates not only to individual neurobiology but ways in which one’s body interacts with family, culture, and community to make up one’s unique set of identities. These identities inform development and clinical practice. As such, these factors should be woven into our engagement, assessment, intervention, supervision, policies, and processes.
Nucha Isarowong, PhD, LICSW, IMH-E®
Director of the Advanced Clinical Training (ACT) Program at the Barnard Center for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health at the University of Washington
Learn More About Dr. Isarowong
Nick Walker, PhD
Professor of psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies, Managing Editor at Autonomous Press, senior aikido instructor at the Aiki Arts Center in Berkeley, California, and author of the book Neuroqueer Heresies
2:00 pm EST | Lunch / Mindful Moment
2:35 pm EST | Clinical Action in Practice
In this powerful hour, clinicians Rebecca Berg and T. Calbert-Foster shared how they have incorporated DEI practices into DIR®-centered work in terms of interaction styles, procedures, data collection, and more. These culturally attuned practices provided perspectives for attendees to consider where to begin and/or how to continue the paradigm shift of integrating DEI into their own work.
Rebecca Berg, MA OTR/L, IMH-E ®
Occupational Therapist; Infant Mental Health Specialist; Integrated Clinical Model Lead at Cooper House
T. Calbert-Foster, M.S. Ed.
School Psychologist with seasoned experience working with students in both the elementary and secondary levels of education
3:55 pm EST | Mindful Moment
4:00 pm EST | Masterclass : Mock Supervision
Dr. Stroud returned for the final hour of this ground-breaking conference and offered a one-of-a-kind mock supervision session. Under Dr. Stroud’s expert guidance, Dr. Ben Russell gave a powerful demonstration of the role diversity, equity, and inclusion necessarily plays in a comprehensive reflective practice model in DIR®.
Ben Russell, PsyD
Licensed psychologist with 23 years of clinical experience with children with developmental, emotional, and learning differences.