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When Dr. Greenspan created floortime in the 1980’s he identified the essential ingredients within natural caregiver-child interactions that lead to physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.  He wanted to empower all parents to take charge of their child’s development.  Over the last 40 years, The Greenspan Floortime Approach®, Dr. Greenspan’s version of floortime has grown and expanded into a highly effective personalized intervention for children with ‘additional needs’.   When applied, it will look different for each child in each session, but use the same fundamental principles and techniques. 

Don’t just learn about Floortime, learn how to APPLY The Greenspan Floortime Approach®.  Learn to read and respond to your child’s needs, encourage their communication and adaptability, and strengthen their Social-Emotional Health.

 

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Study Questions

  1. What is the Greenspan/DIR model?
    1. An intervention that follows a chronological order to teach skills.
    2. Something you do to mitigate affective experiences available to children.
    3. Teaching a behavior to address a specific symptom a child displays.
    4. A model used to identify a child’s social-emotional strengths and weaknesses.
  2. Which is NOT a part of the Greenspan approach?
    1. Relating within meaningful, positive relationships
    2. Communication across all therapeutic curriculums
    3. Teaching a child an outcome, what to say, and what to do
    4. Encouraging a child to do the thinking
  3. The Greenspan approach is a parent-_____ approach and a therapist-____ approach.
    1. supported; centered
    2. centered; supported
    3. supported; directed
    4. advocated; centered