Floortime DVD Training Series

Stanley I. Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, PhD illustrate the principles of Floortime and the DIR model for children with special needs.

Set 2 Sensory Regulation and Social Interaction

Let Stanley I. Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, Ph.D., creators of the DIR®/Floortime approach, show you how to help your child overcome challenges of sensory regulation that are interfering with his or her ability to relate and communicate. Watch them work with parents and children, and learn how better regulation will help your child reach higher developmental levels, from shared attention and engagement to social interaction and pretend play.

*Video illustration of Floortime principles with: Willie, age 4; Danny, age 5; Alex, age 3; and Cole, age 4 1/2.

*Also included: An introduction to the DIR®/Floortime model, with Stanley I. Greenspan, MD, and Serena Wieder, Ph.D.

*Accompanying guide features an in-depth discussion of each child and the DIR®/Floortime model.

Set 3: Symbolic and Logical Thinking

Stanley I. Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, Ph.D., creators of the DIR®/Floortime approach, show you how to help your child master higher levels of communication. Watch them work with parents and children, and learn how to use pretend play to help your child create and connect ideas, and think logically. Includes examples of two children playing together.

*Video illustration of Floortime principles with: Spencer, age 5; Curt, age 3; Spencer, age 6; and Grace, age 5.

*Also included: An introduction to the DIR®/Floortime model, with Stanley I. Greenspan, MD, and Serena Wieder, Ph.D.

About Stanley I. Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, Ph.D.

Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School and Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders, is a practicing child psychiatrist, founding president of Zero to Three, and a supervising child psychoanalyst at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. A recipient of the American Psychiatric Association's highest award for child psychiatry research, Dr. Greenspan is the author or editor of over 100 scholarly articles and chapters, as well as 35 influential books.

Serena Wieder, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of infants and young children. She is the Director of the DIR™ Institute Certificate Program and is also the co-author, with Stanley Greenspan, M.D., of The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth. Dr. Wieder is a member of the Board of Directors of Zero to Three/National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families. She has published widely and is a frequent lecturer.