and The Children's Center for Developmental Therapies  Tiny feet, first steps and beyond, we're here with you for the whole journey!  •   Providing caring individualized infant, child, adolescent, family and    adult psychotherapy and child development consultation  •   Featuring developmentally sensitive solutions for special children, birth to 18, and their families  •   Providing regional trainings to agencies, clinics and educators on working with children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder, featuring the DIR® and Floortime model •    Offering general and special parent education, inclusion, social skill groups and classroom management in-services to schools and agencies serving children and their faimilies   Two offices to serve you! •     1900 Garden Road, Suite 280-C       Monterey, CA 93940  •    125 Bethany Drive, Suite B,        Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Phone   831.461.9500                     Fax       831.648.1657   _______________________________________________________________________________________

Professional Trainings:                   Fall/Winter 2008;  Spring 2009 DIR® & FLOORTIME™ 6-PART WORKSHOP                                 Children's Health Council, Palo Alto, CA: Summer ~ Fall 2008 Join a small group of dedicated multi-disciplinary professionals as we move forward together from a basic to advance understanding of the DIR/Floortime model.  Program will include both instruction and opportunities for case presentation and discussion. Registration limited.  Instructors:  Yana Peleg, PhD and Lisa deFaria, LCSW.  We will be meeting once a month for six months. CEU's available. Contact: TBorden@chconline.org   BEGINNING FLOORTIME™ Parts 1 and 2:   The ICDL 12th Annual International Conference, "Redefining the Potential for Emotional and Social Functioning in Children with Autism and Special Needs;"  November 7, 8 & 9, 2008. Hilton McLean, Tyson's Corner, Virginia (Washington DC metro area).  This annual conference hosts international specialists in the area of autism and children with special needs and this year's focus will be on new resarch and bioethical issues in treatment.   With Rebecca Shahmoon Shanok, Psy.D, Lisa deFaria will be offering a two-part overview and introduction to the DIR® Model, with a focus on the role of parents, on Friday, 11/7 from 2:30 to 5 pm.  For registration information please go to:  www.icdl.com.   SPRING 2008 - REGIONAL DIR® & FLOORTIME™ STUDY & CASE CONSULTATION GROUP FORMING: If you live in Central/Northern California, Lisa deFaria, LCSW and Yana Peleg, PhD are starting a regional "study group," welcoming new and experienced DIR® and Floortime™ professionals from San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties (and beyond, if you can make the drive!). Group  participation count towards the required hours needed for eligibility for certification in the DIR model.  Dates, times and cost to be announced.  If you are interested, please contact Lisa deFaria at ldefaria@sbcglobal.net.

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