Foster Care Training

This presentation introduces participants to the Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based (D.I.R.) model and its uses for working with children with neuro-developmental variations. The training will underscore the sensory, motor, and communication challenges that may compromise a child’s ability to be engaged. The training will also introduce participants to the foundations to D.I.R. as a framework for helping children engage. Last, we will illustrate the power of affect to mobilize a child’s capacities, especially via telehealth modalities. Special attention will be paid to engaging youth where there may be both a neuro-developmental variation and complex trauma.