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Aug 01, 2025
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IECD-580 Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationships (DIR®): Theory and Technique4 semester credits
This course provides students with an introduction to the developmental, individual differences, relationship-based (DIR®) model. Lectures, readings, class discussion, and assignments provide students an opportunity to expand their knowledge about how early experiences impact development, learning, mental health, and family dynamics throughout the lifespan. Historical perspectives are discussed in describing the model’s development as well as how evidence-based application of the model has been researched. Exploration of the application of DIR® theory includes: 1) functional examples of routine daily activities, 2) the role of developmental capacities in function, 3) the impact of individual differences, and 4) how relationships and affect fuel development and learning. Students are provided with an interactive learning environment, sensitive to principles of adult learning, to become familiarized with the first 9 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) and Floortime strategies. Students apply DIR® thinking to personal and professional experiences across developmental capacities to understand the interplay between development and individual differences in the context of relationships.
Delivery Method: Online
Grading Default: Letter
Learning Outcome(s): Students successfully completing this course will:
- Understand the history and present-day status of DIR®.
- Identify, summarize, and analyze present scientific evidence related to the DIR® model.
- Acquire foundational knowledge of the “D” Developmental (FEDCs 1-9), “I” Individual Differences, and “R” Relationship-based model.
- Understand the role of culture and family dynamics within the DIR® model.
- Understand the value of interprofessional collaboration when using the DIR® model in clinical intervention and educational settings.
- Understand the importance of ethical professional behavior that honors individual differences while incorporating ethics in clinical intervention and educational settings.
- Be aware of and incorporate JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) thinking in consideration of marginalized, oppressed, and underserved populations in the context of DIR® intervention, otherwise known as Floortime®.
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