Integrate OT

10/12/2025

Regulation is Everything!

Thank you, Dr. Costa for this amazing acronym!

08/12/2025

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮❗
Here's a way you can find DIRFloortime Providers in your area!

𝗗𝗜𝗥 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: https://www.dirdirectory.com/home
Visit the DIR Directory. This is a website we created to help parents find DIRFloortime Providers in their area. The DIR Directory has thousands of verified DIRFloortime Practitioners from all around the world.

𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: When you visit the website, you can put in the location you are looking for. When you search that location, a list of practitioners within a 20-mile radius will come up. You can increase or decrease the number of miles as well. You can also specify your search and search based on specialties and DIRFloortime Certificate received.

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: You can then browse the listings of these providers and find out more information about them. For example: Profession, DIRFloortime Certificate Level, their specialties, and whatever else they chose to include on their listing.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺: If you find a DIRFloortime Provider you are interested in learning more about, you can then send them a message directly from the DIR Directory.

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: Having a listing on the DIR Directory is a voluntary decision made by providers that have received at least a DIRFloortime Basic Certificate. So, the listings on the DIR Directory are only for those that chose to create a listing and not every single provider that has received at least a DIRFloortime Basic Certificate.

𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽: If you have trouble finding a provider on the DIR Directory, you can reach out to directory@icdl.com and we can do a more thorough search to try and help.

04/12/2025

Love this 💛 🐞 🎅

22/11/2025

Come start your DIR journey! Reach out for up coming courses ✨✨

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲® 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁? 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲!

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻: To get started, you’ll take DIR 101. Our Introduction to DIR/DIRFloortime course is the required first step in the DIRFloortime Training Program. It serves as a prerequisite for our 200-level courses, where you can earn various DIRFloortime Certificates of Competency.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁: After completing DIR 101, you’ll move on to DIR 201. This course is longer, more in-depth, and includes graded components. It’s also more personalized, with only 12 seats available in each cohort. Upon successfully completing DIR 201, you’ll earn a DIRFloortime Basic Certificate and become a DIR-Basic Level Provider.

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: If you’d like to earn higher-level certificates, you can continue onto our additional 200-level courses. Like DIR 201, these courses are longer, more in-depth, include graded components, and have a limited number of seats available in each offering. To advance through the higher certificate levels, you can take some or all of the remaining courses in the following order…
➼ 𝗗𝗜𝗥 𝟐𝟎𝟐: After completing DIR 201, you can move on to DIR 202 to earn a DIRFloortime® Certificate of Proficiency and become a DIR-Proficient Level Provider.
➼ 𝗗𝗜𝗥 𝟐𝟎𝟑: After completing DIR 202, you can move on to DIR 203 to earn a DIRFloortime Advanced Certificate and become a DIR-Advanced Level Provider.
➼ 𝗗𝗜𝗥 𝟐𝟎𝟒: After completing DIR 203, you can move on to DIR 204 to earn a DIRFloortime Expert Certificate and become a DIRFloortime Expert Training Leader.

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗶𝗰𝗱𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺!

17/11/2025

🌸 Creativity Grows in Nature 🌸
Through nature-based occupational therapy, children discover new ways to express themselves, whether it’s drawing in the dirt, making patterns with shells, or building with branches.

These experiences support:
✨ Fine motor skills
✨ Growing independence
✨ A deeper sense of self-confidence

When children are free to explore and create, they unlock their own unique expression. 🌿

15/11/2025

"Affect is the language of connection – and connection is the foundation of all learning."

12/11/2025

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined the DIR 101 Workshop in Sydney’s Northern Beaches this weekend!

What an incredible few days of connection, reflection, and growth, together we explored the heart of neuro-affirming, relationship-based practice and celebrated the power of curiosity, play, and emotional connection in supporting every child’s development 🌈💛✨

Your openness, insights, and shared experiences made the room come alive it’s such a privilege to learn with and from you all.

🌟 Exciting news: the next Sydney DIR 101 Workshop will be held in March 2026!
Details will be announced soon -pop your name in the comments or send me a message if you’d like to be the first to know when registrations open.

Louisa Hunter, OT
Integrate OT – Northern Beaches
📧 Louisa@integrateot.com.au

12/11/2025

Behind the scenes of growing Integrate OT 💻🌱 🌈 ✨ 🦄
It’s not just sessions itself, it’s also emails, planning, admin, and dreaming big about what’s next. Some days it feels overwhelming, the big picture can feel uncertain, I have doubts and insecurities, but I wholeheartedly believe life happens to those who show up and follow what they love.

💚 Thanks for being part of this journey with me.

09/11/2025

Strong Bodies, Confident Kids 💪
Nature invites movement! Outdoor therapy sessions help children strengthen their core stability, coordination, and physical confidence. From balancing on logs to running on uneven ground, every natural challenge supports motor skills and resilience.

🏞️ Building strength and confidence outdoors helps kids carry those skills into everyday life - at school, at play, and at home

07/11/2025

“Every child deserves to be celebrated for who they are, not moulded into who the world expects them to be.”

07/11/2025

💚 Supporting a child with diverse abilities can feel both rewarding and exhausting.

We’d love to create space here for community support. ✨
👉 If you’re a parent or carer, what’s one strategy, ritual, or reminder that helps you refill your own cup? Connect with other parents & carers. JOIN the next session of Parent & Carer Connection Group on Monday 10th November (every 2nd Monday of the month).

Register here: http://bit.ly/3Wtqk8y