建立有意义的、相互尊重的关系是学习的基础. With collaboration between school, home, and the community, the learning goes beyond the classroom. 菠菜靠谱老平台的目标是让学生在发展的阶梯上有所提升，成为有思想的人, 联系社区的交流成员.
菠菜推广论坛的经历是一种尊重，接受和挑战. 采用跨学科方法, a student’s core deficits of relating and communicating are addressed continuously throughout the day.
无论是在个人身上, dyad or small group activity the focus of the staff is to support the students’ difficulties and challenge their strengths. 让他们在发展的阶梯上有所提升, 菠菜靠谱老平台的团队致力于帮助学生整合发展的各个领域.
菠菜推广论坛 was created to address the needs of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders who were underserved in 纽约. 蒂娜·麦考特被选为项目主管， 拥有丰富的DIR®/Floortime™经验，自1994年以来一直参加培训. She had a strong belief that a relationship-based approach was the best way to serve and help children diagnosed on the spectrum relate and communicate. 菠菜推广论坛的项目将充分整合DIR®模式.
2005年4月. DIR®/Floortime™的创始人Stanley Greenspan签约为该校的顾问. 该建筑于2005年底被发现，并于2006年2月开始施工. 这导致了一个最先进的设施，包括大型感官健身房, 多个艺术和音乐室, 宽敞、阳光充足的教室配有智能板、扩音系统和屋顶操场.
2006年春天, 蒂娜开始面试和雇佣员工, 进行评估并安排孩子进入教室. 2006年9月开学，全校学生48人，教职工53人. 从那时起，学生人数增加了一倍多，并且每年都在继续增长.
菠菜推广论坛位于纽约市东30街40号.
学校占地45000平方英尺，有6层楼，18间教室. Each floor has the classrooms situated around the perimeter of the building with therapist’s offices and Quiet Rooms in the center of the floor. 学校有一个美术工作室，一个图书馆和三个音乐工作室. 学校有一个带攀岩墙的大体育馆, 两个感官健身房, 还有屋顶游乐场. Thoughtful consideration of sensory and environmental experience was used in designing and choosing colors and fixtures.
菠菜靠谱老平台的优秀教师都拥有或正在攻读特殊教育硕士学位. 所有助理都有学士学位，许多人正在攻读硕士学位. 工作人员中有职业治疗师, 言语/语言病理学家, 物理治疗师, 心理学家, 社会工作者, 音乐治疗师, 全职护士, 适应性体育教师. 所有的治疗师都在他们的领域获得了认证. Weekly staff development and team meetings enable our staff to work more effectively as a team to provide a comprehensive program to each student.
Tina received her Master’s in Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work and her Master’s in Education from Baruch College. 在来菠菜推广论坛之前, 蒂娜是布鲁克林早期干预中心的项目主管. She first began attending DIR® trainings in 1994 and has continued to participate in annual ICDL conference almost every year. 她接受了博士的持续训练. 从2005年9月到2010年3月. Tina也是ICDL的董事会成员.
克里斯汀·斯普，m.s.S.
副主任
克里斯汀获得亨特学院言语/语言病理学硕士学位. She was the Educational 导演 of an Early intervention Center that serviced children with autism-spectrum disorders and other developmental delays before transitioning to the 菠菜推广论坛 in September 2008. 她与患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童一起工作了八年多. 这项工作包括在家庭环境中治疗不同年龄和能力的儿童, 学龄设置和早期干预中心. 她通过ICDL被认证为高级DIR®/Floortime™提供商. 自2003年11月以来，她一直参加由ICDL主办的DIR®培训和会议.
托尼·托尔托拉，OTR/L硕士
临床主任
托尼在纽约州立大学获得了职业治疗硕士学位, 以及她的心理学学士学位. 自2008年以来，她一直在菠菜推广论坛工作，并在DIR Floortime™方面接受了广泛的培训. 她目前是DIR®证书候选人, 是一名通过CPI认证的教练，并参加过许多感觉统合课程. Toni目前在研究生水平的课程中讲授DIR®和职业治疗, 以及如何理解孩子的个体差异, DIR®中的“I”.
莉莲·罗德里格斯
教育主管
莉莲自2007年以来一直在菠菜推广论坛工作. 她在亨特学院获得普通教育和特殊教育双硕士学位. Lillian通过ICDL被认证为精通DIR/ Floortime®提供商. 在来菠菜推广论坛之前, Lillian worked in an Early Childhood setting where she helped foster learning through play which aligns with the DIR/ Floortime® model. Lillian feels fortunate to be working under a theoretical framework that values students’ strengths and promotes creativity within project-based learning.
茱莉亚Feltus
教育主管
自2012年以来，Julia一直在菠菜推广论坛工作. She received her dual master’s degree in Childhood Education and Childhood Special Education from Hunter College. Julia通过ICDL被认证为精通DIR®/Floortime™提供商. She is passionate about yoga and mindfulness and has completed a 30-hour children’s yoga teacher training program through Karma Kids Yoga©.
邦妮华林
临床协调员
邦妮是一名执业临床社工. She received her Masters Degree of Social Work from the Graduate School of Social Services at Fordham University. 在菠菜推广论坛工作之前, 她是皇后区一个YM/YWHA社区特别项目的主管, NY. 邦妮为纽约UJA联合会展示了她的作品, 以及国际发展学习理事会. She is a certified trainer for Crisis Prevention Intervention and leads the crisis prevention team at the 菠菜推广论坛. Bonnie还接受了DIRFloortime®的广泛培训.
科琳Gabbert
职业治疗主管
考特尼·拉特，MS, cc - slp, TSSLD
言语及语言主管
考特尼·拉特，MS, cc - slp, TSSLD has been a speech-language pathologist at the 菠菜推广论坛 since 2014 and is an adjunct instructor at 纽约 University. 持有DIRFloortime®专家证书, 考特尼利用了这种发展性, 她以儿童为主导的方法来治疗神经发育迟缓和残疾的学生. Courtney’s passion within her field focuses on supporting language development for the purpose of social-emotional communication within an interdisciplinary model.
阿里尔杰克逊
物理治疗主管
林恩·卡尔文，LMSW
社会工作主管
林恩在纽约花园城的阿德尔菲大学获得社会工作硕士学位. Her post graduate training is in Family Therapy where she attended the Family Institute of Westchester in Harrison, NY. 在菠菜推广论坛之前, Lynne worked for twelve years in an early intervention preschool program with children and families with special needs in White Plains, NY. 她在纽约州欧文顿也有一家私人诊所.
Stacey Hensel MA, MT-BC, LCAT, NRMT
音乐治疗科协调员
斯泰西是一名有执照和委员会认证的音乐治疗师. 作为一名临床医生，她有着丰富的经验，治疗过各种年龄的患者, 发展水平和社会情感挑战. 她在西德克萨斯大学获得音乐治疗学士学位&峡谷M大学, 毕业于纽约大学音乐治疗硕士学位课程. Following this she completed her post-graduate advanced clinical training at The Nordoff-Robbins Center at NYU. Stacey is currently pursing advanced certification in Vocal Psychotherapy at the Music Psychotherapy Center in NYC. Stacey had an instrumental role in developing the music therapy department and clinical training program at SDTC-The Center for Discovery in Harris, 纽约. 在这里，她获得了作为临床医生的广泛经验, 以音乐为中心的音乐治疗模式的指导者和监督者. In addition to providing music therapy services Stacey coordinates 菠菜推广论坛’s music therapy internship program and provides supervision for staff music therapists. She has also taught parent trainings on using music and elements of music in Floortime™ session, 参与和支持情感发展. Stacey has presented at numerous regional and national 音乐疗法 conferences as well as internationally at the European 音乐疗法 Conference. 她的演讲包括诺道夫·罗宾斯音乐疗法的案例研究, DIR®和创意音乐疗法, 音乐疗法 as a mental health service in a school setting and using music to engage for parents and caregivers. 此外，她还提供了体验式讲习班, and taught continuing education courses on clinical improvisation and using music in supervision.
摩根艾弗里
助教主管
科里赫塞豪恩
助教主管
