Ready to deepen your understanding of child development and neurodiversity?
Join us for a 2-day, in-person DIR/Floortime introductory course in Cape Town, led by experienced South African facilitators Kate Bailey and Micah-Lee Stapel. Discover practical tools to support emotional regulation, communication, and meaningful engagement through a relationship-based approach.
Whether you're a therapist, educator, or parent — this training is your next step.
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Cape Town 2025
SPOTLIGHT TRUST SA
Unlocking Potential through DIR Floortime Training and Support
"Frequently children with special needs are challenged by neurobiological factors, which make it difficult to participate and enjoy early emotional interactions with their parents. These shared interactions between parent and child that are meaningful, positive and pleasurable create the foundation necessary for all development. The DIRFloortime® model supports parents in their natural and pivotal partnership with their child – promoting their development across a wide range, including regulation, joint attention, communication and language, motor skills, cognition, ideation and execution, and social problem-solving. Floortime essentially means joining the child where they are, revisiting previously missed growth opportunities and moving forward" Profectum.org
ABOUT
KERRY WALLACE, O.T. & FOUNDER OF SPOTLIGHT TRUST SA
Hi, my name is Kerry Wallace, I am an Occupational Therapist and the founder of SPOTlight Trust SA. I’ve had a wonderful fulfilling career, and thanks to my wonderful family have been many given opportunities to extend myself and I’d always wanted to give back in some way...
SPOTLIGHT MISSION & VISION
SPOTlight Mission Statement
The heart of SPOTlight Trust SA is community involvement. The driving force behind all the training, information and resources, is the prospect of taking therapy to the communities that would otherwise not have access. This is currently done through sponsoring of training for parents, practitioners or facilities in underprivileged areas. Our goal is to set up outreach support services throughout the country and we are working in partnership with other organisations to reach this goal and we need your support
SPOTlight Vision
SPOTlight Trust SA aims to provide regular introductory workshops; geared at therapists, teachers and parents; around the country and in neighboring countries, where possible. These events are designed to ignite professionals passion for relationship based models of intervention and empower parents to connect with their child. The proceeds of these events go towards reaching our mission to impact the community through DIR
Three Tier Approach
Introductory DIR:Floortime Training
Learn. Connect. Transform.
At Spotlight, we believe that the power of the DIR®/Floortime approach should be within reach of anyone supporting a child’s growth — whether you're a therapist, educator, parent, or passionate learner.
If you’re curious, we welcome you
Rooted in developmental psychology, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy, the DIR® model offers a rich,
relationship-based lens for understanding and connecting with neurodivergent children.
We have shaped this powerful model into a 12-hour Introductory Course, available online or through in-person workshops across South Africa — designed to be engaging, practical, and accessible.
Online DIR training through
Profectum.org
Bridging Hearts, Minds & Opportunity
SPOTlight Trust SA is proud to be the official South African Affiliate of the Profectum Foundation — a globally respected, US-based non-profit committed to supporting the development of children, adolescents, and adults with special needs.
Through this partnership, we connect South African professionals, parents, and caregivers with world-class DIR®/Floortime training offered by Profectum. These online programmes are designed to empower and equip those working with neurodivergent individuals across all settings.
Spotlight members receive exclusive benefits, including significant discounts on Profectum courses and access to CPD-accredited training.
As part of our mission, we are committed to sponsoring professionals and paraprofessionals from under-resourced communities to complete Profectum certification, ensuring that expertise and opportunity reach every corner of South Africa.
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Community Projects
Empowering Connections, Transforming Communities
Our community projects focus on bringing DIR®/Floortime™ directly to the people who need it most — parents, caregivers, and teachers supporting children with developmental challenges.
By offering hands-on training, real-time coaching, and practical handling strategies, we help deepen their understanding of each child’s unique functional profile and build meaningful relationships that support growth and connection.
As part of our mission for inclusion and accessibility, we aim to sponsor at least one participant per live course, extending the reach of relationship-based intervention training to under-resourced communities across South Africa.
Alicia M.
“Easy understandable topics explained thoroughly... I feel like I can treat more efficiently.”
Jeanne S.
Thanks for the wonderful course. It was very insightful and reinforced that its not just teaching our special needs kids, but letting them teach us.
Shanna L.
Thank you to the wonderful Spotlight SA team for organising the introduction DIR floortime course👏! It was such an incredible experience. I cannot wait to continue my DIR journey😁.
TESTIMONIALS
Those who have been to our courses