Dr. Gil Tippy speaks at the Columbia University Children's Rights Group

This is a very heavily edited version of a talk Dr. Gil Tippy gave at the invitation of the Columbia University Children's Rights Group. They asked Dr. Tippy to speak on the subject of "Home", and he chose two notions, in loco parentis, and how following a child's lead is more "home" than imposing your ideas on a child.

Dr. Tippy spoke about, and showed a picture of Stanley Greenspan, as he thought it was important for people to know who this man, the creator of this wonderful child centered model, was and is. I have to mention, for those of you who know him, that there is also a picture of Dr. Tippy's mentor, George Wilson, his high school basketball coach and friend.

You cannot feel home if you do not feel safe, and you cannot feel home if your basic rights are not being respected.

About Rebecca School: Rebecca School is a therapeutic day school for children ages 4 to 21 in New York City, promoting the education and development of children with neurodevelopmental disorders of relating and communicating, including PDD and autism.

Mission: Every student with neurodevelopmental delays in relating and communicating deserves the opportunity for an educational program that recognizes their individual potential.

Using a developmental and interdisciplinary approach, Rebecca School creates a program that meets students' unique needs, celebrates their strengths and embraces their passions.

At Rebecca School, building meaningful, respectful relationships is the foundation for learning. With collaboration between school, home and the community, the learning goes beyond the classroom.

Our goal is to move a student up the developmental ladder to become thinking, relating communicating members of his/her community.

We utilize the Developmental Individual Differences Relationship-based (DIR®) model. The DIR® Methodology developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan proceeds from the core belief that relationships are the foundation of learning. At Rebecca School, we consider the variations in individual motor and sensory processing systems and tailor each child's program to his or her specific needs. There is no "one-size-fits-all" for children with neurodevelopmental delays in relating and communicating. Each child has unique strengths to be developed and limitations to be remediated. Our goal is not to fit the child to the program but to fit the program to the child.

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