Professional Child Development Associates
Carley Watman is a skilled content contributor at The Nudge since March 2022 and serves as a developmental interventionist at Professional Child Development Associates since December 2021. Previously, Carley held roles as a research assistant at the International Rescue Committee, where qualitative research on mental health and psychosocial support for refugees was conducted, and as a project manager at GLEOW, focusing on project management and digital marketing. An internship at Speak UP involved connecting tutors with students to enhance academic success, while an earlier production internship at Cartoon Network provided valuable experience in the animation industry. Carley holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Occidental College and has pursued further studies in arts, religion, and social change in Indonesia, as well as completed a design course at ArtCenter College of Design.
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Professional Child Development Associates
PCDA is nonprofit, multidisciplinary clinic that benefits children, teens, and young adults with autism or other developmental challenges through innovative DIR Floortime-based therapies, services, and professional education. PCDA offers programs in several clinical disciplines: Occupational Therapy; Nutrition and Feeding Support; Speech and Language Therapy; Child and Family Counseling; Creative Arts, including Music Therapy, adapted art, music and dance lessons, the Note-Ables Children's Choir and Creative Arts Summer Camp; Special Olympics Young Athletes fitness program; and individual and group social-emotional and socialization skills interventions for infants through age 21. PCDA uses the DIRFloortime approach for all services. This approach embraces the complexity of human development and interaction, involves parents and other caregivers in every aspect of care, tailors interventions to each child's individual differences, and follows a child's interest, challenging them to deepen and expand their learning. Each child's short-term developmental goals have a positive impact on long-term quality of life.