AUCD - Poster Symposium 5C - Training and Leadership Development
<< Back to ProgramTuesday, November 15, 2022 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Location: M2: Salon 4
Session Description
All posters for the AUCD Conference will be presented throughout Monday and Tuesday in a series of poster symposia that run at the same time as concurrent sessions. During these 75-minute poster symposia, 10-14 posters on a similar theme will be grouped together in a room. Posters will be displayed on large boards and have a table underneath for accompanying materials. The session will be introduced by a moderator followed by brief introductions by presenters. Attendees will then be free to move around the room and connect with individual presenters for the remainder of the session. Attendees are welcome to move between symposia rooms and view posters on other topics. Conference posters will be available to view on the website and in the mobile app.
Presenters
Using Asynchronous Training to Prepare for a Photovoice Evaluation ProjectPresenter(s)
Renee Hepperlen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LENDThis proposed poster describes a remote training completed to support the development of a photovoice project in two communities of Lusaka, Zambia. This photovoice project sought to evaluate a program, Kusmala+, developed to support families who have children with disabilities.
Program Evaluation of New Hampshire and Maine Extension for Community Health Outcomes: Supporting Children of the Opioid Epidemic Year 2
Presenter(s)
Grayson Leichtman, BS in Occupational Science, Occupational Therapy Masters Student, INACTIVE-Institute on Disability, UCEDDThis poster outlines the process and results of program evaluation for the New Hampshire and Maine Extension for Community Health Outcomes: Supporting Children of the Opioid Epidemic (NH-ME ECHO SCOPE). Research participants (N = 44 of program N = 134) were surveyed pre- and post-program to assess changes in practitioner knowledge, skills, confidence, practices, and biases related to working with children with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and their families.
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Family Navigator Program Disability Services Training: Building Community Capacity to Support Health Equity in Underserved Populations
Presenter(s)
Gabriella Llano, BS, , Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LENDThe University of Miami's Family Navigator Program has provided free services to multicultural South Florida families since 2016. This program is specifically designed to support health equity by aiding caretakers of individuals with disabilities and special healthcare needs. One way to accomplish this goal is by training members from community agencies, allowing the model to disseminate further and empowering agencies to bridge the gaps in healthcare in their own communities.
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Including Self-Advocates in the Georgia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program
Presenter(s)
Allison Wayne, M.Ed., Graduate Student, Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LENDThis poster will review results from a qualitative study investigating the experiences of self-advocate trainees in the Georgia LEND (GaLEND) program. Former self-advocate trainees in the GaLEND program described the benefits of including self-advocates in LEND training programs as well as the accommodations and supports that facilitated their success and inclusion during their training year.
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How Programs can Apply Lessons Learned from the First 5 Years of the LEND Program Quality Improvement Network (LPQI)
Presenter(s)
Cristina James, BS, Data Engineer, Indiana University School of Medicine, LENDThis presentation will provide an overview of the LEND Program Quality Improvement (LPQI) Network used to evaluate LEND training programs. Presenters will review the trainee self-report and faculty-observation measures that address skills in Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team Building, Family-Professional Partnerships, and Policy domains. Results from the first 5-years will be shared. Participants will use the measures, explore the LPQI dashboard, and participate in an interactive discussion about implementation strategies.
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Including Young Adults with Disabilities as Standardized Patients in Practice Visits with Second-Year Medical Students
Presenter(s)
Carrie Coffield, PhD, Training Director, The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LENDThis session will describe an educational practice office visit for second year medical students that involved taking a history and making recommendations to young adult "standardized patients" with intellectual and developmental disabilities who were accompanied by a caregiver. The recruitment of and practice with the "standardized patients" with disabilities, background readings assigned to students, implementation guidance, and student evaluation data, reflections, and feedback will be shared.
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Promoting School Psychologist Involvement in Transition Services for students with ASD from Middle School to High School
Presenter(s)
Deja Rodriquez-Santiago, , Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD/LENDPoster describes the importance of school psychologist involvement in transition services. It does so by (1) offering insight into what the literature says are the current and potential roles of school psychologists and (2) what families, community resources, and current/past school psychologists have to say about the topic. School psychologists can play a pivotal role transition services due to their training and skills, however they are often underutilized.
Bridging the Gaps in Services and Supports for Tennesseans with Disabilities: A Long-Term Evaluation of the Leadership Academy for Excellence in Disability Services
Presenter(s)
Shana Crispin, MSW, Social Worker, Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LENDThe Leadership Academy for Excellence in Disability Services is the nation's first disability-specific training program in state government. The Academy is a year-long leadership development experience designed for employees in departments that manage disability programs that impact the lives of Tennesseans with disabilities and their families. The poster describes the lasting impact of this novel training program across three cohorts over the last seven years
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