AUCD: Poster Symposium: Emerging Strategies in Developmental Disabilities Services and Supports: Mentoring Future Leaders: Can We Do Better?

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Presenter

Sandy Heimerl, DPT, NM LEND Director
Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

Judith Holt, PhD, Logan, UT, United States, UT - Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND;
Eileen McGrath, PhD, Tucson, AZ, United States, AZ - The University of Arizona, LEND;
Debra Vigil, PhD, Reno, NV, United States, NV - Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND;

Description

Mentoring is a developmental partnership through which one person shares knowledge, skills, information and perspectives to foster the personal and professional growth of someone else. Mentoring is a MCH Leadership Competency and a means of developing leadership. The PacWest LEND programs have identified key features of the mentoring relationship, challenges of implementing a mentorship program, and promising strategies to strengthen the structure and implementation of the process.

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