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Jenean Castillo, Ph.D.

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Center:
NY-Westchester Institute for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
Contact Information:
914-493-7471
Leadership:
Associate UCEDD Director
Leadership Administrative Staff:
Director
LEND Program
Associate UCEDD Director for Community Inclusion
Primary Activity Coordinators:
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
Training Director
Inclusion
Discipline Coordinators:
Specialty Resource Contacts:
Community Inclusion
Discipline(s):
Psychology
AUCD Council Membership:
National Training Directors' Council
Multicultural Council
Vita/Bio:

Jenean A. Castillo, Ph.D. is the Director of the federally funded Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) interdisciplinary training program at the Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD). The LEND program at WIHD is one of 52 university-affiliated interdisciplinary leadership training programs nationally. The program helps graduates, post-graduates, family members, and self-advocates develop leadership knowledge and skills to work with and on behalf of children with disabilities and other special health care needs and their families. Dr. Castillo also serves as WIHD's Inclusion Coordinator, actively supporting and enhancing WIHD's efforts to promote cultural and linguistic competency to ensure equitable outcomes for children with disabilities and special healthcare needs and vulnerable populations. Dr. Castillo is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the Center for Disability and Health in the School of Health Sciences and Practice at New York Medical College. She is the course director of the 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Children with Special Health Care Needs, which is offered as a component of the LEND Training Program.
Previously, Dr. Castillo was the Assistant Director of Child Welfare Services at WIHD. Dr. Castillo is a New York State Licensed Psychologist.

 

Service:
Linked Projects
Child Welfare Services: Every Family Counts
Child Welfare Services: Every Family Counts
Child Welfare Services: Every Family Counts
Child Welfare Services: Every Family Counts
Child Welfare Services: Every Family Counts
Linked Products
LEND Newsletter: Summer 2023
Newsletter: LEND Newsletter: Fall 2023
Electronic Product: Video Podcast Series: Life After LEND Fall 2023
Newsletter: LEND Newsletter: Summer 2024
Poster Session: Developing A Language Access Plan at a Healthcare and Disability Organization
Poster Session: Assessing the challenges and needs experienced by participants of a support group of families with children from 0 to 21 years old with Autism.
Electronic Product: Video Podcast Series: Life After LEND Winter 2024
Electronic Product: Video Podcast Series: Life After LEND Spring 2024
Presentation: Self-Advocacy Regional Conference for Western New York in Syracuse, New York
Newsletter: NeuroMammas Weekly
Poster Session: Awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A survey of Physician and Medical Students
Poster Session: Employee Satisfaction Within a Disability-Serving Organization
Poster Session: Caregiver Experiences with Developmental Screening
Poster Session: Meaning and Examples of Neurodivergent Disorders: How Schools can Support the Neurodiverse child- A Systematic Literature Review
Community Exercise Program: Bronx Health Moves
Manual of Policies for Children with Disabilities in Puerto Rico
Teletherapy in New York State: Medicaid Policy & Reimbursement Updates
Advancing Mental Health Through OT: Policy, Advocacy, and Professional Identity
Family-Centered Care Guide for Psychologists Working with Children in Foster Care
GiftedNYS Recommendations for Changes to Article 90 Gifted Education
Early childhood intervention (ECI) Toolkit for USVI Parents
Newsletter: LEND Newsletter: Summer 2025
Newsletter: LEND Newsletter: Summer 2026
Poster Session: Employee Satisfaction Within a Disability -Serving Organization
Poster Session: Exploring Characteristics of Children and Families Involved with Westchester County's Child Welfare System
Poster Session: Supporting the Learning Needs of Gifted/2e Students in Public Schcols: Parent Perspectives
Poster Session: What do Restricted, Repetitive, and Sensory Behaviors Look Like in Infants and Toddlers with Autism?: Parent-report Descriptions
Poster Session: Determining the Values and Core Principles Important to Staff in Clinical Situations: A Survey of Staff Opinions
Poster Session: Awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Questionnaire for Pregnant Women
Poster Session: Evaluation and Comparison of the University of the Virgin Island Little Bucs Inclusive Early Learning Center with Best Practices for Child Development Programs
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