Community Development/Interdisciplinary Training
Project Description:
The Community Development Project is comprised of several programs at CDR:
1. Interdisciplinary Training for CDR Trainees/Student Interns
The Interdisciplinary Training & Technical Assistance Program is designed to facilitate training opportunities for graduate interns, PhD interns, high school interns, and new employees. Training is provided via face to face contact and internet programs to students and staff on topics that include: all CDR projects and areas of emphasis, disability definitions and current best practices, person-centered planning, advocacy, etc.
Staff on this project also serves as adjunct faculty in the Master of Social Work graduate department and is responsible for instructing SOWK 756: Social Work and Developmental Disabilities. People with developmental disabilities, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injuries and staff from local agencies and advocacy organizations serve as consultants and volunteer speakers in this curriculum.
2. Training and information dissemination to local schools on community inclusion, disability awareness, and cultural diversity.
This training resulted from several requests from local elementary school teachers for inclusion training with elementary school children. This program partners with the SC Department of Education to provide in-school training sessions for school-age students on the areas of disability awareness, community inclusion, and diversity.
Training provided to UCEDD trainees in the areas of disability awareness, support services, UCEDD programs, assistive technology, diagnosis of disability, person centered supports, and overviews of collaborating agencies.
Core Function(s):
Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention, Employment-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Assistive Technology, Other - Cultural Diversity
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
None
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
