University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Project Description:
Goal 1: Interdisciplinary Pre-service Training. To provide family and person-centered, culturally competent, community-based, interdisciplinary pre-service training which addresses the critical values, knowledge and skills necessary to build inclusive communities for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
Goal 2: Community Services - Continuing Education. To provide quality continuing education programs, at a range of levels from awareness to expert content, to interdisciplinary and discipline-based audiences which include family members and consumers.
Goal 3: Community Services - Exemplary Clinical Services. To provide exemplary diagnostic, treatment, and consultative services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families.
Goal 4: Community Services - Community Collaboration. To provide consultation and technical assistance to and in conjunction with a range of community partners to include state and local agencies, providers, advocacy groups, and ad hoc issue-oriented collaborative groups.
Goal 5: Research. To carry out descriptive, epidemiological, clinical and health services research projects which contribute to the knowledge base regarding the health, and well-being and education of persons with developmental disabilities and their families.
Goal 6: Dissemination. To ensure the timely dissemination of high quality information produced by JFK Partners? faculty through a variety of methods, including electronic, and in adapted formats as appropriate.
Keyword(s):
University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Transportation-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Assistive Technology, Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Another State, Single-County, Mulit-County, State, Regional, International
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
