Project Description:
The Georgia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (GaLEND) Interdisciplinary Training Program is a one-year training program that incorporates didactic and experiential learning in clinical and community-based settings. This program prepares future leaders to serve children with neurodevelopmental and related disabilities and their families through coordinated, culturally competent, and family-centered care, as well as through public health services and policy systems change. The GaLEND Program operates in collaboration with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), and the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These and other community partners offer the expert faculty and resources necessary to provide exceptional interdisciplinary training and services. Consistent with the overall LEND mission, GaLEND provides interdisciplinary training, has faculty and trainees from a wide range of disciplines, and includes parents or family members and individuals with disabilities as faculty and paid program participants. It seeks: 1) To advance the knowledge and skills of all child health professionals to improve health care delivery systems for children with developmental disabilities; 2) To provide high-quality interdisciplinary education that emphasizes the integration of services from state and local agencies and organizations, private providers, and communities; 3) To provide health professionals with skills that foster community-based partnerships; and 4) To promote innovative and effective practices to enhance cultural competency, family-centered care, and interdisciplinary partnerships. In addition, the GaLEND Program places particular emphasis on the preparation of future leaders from diverse backgrounds to improve health care access, quality of care, and outcomes for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups.
Keyword(s):
LEND, Georgia, Interdisciplinary, Leadership
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
