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Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders Training Program

Center:
IL-Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
Fiscal Year:
2016
Contact Information:
Kruti Acharya
[email protected]
312-413-1495
Project Description:
Collaboration between The Hope Institute for Children and Families and UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development's Leadership and Education in Neuro-Developmental Disorders (LEND). UIC LEND will partner with The Hope Institute and The Autism Program (TAP) network to advance LEND goals and objectives. The project starts with training on ASD identification and family supports developed and provided to over 100 family medicine residents in Southern Illinois as well as over 100 primary care physicians, and other health and community members. UIC LEND will build upon existing relationships and curricula to advance a multi-cultural outreach program based on engaging cultural brokers representing a range of cultural groups in the Chicago area including but not limited to: Latino, Polish, Asian, Middle Eastern, and African American communities.
Keyword(s):
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention, Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership, Other
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Geographic Areas
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
Funding Source:
Federal
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
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