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Project

Project Building Blocks

Center:

TN-Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2004

Contact Information:

Elizabeth Bishop
[email protected]
901-448-3127

Project Description:

Project Building Blocks was originally a three-year effort to "train the trainers" which has been extended. Its goals are to increase collaboration between early intervention agencies and personnel, increased enrollment of infants and toddlers in typical settings in communities represented by team members, improved transition from Part C to Part B services under IDEA in community projects, increased use of family-centered practices, and dissemination of project materials and results.

Keyword(s):

advocacy, community leadership, team-building

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, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Regional, National