Project Description:
This project includes:
1. Educating Children with Disabilities Courses & Seminars. CEDD faculty, Drs. Mundy and Sparapani, offer this course through the UC Davis Department of Education. The goal is to prepare general education teachers to deal with the diversity of children in a typical inclusive classroom, including best practices in working with children with DD. Topics include biological and cognitive foundations of exceptional learning needs, assessment and EBP for different types of learning difficulties, and professional and ethical practice with exceptional needs children and families. Students can enroll in an applied seminar in which they apply concepts learned in the course through presentations, reading and discussion to reflect on their teaching practice with feedback.
2. MCHC/RISE-UP. Since 2016, our faculty, led by Dr. Enriquez, have partnered with Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) and the UC Davis Office of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to participate in this CDC-funded, undergraduate summer program which provides opportunities for enhanced public health leadership training to focus on elimination of health disparities and promotion of health equity. Consortium partners include: (1) KKI and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; (2) University of South Dakota with Tribal Serving Institutions; and (3) UC Davis MIND Institute. MCHC/RISE-UPs goal is to promote a more equitable health system by introducing qualified diverse undergraduate scholars to the field of public health. Our site emphasizes service for culturally diverse groups of children and families who experience health inequities within the community and encourages students to pursue careers caring for children with DD and mental health concerns. Our CEDD staff and CAC members mentor scholars, support research projects, and serve on panel presentations to share advocate, family and policy perspectives.
3. Lectures. CEDD faculty deliver DD lectures, often in partnership with individuals with DD, to various classes at UC Davis and CSUS.
Expected benefits: Trainees will increase their knowledge of DD and medical, legal, social and/or policy issues related to disabilities and, as a result, will provide higher quality services to people with DD.
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances
