• |
    LogoImage2-AUCD

    AUCD Community Inclusion

    AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.

  • |
    LogoImage2-AUCD

    AUCD Maternal and Child Health Engagement

    AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.

  • |
    LogoImage2-AUCD

    AUCD Public Health

    AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.

  • |
    LogoImage2-AUCD

    AUCD Emerging Leaders Community

    AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.  

Donate

Project

Back to Results

Families as Mentors

Center:
WA-University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability, UCEDD/LEND
Fiscal Year:
2023
Contact Information:
Susan Adelman
[email protected]
206-685-1007
Project Description:
The Families as Mentors (FAM) Program enhances the trainee's understanding of the family experience of raising a child with a neurodevelopmental disability. All UW LEND trainees participate in UW LEND "All-LEND Reads," a book club experience focused on a book addressing caregiver and provider partnership. Opportunities may be available for an expanded Families as Mentors experience in which the trainee is paired with a family and an individual with ASD/DD, and are invited by the family to participate in some of their daily life activities. Trainees participate in quarterly discussions moderated by Family and Self-Advocate faculty who share and reflect on their experiences.
Keyword(s):
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention, Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
None
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
Funding Source:
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
Footer-Logo-AUCD

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Mailing address:
PO Box 8787
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8787

Copyright 2025 Association of University Centers on Disabilities

  • AUCD Federal Partners
Subscribe to AUCD’s Newsletter

Copyright 2025 Association of University Centers on Disabilities