Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND)
Project Description:
For much of of the past three decades, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has remained committed to training professionals in caring for children with special health care needs. In carrying out this mission, MCHB administers the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program, ensuring that physicians, nurses, therapists and other allied health professionals are qualified to address the unique needs of children with special health care needs and their families, thereby maximizing the developmental potential of children and increasing the quality of life for families. Through long-term interdisciplinary training (at least 3 months) of graduate level health professions, the LEND Program aims to develop the leadership potential of these professionals to improve the health status of infants, children, and adolescents with or at risk for neurodevelopmental and related disabilities and to enhance the systems of care for these children and their families. The program focuses on health conditions of mental retardation, neurodegenerative and acquired neurological disorders and multiple handicaps. Professionals are drawn from many medical and allied health fields and participate in interdisciplinary training in 14 core disciplines: * Audiology * Genetic Counselors * Health Administration * Medicine (Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and other relevant pediatric medical specialties * Nursing * Nutrition * Occupational Therapy * Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities or Youth Consumer with Developmental Disabilities * Pediatric Dentistry * Physical Therapy * Psychology (any specialization in which the focus is on child health) * Social Work * Special Education * Speech Language Pathology
Keyword(s):
Leadership Training, Interdisciplinary Training; MCHB LEND
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services, Performing Research or Evaluation, Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services, Demonstration Services
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Another State, Mulit-County, State, Regional, National, International
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
