LEND: Excellence in Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Leadership Education
Project Description:
LEND is the flagship professional training program of our UCEDD. It is an interdisciplinary training program committed to preparing graduate students, post-graduate fellows, mid-career health professionals, family members and self-advocates to:
• Practice interdisciplinary care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
• Practice family-centered care that is responsive to the diversity of the community and promotes inclusion and equity.
• Advocate for systems and policies that best serve individuals with an intellectual and developmental disability.
• Assume leadership roles.
The UW LEND is in its fifth decade. Former trainees hold leadership positions in academia, public health, community programs, and health care facilities across the nation. The LEND has a major responsibility for continuing education and technical assistance in the state of Washington and the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho) region.
The UW LEND has successfully competed for a supplement funded by the Combating Autism Act to increase the number of LEND trainees, community professionals and families who are skilled in recognizing early signs, screening, making referrals, evaluating children and implementing treatment for children with autism and other developmental disorders. UW LEND partners with major advocacy groups, programs affiliated with UW, Seattle Children's Hospital, State of Washington Title V programs, and community partners to implement a state of the art curriculum.
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Urban, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County, Mulit-County, State, Regional, National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
