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LEND Interdisciplinary Training Program
Core Function: Professional Training
LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) is a graduate-level training program which prepares health professionals for leadership roles in providing health care for children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. The LEND program at CHDD is one of 41 LEND programs in the United States funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
The purpose of the LEND is to provide training for health professionals who will assume leader roles across the nation and to assure the continued development of a comprehensive system that serves the needs of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities and other special health care needs. The program participates in clinical research, policy development and partners with community programs to better serve the needs of these children and their families.
The LEND Interdisciplinary Training Program primarily trains health care professionals who have completed entry-level training in their discipline. This includes postdoctoral fellows who have completed professional training and graduate students who are enrolled in an academic program at the University of Washington and need to complete clinical and didactic components to meet the requirements for their degree program. Community professionals and students enrolled at other universities participate in the program. Over the last year, we have also added the Family Discipline and now accept family members with demonstrated interest and experience in leadership as LEND trainees.
Long-term fellows and trainees who engage in more than 300 hours of interdisciplinary clinical training are required to complete a leadership project, demonstrate knowledge and skills on core training competencies, participate in a didactic program of core seminars, and develop an individual interdisciplinary leadership plan. Long-term trainees present their projects at an annual forum and receive a certificate of recognition.
The 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, making referrals, evaluating children and implementing treatment for children with autism and other developmental disorders. UW LEND partners with major advocacy groups, multiple programs affiliated with UW, Seattle Children’s, State of Washington Title V, and multiple community partners to implement a state of the art curriculum.
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