2008/09 ILLINOIS LEND PROGRAM TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT: An Opportunity for
Future Leaders Serving Children with Developmental Disabilities
The Institute on Disability and Human Development at UIC is excited to
announce 15 new LEND training opportunities open to graduate students from
the following disciplines: (1) Child Psychiatry, (2) Disability Studies, (3)
Nursing, (4) Nutrition, (5) Occupational Therapy, (6) Pediatrics, (7)
Physical Therapy, (8) Psychology, (9) Public Health, (10) Social Work, and
(11) Speech and Hearing.
The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
Interdisciplinary Training Program is a one year training program that
incorporates both didactic and experiential learning in clinical and
community-based settings. A stipend up to $5000 per year will be provided.
This program, sponsored by the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, aims to
prepare future leaders who will serve children with neurodevelopmental
disabilities (including related disabilities and autism) and their families.
Successful trainees will gain experience in the coordination of culturally
competent family-centered care, the provision of public health services, and
the implementation of policy systems change. The training will start January
11, 2009 and end July 31, 2009. Deadline to apply is October 31, 2008.
For more information and to download and complete an Application Packet
please visit our site at www.IllinoisLEND.org. You must have at least a
baccalaureate degree and be enrolled in a graduate program. A trainee must
be a US citizen, or must have been admitted to the US with a permanent
resident visa.
If you have additional questions about the program, please visit our webpage
or contact our LEND Associate Project Director:
Jasmina Sisirak, MPH
(312) 996-3982
jsisir1@uic.edu
Future Leaders Serving Children with Developmental Disabilities
The Institute on Disability and Human Development at UIC is excited to
announce 15 new LEND training opportunities open to graduate students from
the following disciplines: (1) Child Psychiatry, (2) Disability Studies, (3)
Nursing, (4) Nutrition, (5) Occupational Therapy, (6) Pediatrics, (7)
Physical Therapy, (8) Psychology, (9) Public Health, (10) Social Work, and
(11) Speech and Hearing.
The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
Interdisciplinary Training Program is a one year training program that
incorporates both didactic and experiential learning in clinical and
community-based settings. A stipend up to $5000 per year will be provided.
This program, sponsored by the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, aims to
prepare future leaders who will serve children with neurodevelopmental
disabilities (including related disabilities and autism) and their families.
Successful trainees will gain experience in the coordination of culturally
competent family-centered care, the provision of public health services, and
the implementation of policy systems change. The training will start January
11, 2009 and end July 31, 2009. Deadline to apply is October 31, 2008.
For more information and to download and complete an Application Packet
please visit our site at www.IllinoisLEND.org. You must have at least a
baccalaureate degree and be enrolled in a graduate program. A trainee must
be a US citizen, or must have been admitted to the US with a permanent
resident visa.
If you have additional questions about the program, please visit our webpage
or contact our LEND Associate Project Director:
Jasmina Sisirak, MPH
(312) 996-3982
jsisir1@uic.edu
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