Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program
The LEND Program provides Fellowships in interdisciplinary leadership training to health care professionals, teachers and family members who have had experience working with children or adults with disabilities and their families.
In a milieu that is designed to nurture and challenge potential leaders, fellows attend seminars, conduct projects pertinent to improving maternal and child health service delivery systems, develop partnerships with families, engage in grant writing, and participate in outcome and other research projects.
Over the course of the year, Fellows gain in-depth knowledge of the systems within which people with special health care needs and their families live and work, improve their interpersonal leadership skills, and work on the development of their own vision of change. Many of the seminar sessions are given by today's leaders in the field, encouraging the development of a network system that will continue beyond the fellowship year.
As a result of a unique relationship with Suffolk University, fellows have the option to have their LEND coursework be credited towards a Master’s degree in Health or Public Administration. Details about this program can be found on the EK Shriver Center LEND Program Web site.
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