WHAT IS THE LEND PROGRAM?

The LEND Program provides advanced interdisciplinary leadership training to health professionals who are interested in working with children with developmental disabilities, chronic illness, or other special health care needs and their families. In a milieu that is designed to nurture and challenge potential leaders, trainees participate in structured didactics (web-based and classroom); clinical rotations; research; and activities that promote understanding of systems of care for children with special health care needs.

The LEND curriculum accommodates different training pathways, dependent on the background, experience, interests and time devoted to the LEND training program. Each trainee develops an Individualized Training Plan with his or her supervisor. Priority areas include: children with chronic illnesses; children and families from diverse backgrounds; needs of children exposed to abuse, neglect and poverty; and the use of genetic screening, diagnosis, and treatment. The LEND program requires a minimum commitment of 300 hours.

Qualified applicants shall possess leadership potential, and have graduate or post graduate training in one of the following disciplines:

 

Audiology Education Pediatrics Nursing Nutrition Occupational Therapy

Health Administration Pediatrics Dentistry Physical Therapy Psychology Social Work Speech and Language Pathology

LEADERSHIP EDUCATION CURRICULUM

The LEND Program consists of didactic and experiential activities in the following areas:

• Legislation and Policy- Systems Change

• Ethics- Family-Centered Care

• Interdisciplinary Clinical Excellence

• Grant writing- Communication

• Advocacy- Case Review Forums

• Developmental Disabilities- Chronic Illness

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LEND SETTING
 

The LEND Program is a unique leadership internship opportunity at the University of Miami, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Mailman Center for Child Development. The Mailman Center, founded in 1970, is one of the oldest LEND training programs in the nation and is internationally renown for its work to prevent and treat neurodevelopmental disabilities. The Center offers an interdisciplinary, family-centered, culturally competent model of service delivery in which services are provided for infants, children, and adolescents with developmental, behavioral, learning, and neurological disorders. These service settings provide the venue for clinical training opportunities.

The LEND Program at the Mailman Center is located in the diverse community of Miami, Florida. Florida is the nation's fourth most populated state and has the largest child population under five years of age. Miami is one of the major centers for this growth, with an average of 10,000 new students entering our public school system each year. Approximately 80% of the Miami-Dade County population is composed of individuals of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

The Center is a 9-story building with nearly 115,000 square feet of office, clinical, training, conference, and laboratory space. It is located in Miami's busy University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Jackson Memorial Hospital is the largest part of the medical complex, with an 1800-bed inpatient facility, 400 of which are pediatric or newborn at the Holtz Center for Maternal and Child Health. The Mailman Center annually serves over 15,000 children, youths, and their families. Well over half of the children served are from culturally diverse backgrounds. Longtime collaborative relationships exist with every major community entity working on behalf of children and youths, facilitating diverse training opportunities.

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LEND PROGRAM FACULTY

LEND WEB-BASED COURSE:

"Fundamentals of Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Providing Care to Children with Special Needs and Their Families."

For additional information on the LEND Program, please contact:

Daniel Armstrong, Ph.D.

LEND Director
Mailman Center for Child Development
1601 N.W. 12th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136

Telephone: 305-243-6801
Fax: 305-243-5978

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