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The primary role of the Mailman Center Nursing Division
is to facilitate the training of graduate nursing students and nurse practitioner students
for future leadership positions in neurodevelopmental disabilities via the LEND Program.
Students from the advanced nursing programs in several area universities participate each
semester in the LEND program.
Community education and training activities are carried
out under the aegis of the Center on Aging & Disabilities (CAD),
the adult "arm" of the UCEDD. The CAD implements a wide variety of
educational projects for families and adults with developmental disabilities, as
well as for a myriad of disability and other community professionals who interact
with them. Topics of recent initiatives include community inclusion and service
opportunities, guardianship and trust options for families and professionals, and
the prevention of abuse of vulnerable adults. For more details on these projects,
visit the CAD web site at:
http://cad.med.miami.edu
Education and advocacy roles are implemented through
regular presentations at professional conferences and continuing
participation on key local, statewide and national disability-related
committees and councils. Some of these affiliations include: APD-10
Family Care Council and Family Care Council Florida, Florida Inclusion
Council, Interagency Quality Council, and the Coalition to Prevent Abuse
of Vulnerable Adults, among many others. In addition to families and adults
with disabilities, a variety of disability professionals, aging services
professionals, justice professionals, attorneys and professional
guardians have been recipients of the CAD's educational offerings.
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