Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities: 2022 Summer Learning Series
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - Monday, August 01, 2022
The Community and Professional Development Training Program offered by the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute is committed to providing evidence-based training across a broad spectrum of topics to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families. MCDD's 2022 Summer Learning Series will run from June through early August. The series consist of one-hour to three-hour workshops with interdisciplinary topics focused on working with individuals with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities and their families.
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Introduction to the LEND Program Quality Improvement (LPQI) Network
Friday, May 20, 2022
3:00pm ET - 4:30pm ET
Join the LEND Program Quality Improvement (LPQI) Network and AUCD's Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center (ITAC) on Friday, May 20th for an interactive discussion about LPQI, a national quality improvement (QI) initiative for interdisciplinary training programs.
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Friday, May 13, 2022
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Join us for an interactive discussion exploring alumni trainee engagement strategies. The panel will feature former trainees currently serving as LEND program faculty/staff.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - Wednesday, May 04, 2022
3:00 - 5:00 pm ET
This year's TA Institute will be a virtual event over 4 sessions. Attendees will have an opportunity to network, hear from our federal partners, and learn of new initiatives, national trends, and other information vital to the administration of the UCEDD Programs.
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Reflecting UCEDD Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commitments in the Core Grant Application
Friday, January 21, 2022
4:00 - 5:00 pm ET
AUCD hosted a webinar in September 2021 on incorporating the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) Action Plan into the UCEDD five-year plans. In this follow-up virtual workshop, UCEDD leaders will discuss strategies for demonstrating their ED&I commitments in the needs, evaluation, organizational capacity, and leveraging sections of the core grant application.
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
4:00 - 5:00 pm ET
This session highlighted how three UCEDDS (Missouri, Virginia and Nebraska) engage, partner and employ families in the core functions of their UCEDD. This event is targeting UCEDD grant writers, directors, program staff and Family Support SIG members who are involved in the grant development and writing process.
Read More >Orientation for Charting Your Course: A Toolkit for New UCEDD Directors
Friday, November 20, 2020
3 pm
Join Matthew Wesley Williams, Author of AUCD's Charting Your Course: A Toolkit for New Directors of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), for a walkthrough and Q&A of this robust resource. Williams will model and contextualize each section and module for the current educational landscape.
Read More >UCEDD Program Performance Reporting
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
3:30 pm
All UCEDD Program Performance Reports (PPRs) are due to AIDD on July 30 annually. This webinar provides the opportunity for UCEDDs to review and discuss (1) AIDD's annual reporting requirements for UCEDDs, (2) how AUCD's National Information Reporting System (NIRS) supports PPR development, and (3) how AIDD reviews and scores each PPR.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
3:30 pm
All UCEDD Program Performance Reports (PPRs) are due to AIDD on July 30 annually. This webinar provides the opportunity for UCEDDs to review and discuss (1) AIDD's annual reporting requirements for UCEDDs, (2) how AUCD's National Information Reporting System (NIRS) supports PPR development, and (3) how AIDD reviews and scores each PPR.
Read More >Parents Taking Action: Empowering Latina Mothers of Children with ASD
Thursday, April 21, 2016
3 pm
Latinos represent the fastest-growing population in the US, and Latino children are one of the fastest-growing ASD populations. Despite this growth, they are one of the most underserved groups with respect to diagnostic services, health care, and specialty autism services. Dr. Sandy Magañ will discuss the development of a culturally-based approach to addressing the informational needs of Latino parents, which is essential to better support their children with ASD. She will present preliminary findings of a randomized controlled trial that is underway to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed model.
A Webinar from AUCD's Autism Special Interest Group (SIG)
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