LEND Long-Term Traineeships

LEND Leadership Trainees:

Graduate students, as well as pre- and post-doctoral students in professions related to Maternal and Child Health (audiology, communication disorders, dentistry, psychology, early intervention, education, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, public health, and social work). Practicing professionals in one of the aforementioned fields can contact the LEND Office for eligibility requirements for participation.  

Ready to apply? Find more information here: LEND Application Requirements

 

LEND Family Trainees:

The LEND program provides family members of children and adults with disabilities the opportunity to develop their leadership and advocacy skills as part of an intensive training program that also includes trainees who are graduate students from a variety of healthcare and education disciplines.  Family trainees complete the same rigorous requirements as other LEND trainees by participating in lectures, discussion groups, presentations, and projects. To qualify for the family traineeship, the applicant must be a family member of a child or adult with a developmental disability, have demonstrated interest in leadership and advocacy, and have a desire to pursue future opportunities to advocate for all children and adults with disabilities.

Ready to apply? Find more information here: LEND Application Requirements

 

LEND Advocacy Trainees:

The LEND Pittsburgh program provides people with a disability an opportunity to enhance their leadership and advocacy skills through a nine-month training experience (from August through April each year). LEND Pittsburgh is seeking one self-advocate trainee who is 21 years or older, has prior self-advocacy skills, and has an interest in furthering their skills to participate in advocacy activities that promote inclusion and meaningful participation of people with disabilities. As trainees, self-advocates will have a chance to learn about leadership in a new way by educating other trainees on how to interact with people with disabilities. Self-advocates bring to LEND the disability point of view. The advocacy trainee will participate in learning activities with other trainees who are graduate students from a variety of healthcare and education disciplines. They will complete a similar set of requirements as other LEND trainees -- participating in lectures, discussion groups, presentations, and projects.

Ready to apply? Find more information here: LEND Application Requirements

LEND Long-Term Traineeships | Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders

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