Mission
The mission of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is to support the development of exemplary clinical expertise, skills and competence in the care of children with neurodevelopmental and related disorders; and to instill the qualities that promote interpersonal leadership in the service of improving the quality of life and outcomes for these children and their families.
Goals and objectives
The LEND Fellowship complements fellows' clinical training within their respective disciplines by providing an interdisciplinary forum to address issues generic to all health care professionals who work with children who have neurodevelopmental disorders and related conditions. LEND's overarching goal is to prepare health care professionals to assume a leadership role in serving children with neurodevelopmental and related disorders. Toward this end, the LEND program has 6 principal training objectives for its fellows:
- Achievement of a broad understanding of clinical issues relevant to providing services to children with neurodevelopmental and related disorders
- Achievement knowledge and skills related to Autism Spectrum Disorders, including screening, clinical presentation, and assisting families in accessing appropriate community-based resources
- Achievement of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to support an interdisciplinary team process
- Achievement of the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to foster family-centered, coordinated, community-based and culturally sensitive service delivery and consultation
- Ability to assess and critically evaluate research literature pertaining to child development, health, and disease/disability, and the ability to contribute to this body of knowledge
- Knowledge of current regulations, entitlements, court decisions, and controversies that impact children with neurodevelopmental and related disabilities and inform advocacy efforts
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