LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS 
Thank you for your interest to serve as a LEND Trainee! The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program encourages trainees from a variety of disciplines to complete a full year of diverse learning experiences, including lectures, leadership projects, mentoring, clinical/community observations, and other activities.

LEND training requires approximately 400 hours and will take place from September through July. Trainees receive an $11,500 stipend for participation.

If you have questions about this application, or need to submit your answers in a different way, please contact the LEND Coordinator, Stephanie Kaznica, at SKaznica@udel.edu.

This traineeship is contingent on approval of funding for the LEND program.

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Email *
Name *
Address *
Phone Number *
Why do you want to be a LEND Trainee? *
How does disability impact you and your family? *
How do you think “differences” (i.e. race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, gender, gender identity, socio-economic, people from other cultures and backgrounds) affect your experience related to having a disability and/or a child with a disability? *
Describe your involvement (if any) in the disability community (i.e. advocacy work). *
How might you use this training to help yourself, your family and/or your surrounding community? *
Give an example of how you work (or have worked) with a team and/or on a group project. *
What barriers do you envision that might impact your ability to participate in a program like this? *
What do you think are some of the most important things that healthcare professionals (or other professionals) should know about working with people with disabilities and/or families with a child(ren) with disabilities? *
  This program requires you to participate in a variety of activities.  Please indicate your willingness to engage in each of these by checking YES or NO. *
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Orientation in September in Newark, Delaware, or a virtual option.
Attend lectures 3 times per month for 3 1/2 hours each session, on Friday afternoons.
Attend a 1-2 hour weekly meeting with a faculty mentor
Participate in clinical / community observations and projects, usually during regular work hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm). Participation will be require successful completion of both UD clearances and the GME clearance through Nemours/AI DuPont.
Contribute to LEND Trainee meetings by adding comments and asking questions.
Complete individual and group projects.
Journal reflectively on experiences with observations, lectures, webinars, etc.
Keep an electronic log/portfolio of your documents and training experiences.
Complete appoximately 400 hours of training time during the program.
If you answered NO to participating in any of the activities listed above, please explain below:
Thank you for applying! Please submit your completed application to LEND Coordinator Stephanie Kaznica at SKaznica@udel.edu. Any questions can also be directed to the LEND Coordinator at SKaznica@udel.edu.
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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