Transcript Institute on Development & Disability Child Development and Rehabilitation Center Kim Solondz, MS, OTR/L LEND Training Coordinator, OT 2/11/13

Institute on Development & Disability
Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
Kim Solondz, MS, OTR/L
LEND Training Coordinator, OT
2/11/13
What is LEND?
 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental
Disabilities
 Grant – funded through MCHB
 LEND programs throughout the country
 Thirteen core disciplines
The Goals of LEND
 Influencing national policy towards children with
developmental disabilities
 Promoting interdisciplinary and integrated care
 Developing new service models and approached of
care
 Providing a link between clinical care and the
community
The Fellowship in OT
 Active participation in clinical care
 Mentored research project
 Community placement
 Leadership and teaching opportunities
 Weekly interdisciplinary forum
 Opportunities for continuing education
Who should apply?
 Licensed occupational therapist
 Strong interest in becoming a leader in the field of
pediatrics
 Interest in working in interdisciplinary teams
 Previous experience working with children with
Neurodevelopmental disabilities
Four rotations
 Neurodevelopment (LEND clinic, Neurodevelopment
clinic, Down syndrome clinic)
 Child Development (Autism clinic, Autism Parent
training Program)
 Feeding clinic
 In-patient, acute pediatric care (optional)
The life of a LEND trainee
Monday: Research/Paperwork day
Tuesday: Early Childhood Assessment Team
Wednesday: LEND Clinic
Thursday: ND Clinic, LEND ID Forum
Friday: Community Placement: Children’s
Developmental Health Institute
Community involvement
 Family Mentor Program
 Lectures at PSU
 Teaching assistance at Pacific University School of OT
 Community placements
 Tillamook Pre-school screening
Leadership opportunities
 Volunteer trainings at Doernbecher Children’s
Hospital
 Camp Odakoda (formerly Camp Quest)
 CDRC Transition Program
Research projects
 Join current study or create your own
 Focus is on the process of participating in research
 Work with mentor
 Research presentation to faculty and trainees in May
Maja’s project
“Provision of information on sexuality to young women with
an ID or DD in a medical setting: What happens, what
doesn’t, and why”
Focus group with primary care providers to explore what
information primary care providers are currently
dispensing to individuals regarding sexual education and
contraception. Of particular interest are transition-aged
women with an intellectual or developmental disability.
Previous research projects
 Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
 The impact of yoga on a child with motor coordination
difficulties
 Executive function in children with Down Syndrome
 Comparison of grasping and visual-motor integration
scores on the PDMS-2 in children with Down
syndrome
 Use of Kangaroo Care in the NICU
More details…
 Starts in late August or early September
 10-month or 12-month
 Applications due by end of February
 Interviews by mid-March, decision by end of March
 Modest stipend available (~$17,5000)
LEND Trainees in action
Questions?