SC LEND

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SC LEND Provides long-term, graduate level training, clinical services, and community outreach which focuses on an interprofessional team approach to identification, intervention, and collaboration

We had a great day at our first annual SC LEND Leadership Conference! Trainees spent the day presenting their completed LEND projects.

I want to take a moment to highlight our award winners:
- Scientific Project Award: Erin Long & Mary Johnson
- Advocacy Project Award: Thomas Scott Dent
- Diversity Project Award: Melissa Martinez
- Trainee Excellence Award: Judy Bagley
- Faculty Excellence Award: Silvia Pereira-Smith, MD

Congratulations to all of our trainees on an outstanding year!

Our 2023-2024 SC LEND application is open! Start the process by completing the online application here: https://forms.office.com/r/hC1XxpP7yZ

Want to learn more about SC LEND? Check out our updated brochure below!

Our 2022-2023 SC LEND application is officially open!

Here are the steps to apply:
1. Complete online application: https://forms.office.com/r/hC1XxpP7yZ
2. Email the following materials to SC LEND Program Coordinator, Nina Kahn ([email protected])
- Letter of Interest: Include your reasons for applying and long-term professional goals. Include experiences you have had within the disability community and/or in working with children with developmental disabilities and their families. Feel free to add anything else you would like us to know about you that is not already covered in this application. Applications from people with disabilities and their families are encouraged to apply. Please limit this to one page.
- A copy of your curriculum vitae or resume
- Two letter of support from supervisors or colleagues that emphasize your experience and potential leadership abilities in the field. These can be uploaded here or emailed directly from the reference.
- Documentation showing enrollment in a graduate program (If applicable; unofficial transcripts are accepted)

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Register for the virtual 2022 Nurturing Developing Minds Conference https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=655992

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Scholarships are available for nonprofit & home-based center providers. Apply at https://surveymonkey.com/r/NDMscholarship.

We had a great morning discussing the projects completed by our 2020-2021 LEND trainees at our Year End Meeting. Congrats to everyone for reaching the end of your LEND year. This is only the beginning of your journey!

Here's a virtual group picture from our meeting today!

Registration for the 2021 SCAND Symposium is open!

This free event will bring together research and clinical faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, research staff, and more from across the state of South Carolina!

Event Timing: Friday, March 5th 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Registrants will receive a Zoom link prior to the symposium.

Registration for the 2021 SCAND Symposium Event Timing: Friday, March 5th 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Registrants will receive a Zoom link prior to the symposium. If you have any questions, contact us at: [email protected]

Registration for Nurturing Developing Minds is open!

On Friday, February 26 from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM ET, researchers, policymakers, medical practitioners, early childhood educators and all those working to optimize children’s development will convene online for interactive learning.

Click the link below to sign up for this FREE virtual event!

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If you completed SC LEND in 2016 or 2019, please check your email for information about completing the AUCD Post-LEND survey!

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