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Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES

Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES. Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES. Crystal Pariseau, MSSW David Morrissey, MPS George Jesien, PhD. Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES. Guest Panel: Aaron Bishop, MSSW Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES

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  1. Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES

  2. Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES Crystal Pariseau, MSSW David Morrissey, MPS George Jesien, PhD

  3. Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES Guest Panel: Aaron Bishop, MSSW Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Aaron Velez, MSW New York Medical College and Westchester Institute for Human Development Georgina Peacock, MD 2007 CDC Behavioral Science and Health Education Fellow Cate McClain, MD, PT, FAAP New Mexico UCEDD Director

  4. My Life at a UCEDDorAll About Me! Cate McClain, MD, PT Professor, UNM Pediatrics Director, Center for Development and Disability A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service

  5. Cate McClain, MD, PT • Director, NM UCEDD • Director, NM LEND Program • Chief, Division of Development and Disability • University of New Mexico, Department of Pediatrics Center for Development and Disability 2300 Menaul NE Albuquerque, NM 87107 505-272-0322, cmcclain@salud.unm.edu

  6. Milestones • Pediatric Physical Therapist • Fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics • Assistant Professor in Pediatrics • Director of LEND Program • Director of UCEDD • Division Chief • Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation Public Policy Fellow

  7. Key Projects Center management and team development Medically Fragile Case Management Program Autism Diagnostic Services Professional Training Parent Home Based Training Direct Services Model

  8. Georgina Peacock, MD, MPHAUCD Fellow National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  9. Education • Bachelor of Science University of Michigan • Cell and Molecular Biology and German • Medical Degree University of Kansas • Residency in Pediatrics University of Kansas • Fellowship in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, LEND program Developmental Disabilities Center, University of Kansas • Masters in Public Health University of Kansas

  10. AUCD Fellowship • Started February 2007 • Working on Learn the Signs. Act Early campaign • Technical assistance to the campaign • Liaison to physicians • National presentations • Working with national leaders

  11. Aaron C. Velez, M.S.W.LEND Fellow 2005 The Westchester Institute for Human Development & New York Medical College

  12. Education…so far • Bronx Community College (CUNY) – AA • Lehman College (CUNY) - BA • Columbia University School of Social Work - MSW • New York Medical College School of Public Health – MPH/PhD

  13. Professional Development • In 2005: Social Worker, database development, researcher, grant writer. • In 2007: Manager of WIHD’s Health Information Technology Department & Instructor for NYMC • Design and implement electronic health record systems for kids in foster care, early intervention organizations and individuals with disabilities. • Work with physician’s, psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, geneticists, administrators, and family specialists. (Sound like an interdisciplinary team to you?) • AUCD Presenter • Co-Lead LEND research projects for WIHD. • Lead LEND Fellows for 2008 AUCD Policy Conference.

  14. THE AUCD Impact…POTENTIALLY!! • The Network • The Research • The Leadership Potential It is yours if you desire it! Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. -T. Edison

  15. Aaron Bishop, MSSW What the Network can do for you!

  16. The take away message… If you put an ounce of effort into finding yourself, working with, and learning from “the Network” you’ll receive a pound of guidance and opportunities in return!

  17. Clinical work? Policy? Research? Direct Service? What do I want to do with my life?

  18. What is this “Network,” what can it do for me? • “People Can’t Wait” waiting list campaign and rally • 1999-2001 Biennial budget project • Voter registration program • Self awareness program (STARS) • 1998-2000 MCH and UCEDD Trainee • Waisman Center UCEDD Employee • AUCD Director of Technical Assistance • United States Senate, Professional Staff, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  19. What you can do… • 2003 Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation Public Policy Fellow • Worked on several pieces of legislation that have become law (IDEA 2004, The AT Act, Combating Autism Act) • 2006 AUCD Gold Star Award • 2008-09 Packer Foundation International Health Public Policy Fellow

  20. Tomorrow is Here Today: TRAINEE FUTURES AUCD Benefits: • Fellowships • National Involvement • Networking

  21. AUCD Resources • Website, Directories • Publications • AUCDigest • LEND Links • In Brief • Listserves, Discussion Boards • Meetings • Conference job board • Trainee Activities & Opportunities

  22. Thank You www.aucd.org

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