Monthly Archives: March, 2012

Posted: March 21st, 2012

July 22-24, 2012

Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook, IL

 Leading in Challenging Times: Innovations & Inspiration

Please consider joining us this summer for the 5th annual UIC MCH Leadership, Legacy, and Community Retreat.  This year’s retreat is exciting! Our focus is on Leading in Challenging Times; however, we will not talk about this concept in ways that you may expect. We will begin with sharing personal stories of our journey and work with women, men, children, and families. Dr. Michael Fraser, CEO of the Association for Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) will lead us in this process. We will continue to connect with one another through a building common ground exercise followed by a thought-provoking discussion about what motivates us!

During the rest of the Retreat, we will explore and practice various leadership concepts including challenging the assumption that these are indeed challenging times. Change is ubiquitous. Everything is always changing and today these changes are happening at an increasingly rapid pace across all aspects of our lives: the economy, the environment, technology, public health, medicine, music, leadership, etc. As we continue to move forward in ever-changing times, what do we know and do in this day and age to support ourselves, each other, the environment, the economy, and the work to which we have devoted our lives?

We will explore a process that will turn our thoughts about leadership upside down. This will be followed with work about managing change as change is a primary leadership challenge we all face. Finally, we will conclude the program with work on the core act of leadership which involves changing the typical conversations in which we engage so that we can ultimately experience the positive outcomes for women, men, children, and families that we all desire!

The leadership training will be facilitated by Dr. Stephen Bogdewic, PhD, Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Professional Development at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Many of us have had the honor of working with, learning from, and being inspired by Dr. Bogdewic. He is an innovative, thought leader. He is connected with the human spirit and our core desires to make an impact. He has taken what he teaches and implemented it in practice to help change the face of the Indiana University School of Medicine.  Click on the following link to view the agenda.

*Please note the event starts on Sunday

Registration

Professionals: $325 (early registration ends on 07/06/2012) or $425 (late registration)

Students: $150

Click on the following link to register.

For more information visit our website.

Posted: March 20th, 2012

2012/13 ILLINOIS LEND PROGRAM TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT

An Opportunity for Future Leaders Serving Children with Developmental Disabilities

The Institute on Disability and Human Development at UIC is excited to announce LEND training opportunities open to graduate students from the core disciplines of:

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Child Psychiatry
• Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
• Disability Studies
• Family
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Occupational Therapy
• Pediatrics
• Physical Therapy
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Self-Advocate
• Social Work
• Special Education
• Speech Language Pathology

The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program, sponsored by the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, prepares future leaders who will serve children with neurodevelopmental and related disabilities (with a focus on autism) and their families.  The LEND Interdisciplinary Training Program is a one-year training program that incorporates both didactic and experiential learning in clinical and community-based settings. A stipend up to $5000 per year will be provided.  Trainees will gain experience in the coordination of culturally competent family-centered care, the provision of public health services, and the implementation of policy systems change.  The didactics take place over 2 semesters starting August 2012 and ending May 2013 with clinical/community training available through June 2013.

Deadline to apply is May 11, 2012.

Family/Self-Advocate trainees are individuals with a developmental disability and/or individuals who have a family member with a developmental disability. A high school diploma or equivalent is a requirement to be considered for the Family/Self-Advocate traineeship.  Priority is given to graduate students in the above disciplines and family/self-advocates; however, recent graduates working in the field may also apply.  In order to receive a stipend, a trainee must be a US citizen or permanent resident.

For more information about the LEND program or to complete an application, please visit the IL LEND website or contact the LEND Project Coordinator:

Leslie Stiles

vlazny@uic.edu

312-996-8905
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Leslie Stiles, MS, RD, LDN

IL LEND Project Coordinator

University of Illinois at Chicago

1640 W. Roosevelt Rd. #205A

Chicago, IL 60608

312-996-8905

On March 15, 2012 Bekeela Watson, Graduate Coordinator for the Maternal and Child Health Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, gave a presentation about how to engage an audience when  delivering public health messages in a group setting. Methods of persuasion beyond standard public speaking tactics were addressed. Participants used realistic situations to show how to establish trust, rapport and mutual understanding.

Click here  to download the presentation.

Click here to view photos of the event.

Relevant Links:

• “Attitudes and Persuasion: Classic and Contemporary Approaches” by Richard E Petty and John T Cacioppo
• “To Think or Not to Think: Exploring Two Routes to Persuasion”  In S. Shavitt & T. C. Brock (Eds.), Persuasion: Psychological insights and perspectives, 2nd edition (pp. 81-116). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website (Gateway to Health Communication & Social Marketing)

Posted: March 2nd, 2012

Our colleagues at the University of Florida Colleges of Education and Medicine are excited to announce a new graduate level, online certificate in Education and Healthcare Transition (EdHCT). This certificate is designed for graduate students and professionals in medicine, nursing, education, social work, law, public health and public policy, physicians’ assistants and other health-related areas. The program allows participants to learn new skills for integrating education and health care transition and building expertise in this emerging discipline.

The certificate comprises four, online courses that can be taken from one’s own location.  Courses may be taken individually, but the certificate will be provided only if people complete all four courses. Graduate students from other colleges and universities may take these courses for credit at their own institutions.  These courses are not approved for Continuing Education Units (CEUs), but participants can check with their discipline-specific licensing boards to see whether they might get CEUs for taking the courses.

Please check out their website at   and their facebook page .

For more information, email edhct@coe.ufl.edu