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4th Annual
NJLEND Maternal and Child Health
Leadership Symposium
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Join us for the 4th Annual New Jersey Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NJLEND) Maternal & Child Health Leadership Symposium, a program of The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, being held virtually due to precautionary measures in place to slow the spread of the Coronavirus.
This online symposium will celebrate the accomplishments of the 2019-2020 class of NJLEND Fellows and Boggs Center Interdisciplinary Trainees and feature a keynote presentation by Wendy Jones, MEd, MSW, entitled A Leadership Journey: Working Towards Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural and Linguistic Competence.
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Date:
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Friday, May 8, 2020
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Time:
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10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
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Keynote
Speaker:
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Wendy Jones, MEd, MSW
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enior Policy Associate, Georgetown University
National Center for Cultural Competence
Research Instructor,
Georgetown University
Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD
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A Leadership Journey: Working Towards Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural and Linguistic Competence
As a young, bilingual Special Education teacher working with children with disabilities and Special Health Care Needs, Wendy Jones became painfully aware of the disparities in treatment of children from households of lower socioeconomic status and limited English proficiency. Moved to address discrimination, she pursued a Masters in Social Work degree at the University of Maryland. Her field placement at the Georgetown Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) provided her with a career path to address disparities and inequities. As a LEND fellow, through research and data analysis, Ms. Jones contributed to the development of the Georgetown University National Center on Cultural Competence, where she now serves as Senior Policy Associate.
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Registration:
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There is no charge for this program but space is limited
and registration is required.
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Please note that continuing education credit is not available for this event.
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What is NJLEND?
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NJLEND is New Jersey's Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program, and is a component of The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, a division of the Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. NJLEND provides graduate-level interdisciplinary, leadership training to prepare the next generation of health and allied health leaders to address the needs of children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), health disparities, cultural competence, related developmental disabilities, and other maternal and child health populations. NJLEND Fellows and faculty represent seven disciplines across Rutgers and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. NJLEND also provides technical assistance and continuing education to families and Maternal and Child Health professionals, including this Symposium.
NJLEND is a designation of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
Health Resources and Services Administration (Grant # T73MC30120)
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