All Strategies
Strategy F: Get involved, and encourage trainees to get involved, in national conversations related to empowering students.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Get involved, and encourage trainees to get involved, in national conversations related to empowering students. Partner with Minority Serving Institutions to develop collaborative opportunities for trainees.
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Strategy G: Help trainees feel vested in and connected to network by representing Center/Program in career fairs and other student recruitment efforts, and by funding travel to Disability Policy Seminar and AUCD conference.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Help trainees feel vested in and connected to network by representing Center/Program in career fairs and other student recruitment efforts, and by funding travel to Disability Policy Seminar and AUCD conference. Provide technical assistance and training on the family component, including family faculty and family trainees. Quote: "A family-centered approach is critical, especially given that many communities of color, and immigrants/first generation peoples tend to be family- and multi-generational oriented. Linda Sandman, my mentor and Director of Clinical Services and Training Director at the Developmental Disabilities Family Clinic at the Institute on Disability and Human Development in Chicago, a clinic serving primarily Black/African American, and Latino/a families, has made it clear that her work must be a family approach, because a traditional/psychology/Western/hegemonic/capitalist individual approach would not work." -Rebekah Moras, PhD, Research Professional, Center for Human Development (AK)
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Strategy H: Partner with faculty in University and Colleges to include a culturally appropriate, plain language recruitment flyer in multiple modes for accessibility
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Partner with faculty in University and Colleges to include a culturally appropriate, plain language recruitment flyer in multiple modes for accessibility (i.e., Braille, digital, translated into needed languages) in student welcome packets, at high school college fairs, and anywhere else young students will have access.
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Strategy I: Encourage and support culturally relevant scholarly activities that acknowledge and respect systems of beliefs and practices in I/DD
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Encourage and support culturally relevant scholarly activities that acknowledge and respect systems of beliefs and practices in I/DD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) decision-making, care, support, healing, education and advocacy that emerge from different cultures and communities where diverse populations live, and are led by people from those cultures and/or scholarly allies who understand those traditions and systems
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Strategy J: Incorporate cultural and linguistic competence into every class, workshop, and other training, preferably in the beginning of the program, so that knowledge and skills can be implemented and developed throughout the year.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Incorporate cultural and linguistic competence into every class, workshop, and other training, preferably in the beginning of the program, so that knowledge and skills can be implemented and developed throughout the year. (See resources in objectives addressing safe spaces, and training)
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Strategy K: Partner with families, foundations, other investors who might have interest in funding scholarships or an endowment fund for trainees from marginalized communities.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Partner with families, foundations, other investors who might have interest in funding scholarships or an endowment fund for trainees from marginalized communities.
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Strategy L: Identify colleges within Universities that succeed in recruiting diverse student populations, and develop collaborative partnerships and strategies.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Identify colleges within Universities that succeed in recruiting diverse student populations, and develop collaborative partnerships and strategies.
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Strategy M: Recruit trainees and provide disability acceptance and action information (moving beyond disability awareness) at student clubs, including various cultural clubs, fraternities, and sororities.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Recruit trainees and provide disability acceptance and action information (moving beyond disability awareness) at student clubs, including various cultural clubs, fraternities, and sororities.
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Strategy N: Ensure interdisciplinary training programs incorporate leadership development, mentorship, life skills, work/life balance, and such.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Ensure interdisciplinary training programs incorporate leadership development, mentorship, life skills, work/life balance, and such. Consider each trainee as a whole person, and consider the lives that non-traditional, disabled, first-generation, or immigrant students may lead and put in place supports to aid retention.
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Strategy O: Cross-list disability and other culture-related courses with other departments. For example, list with Liberal Studies if the University requires liberal studies courses for students to graduate.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Cross-list disability and other culture-related courses with other departments. For example, list with Liberal Studies if the University requires liberal studies courses for students to graduate. Align courses with what students have to take as part of their requirements.
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Strategy P: Partner with Centers for Independent Living to explore higher education needs and opportunities for youth with disabilities.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Partner with Centers for Independent Living to explore higher education needs and opportunities for youth with disabilities.
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Strategy Q: Encourage previous trainees or service recipients to be a significant part of recruitment efforts.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Encourage previous trainees or service recipients to be a significant part of recruitment efforts.
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Strategy R: Get involved, and encourage trainees to get involved in national conversations related to empowering students.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Get involved, and encourage trainees to get involved in national conversations related to empowering students.
Updated On 09/21/2018
Strategy S: Connect with campus groups supporting non-traditional and first generation students to learn the experiences of those students, share information, and get their feedback on UCEDD/LEND training program offerings.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Connect with campus groups supporting non-traditional and first generation students to learn the experiences of those students, share information, and get their feedback on UCEDD/LEND training program offerings.
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Strategy T: Include diverse people with disabilities as trainees, faculty, and program partners.
Personnel and Trainees > Recruit and retain a diverse trainee pool.
Include diverse people with disabilities as trainees, faculty, and program partners.
Updated On 09/21/2018