Supporting Individuals with Disabilities
In Our Schools and Communities

LEADERSHIP IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT:
A TRAINING INITIATIVE PROJECT (TIP)

~ A Completed Project ~

Supporting Diversity in Our Communities is a five year training initiative project (TIP) designed to provide leadership to faculty who provide preservice education to direct service paraprofessionals interested in pursuing entry level support positions in early care settings, inclusive classrooms, and the homes, communities, and workplaces of individuals with developmental and related disabilities. Through graduate leadership coursework and technical assistance, activities are designed to build the capacity of staff development leaders and vocational/technical college faculty to provide personnel with state of the art, value-based knowledge and skills required for competent, entry level practice. Graduate coursework will be provided each Spring which will utilize an "inclusive co-instructional model" including UCE faculty and staff and individuals with developmental and related disabilities and family members as instructors.

Funding sources:

• Administration on Developmental Disabilities
• Administration for Children and Families
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Staff:

• Debbie Gilmer, Project Director
• Lenny Berry, Education Specialist
• Alan Kurtz, Research Associate
• James Meehan, Consultant
• Kathy Son, Research Associate
• Dennis Stubbs, Co-Instructor

Project Information:

• Objectives, funding, activities, impact

Curriculum: Supporting Diversity in Our Communities

• A direct support professional curriculum, created by CCIDS' TIP project. This curriculum is available for purchase in our Publications Catalog.

Course Syllabus:

• Spring 2001 Syllabus

Links:

• TIP Links page

This is an official publication of The University of Maine
A member of the University of Maine System

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