The Interdisciplinary Training Center on Gerontology and Developmental Disabilities provides the following:

• Graduate and Undergraduate Level Training on Aging and Developmental Disabilities
• In-service Training for Program Planners and Service Personnel on:
  • Age-appropriate IHP development
  • Long-term care
  • Retirement planning
  • Aging process as it relates to persons with developmental disabilities
  • Ethical dilemmas in caregiving
  • Recreation and leisure activities
  • Community inclusion strategies
  • Grief and bereavement
  • Systems coordination
  • Life planning
• Presentations on Aging and Developmental Disabilities Issues at Conferences, Workshops, and Various Public Meetings
• Technical Assistance to Program Planners and Personnel, Including Access to a Variety of Products for Training and Information Purposes from UMKC Technical Assistance Clearinghouse.
• Research
  • Psychotropic medication tracking
  • Guardianship and surrogate decision making
  • OBRA regulations

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