Pre-service Preparation and Continuing Education

The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) provides interdisciplinary education and training programs in a collaborative environment that addresses issues affecting people with disabilities throughout their lives. Our programs cross the health, education, employment, and social services systems and include:

• Training in Dual Diagnosis: Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
• Inclusive Child Care Training Program
• Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement (RISE)
• Emergency Department Curriculum Training Program
• Specialized Health Needs Interagency Collaboration (SHNIC)
• Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND) Program
• Early Achievements Professional Immersion Training in Autism