Fairmount Campus, 1750 E. Fairmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21231

Directors: Michael Bender, V.P.
Project Coordinators: Joan Carney, M.A. and Barbara Obst, R.N.M.S.

The Specialized Health Needs Interagency Collaboration Project(SHNIC) is a community-based program that provides on-site training and technical assistance to parents and personnel from schools and community service programs throughout Maryland, at no cost. Combining the expertise of the Kennedy Krieger Institute and other local hospitals with the resources of the Maryland State Department of Education, SHNIC provides parents, school staff and community service professionals with the skills they need to safely and effectively manage the integration of children and adolescents with specialized health needs into educational and community settings. Parents and professionals from the public school system, health departments and related community services agencies can access the following SHNIC services:

• Community-based consultation and training on managing a child’s specialized health needs
• Consultations and training on the educational implications of a child’s diagnosis
• Seminars and workshops on specialized health needs
• Case-by-case consultations for students with traumatic brain injury
• Referrals to other community and health resources or support services
• Database of publications and educational materials on specific medical conditions

Goals of Program:

The primary goal of the SHNIC Project is to provide community education that facilitates the inclusion of students with specialized health needs into the community.

Scheduled by appointment

To request training or technical assistance:
Priscilla Smith
Phone: (443) 923-4558

For Information:
Joan Carney
Phone: (443) 923-4555
E-mail: carney@kennedykrieger.org

Diagnoses Served:

Any health condition or technology that requires adaptations, modifications or health procedures in community settings, e.g., spina bifida, brain injury, dysphagia, spinal cord injury.

·Assistive Technology Clinic
·Community Rehabilitation Program
·Day Feeding Program
·Feeding Disorders Clinic
·Occupational Therapy Clinic
·Pediatric Feeding Disorders Continuum
·Pediatric Feeding Disorders Inpatient Program
·Pediatric Rehabilitation Clinic
·Physical Therapy Clinic
·Spina Bifida and Related Conditions, Philip A. Keelty Center for

The Resource Finder: A Project of Kennedy Krieger Institute


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Continuums l Genetic Laboratories l Clinical Disciplines/Depts.