Education Program | UC Davis MIND Institute

ADEPT is an original MIND Institute/CEDD 10-lesson interactive, self-paced, online learning module providing parents with tools and training to more effectively teach their child with autism and other related neurodevelopmental disabilities functional skills using applied behavior analysis techniques.

The goal of this center is to help people with developmental disabilities live more independent and fulfilling lives. Programs focus on training for individuals and families, as well as providers to improve inclusion, employment and quality of life.

The MIND Institute Community Engagement and Resource Center helps people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers connect to resources and support in a welcoming and easy to use space. Experienced staff provide parent-to-parent support over the phone and in person, in Spanish and English.

On-line video training modules for families of very young children with social communication challenges. Modules include narrated video lessons and examples of real parents and children interacting in their own homes, with suggestions for follow-up activities parents can try. Strategies come from our research on effective practices used in parent implementation of the Early Start Denver Model. Modules can be accessed via smart phones, tablets, and computers.

The UC Davis Redwood SEED (Supported Education to Elevate Diversity) Scholars Program is a unique college program in California for students with intellectual disabilities. It offers students the chance to live on campus, participate in social activities and clubs, take college classes, and pursue internships or jobs. The program is a collaboration between the UC Davis MIND Institute and the University of California, Davis. Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The MCHC/RISE-UP Program provides opportunities for enhanced public health leadership training to focus on elimination of health disparities and promotion of health equity. 

Summer graduate mentoring program in molecular biology, neuroscience, or related disciplines for outstanding Xavier University of Louisiana undergraduates.

This two-year training program merges the behavioral and biological sciences in the context of an interdisciplinary, autism-focused research program. The training program is organized around a set of core competencies that involves multiple areas of autism-related knowledge ranging from human genetics, to neuroanatomy, to clinical diagnosis. 

The UC Davis MIND Institute offers a doctoral internship program designed to prepare the next generation of psychologists, and a  postdoctoral fellowship focused on assessment and treatment of individuals from infancy through young adulthood who present with neurodevelopmental concerns.

ECHO Autism is an interdisciplinary learning network that offers training on evidence based practices and teaching through case based discussion. The ECHO model has been shown to increase knowledge and confidence in providing care to individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.

We also offer this program in Spanish: ECHO Autismo

Learn about the theoretical and empirical framework, curriculum and teaching principles of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), a developmental, behavioral and relationship-based intervention program for infants and toddlers with autism ages 12-48 month.

The International Training Program in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (ITPND) educates health care professionals from around the world in the treatment and management of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism, fragile X syndrome and related conditions, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Down syndrome and the RASopathies.

The Northern California Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program is a graduate and post-graduate level, interdisciplinary leadership and service training program. The purpose of the LEND program is to provide interdisciplinary and leadership training to clinicians, families, self-advocates, and community leaders involved with developmental disabilities.