Program Areas
The Institute has identified seven program (priority need) areas through which it organizes all activities and visions, allowing for the Institute to effectively identify and serve needs across the entire lifespan.
- Health and Wellness Promotion
- Early Childhood and Youth
- Individual Advocacy and Family Supports
- Adult Community Living
- Aging and Developmental Disabilities
- Interdisciplinary Personnel Preparation
- Program, Organization & Community Capacity Building
Projects
A list of UMKC Institute for Human Development projects or a .pdf of the 2014 Project Profiles. (click here)
Products
In 2014, the UMKC Institute for Human Development created or distributed over 150 different products and publications. Examples include:
Advising Through Self-Determination, An Information Guide http://ngsd.org/sites/default/files/advising_through_self-determination.pdf
Core Competencies of Family Leaders: A Guide for Families and Organizations http://moddrc.org/user_storage/File/f2f/CORE%20COMPETENCIES%20for%20family%20leaders.pdf
Family to Family Charting the Lifecourse Booklet http://moddrc.org/user_storage/File/f2f/LIFE%20COURSE%20V2_0.pdf
Partnerships for Effective Social Change, UMKC Institute for Human Development Program Highlights http://moddrc.org/user_storage/File/f2f/CORE%20COMPETENCIES%20for%20family%20leaders.pdf
Research to Practice in Self-Determination
Issue 1: Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy http://ngsd.org/sites/default/files/research_to_practice_sd_-_issue_1_0.pdf
Issue 2: Self-Determination and Employment http://ngsd.org/sites/default/files/research_to_practice_sd_-_issue_2.pdf’
Issue 3: Self-Determination and Health http://ngsd.org/sites/default/files/research_to_practice_sd_-_issue_3.pdf
Issue 4: Family Focus on Self-Determination http://ngsd.org/sites/default/files/research_to_practice_sd_-_issue_4.pdf
Issue 5: Self-Determination and Aging http://www.ngsd.org/sites/default/files/research_to_practice_sd_-_issue_5.pdf
Issue 6: The Impact of College on Self-Determination http://ngsd.org/sites/default/files/research_to_practice_sd_-_issue_6.pdf