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Mission

The Student Emerging Leaders Program (SELP) seeks to create and sustain an inclusive experiential program for high school students on leadership, inclusion/awareness, and exposure to health care professions related to intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) populations and to teach them strategies to create systems-level change.

Vision

High school students will become future leaders and champions advocating for a more inclusive society.

Objectives of SELP 

  1. Each year a cohort of six to eight high school students will complete a nine-month mentored leadership experience. This will increase to eight students in Year 2 and 16 in Years 3, 4, & 5
  2. Each year the SELP cohort will complete a community service action project. 
  3. To expose high school students from underserved communities to workforce development in the health care field, specifically in the area of I/DD-NDD.

Expected Outcomes

Initial outcome: 80% of SELP participants rate the program “good” or better.
Intermediate outcome:  50% of SELP graduates are engaged in community service or advocacy activities 12 months after graduation.

  • Participants

  • Selection Process

  • Schedule

  • Curriculum

  • Contact Information