The following are goal areas for trainees from all disciplines:

* Development of skills in interviewing and communication
* Development of knowledge and understanding of child development and skill in its assessment

* Development of knowledge and understanding about those pathological processes which interrupt or alter development
* Development of knowledge and skills in patient management and treatment strategies
* Development of an understanding of interdisciplinary theory and practice, knowledge about other professional disciplines, and an increase of skill in working with them
* Growth in understanding of administrative functions and participation in the development of public health policy
* Development of an understanding of developmental disabilities in the community: epidemiology, prevention, community agencies and resources
* Development of clinical research skills and the ability to critically review the research of others
* Growth in leadership skills

In addition to the above goals, there are several areas in which the NDD trainee will have the opportunity to acquire particular knowledge and skill:

* Knowledge and skill in the medical diagnosis and management of the spectrum of neurodevelopmental disabilities, related neurological conditions, and behavioral disorders
* Knowledge and skill in adult and child neurology
* Knowledge and skill in clinical genetics, genetics interviewing, and genetics counseling
* Knowledge and skill in neurometabolic disorders
* Knowledge and skill in behavioral pediatrics, child psychiatry and psychopharmacology

Clinical Resources

The Center provides a comprehensive array of child development clinics plus the rich offerings of Oregon's Services for Children with Special Health Needs (OSCSHN) clinics, conducted jointly in the CDRC. The clinical programs include the following:

* Child Development (Behavior and Learning) Clinics
* Neurodevelopmental (Cerebral Palsy and Feeding) Clinics
* Child Neurology Clinics
* Behavioral Pediatrics Clinics
* Child Psychiatry Clinic
* Autism Clinic
* NICU Follow-up Clinics
* Genetics Clinics
* Metabolic Disease Clinics
* Hemophilia Clinic
* Spina Bifida Clinic
* Craniofacial Disorders Clinic

Additional clinical programs on and off the OHSU campus include the adult neurology programs, Shriners Hospital clinics, physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics, private behavioral pediatrics clinics, Eugene CDRC clinics, community developmental (CCN) clinics, and many others.