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Dan Baker, PhD, Recognized for Efforts to Support Mental Wellness in
Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Honored with the Contribution to Clinical Practice Award by the NADD
Dan Baker, PhD, was honored with the Contribution to Clinical Practice Award by NADD, an association for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. Dr. Baker is associate professor of pediatrics and director of Community Positive Behavior Support, Transition, and Supported Employment Projects at The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The award recognizes Dr. Baker’s efforts in bringing together multiple different perspectives on supporting mental wellness in persons with Intellectual Disabilities, and contributions to clinical practice in bridging scholarly and applied pursuits.
The NADD Contribution to Clinical Practice Award is given to a person whose contribution in the area of clinical practice has resulted in the provision of excellent clinical services and significant improvement in the quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as mental health needs. Dr. Baker was presented with the award at the 27th Annual NADD Conference held in Seattle, Washington on November 3-5, 2010.
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As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.
As one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with 2,800 full-time and volunteer faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments, hosts centers and institutes including The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Camden, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs. To learn more about UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, log on to rwjms.umdnj.edu. Find our fan page at http://www.Facebook.com/RWJMS and follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/UMDNJ_RWJMS.
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