News And Events
The very latest articles, events, and developments from NADSP
Webinar: Recognition, Retention and Returns: How One Organization Empowers Direct Support Professionals
In this sponsored webinar from Foothold Technology and NADSP, three direct support professionals from The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region and ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Chelsy Widmer
Congratulations to Chelsy Widmer who has been selected as the September 2022 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We are ...
2022 NADSP Virtual Event
ScheduleSponsorsAbout The 2022 Virtual Event From September 14th – 15th, NADSP and the Research and Training Center on Community Living ...
Steve Eidelman, The Hingsburger Humanitarian Award 2022 Honoree
The Hingsburger Humanitarian Award Steve Eidelman (2022) The life and work of Dave Hingsburger is difficult to summarize and ...
Webinar: Let’s Talk Communication in Group Living: Considerations, Inclusion, and Activities
Besides family and close friends, direct support professionals (DSPs) can be the most important people in the lives of the ...
The 2022 John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for Workforce Advocacy and Leadership
2022 John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for Direct Support Workforce Leadership and Advocacy Gary Blumenthal, InVision Human Services 2022 ...
Free Virtual Training: Proud & Supported
The New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has generously awarded a three year grant to the National Alliance for ...
News: New York State Partners with NADSP to Provide NADSP Certification to 2400 Direct Support Professionals
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) has entered into a three-year contract with the New York State Office for ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Bianka Gomez
Congratulations to Bianka Gomez who has been selected as the August 2022 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We are ...
Webinar: No One Asked Me: Bringing The Perspective Of The Direct Support Professional To Person Centered Planning
Description: Person centered planning is done in partnership with the person receiving supports and services and their chosen circle of ...
News: 2022 Moving Mountains Awards Winners
Congratulations to the Moving Mountains Award Winners Through the Moving Mountains Award, the Institute on Community Integration, the National Alliance ...
Webinar: Let’s Talk: Supporting People Through the Grieving Process
People with intellectual disabilities have been left out of the grief conversation too many times and for far too long ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Kelley Soucia
Congratulations to Kelley Soucia who has been selected as the June 2022 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We are ...
Virtual Training: When It’s Time to Fade: Supporting People with High Risk Behaviors
This 3 hour training session focuses on the very important topic of how to safely and effectively reduce restrictions and ...
Mental Health May
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and given the seemingly endless number of tragic events in our country, we thought ...
Webinar: Let’s Talk: Augmentative and Alternative Communication for the Direct Support Professional: Aided Language Modeling
May is Speech & Hearing Month. During the month of May, Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists strive to improve awareness of ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Ronielyn C. Rosal
Congratulations to Ronielyn C. Rosal who has been selected as the May 2022 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We ...
The Point of Interaction Podcast: NADSP Interviews BJ Stasio
In 2021, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals announced that it would be conducting a comprehensive campaign across the ...
Webinar: Let’s Talk: The Power of Gratitude as Attitude
This has been a challenging year in so many ways with ongoing pandemic issues, violent conflict between nations, an ecological ...
Webinar: Understanding the National Core Indicators®-IDD 2020 Staff Stability Report and COVID-Supplement
COVID-19 disruptions have resulted in state developmental disabilities system challenges, program closures, direct support professional separation, dislocation of people receiving ...
