News And Events

The very latest articles, events, and developments from NADSP

Webinar: Let’s Talk with Dave Hingsburger and John Raffaele: The Code of Ethics: Part Two

This video is the final section of a two part deep dive into the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals' ...
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NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Giselda Bracco

Congratulations to Giselda Bracco, who has been selected as the NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month for February of ...
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Promoting Integrity and Responsibility Among DSPs

Sarah is a direct support professional who works with several other direct support professionals in a residential setting. Sarah works ...
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Virtual Training: Creating a Culture of Competency

In this 3-hour virtual training, NADSP staff will present an interactive and engaging workshop on building a culture of direct ...
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Webinar: Your Questions and Our Answers About The COVID-19 Vaccine For Direct Support Professionals

NADSP Medical Advisor, Rick Rader, MD and Biochemist, Mark Macbeth, PhD share details about the newly released COVID-19 Vaccines. In ...
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Webinar: The Facts About Covid-19 Vaccines for Direct Support Professionals

Direct support professionals have been on the frontlines of supporting people with disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The COVID-19 vaccines ...
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NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Jacqueline Cerna

Congratulations to Jacqueline Cerna, who has been selected as the NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month for December of ...
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A Time for Thanks and Much More

We hope everyone can have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving. Most especially to all the direct support professionals who have ...
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Call to Action – COVID-19 Priority Vaccine Distribution

After an arduous nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent weeks have delivered us welcome news of two vaccines that ...
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NADSP Signs Joint Statement with AADMD on COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation

According to an article from the New York Times, “People with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders are three times more ...
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NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Alaba Owolabi

Congratulations to Alaba Owolabi, who has been selected as the NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month for November of ...
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Show DSPs that they are essential

Show DSPs that they are essential. While it’s no secret that the work of direct support professionals (DSPs) is critically ...
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New NADSP Onboarding Curriculum Sets DSPs Up For Success

The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) has created a unique curriculum and video series that can help human ...
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NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Brookley Garman

Congratulations to Brookley Garman, who has been selected as the NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month for September of 2020 ...
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Frontline Supervisor E-Badges are Here

It’s been a little over a year and a half since the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) launched ...
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Words of Encouragement from the Frontline Initiative Editors Chet & Julie

Over the past few months, we have shared 'Words of Encouragement' from some of our colleagues from across North America ...
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You are Enough: Words of Encouragement from Roger Ramsukh and Dave Hingsburger

Over the past few weeks, we have shared 'Words of Encouragement' from some of our colleagues. As the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Achievement Unlocked: 12K in the EBA

Happy September! September typically invokes images of back to school and getting ready for fall. As of today, for the ...
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Congratulations to Dr. Diane Potts

Last year, in Cleveland, the NADSP thanked Dave Hingsburger with our inaugural “Gratitude Award”, given to an individual who has ...
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Words of Encouragement from Drew Smith

Over the past few weeks, we have shared 'Words of Encouragement' from some of our colleagues. As the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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