News And Events
The very latest articles, events, and developments from NADSP
Save the Date! NADSP Annual Conference Returns September 2023
It’s official! The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals' Annual Conference is back in person in 2023. For the first ...
Let’s Talk: Bridging Behavioural Skills Training and Compassionate Care
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide some of the most important services and supports to our society. As DSPs, you support ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Steven Valentine
Congratulations to Steven Valetine has been selected as the November 2022 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We are recognizing ...
News: NADSP Selects 17 Organizations for New York Credentialing Pilot
This summer, we announced that the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) had entered into a three-year contract with the ...
Receive 15 Months of NADSP Membership For The Price of 12 Months
The mission of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) is to elevate the status of direct support professionals ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Racheal Ismail
Congratulations to Racheal Ismail who has been selected as the October 2022 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We are ...
Let’s Talk: Without Direct Support Professionals in My Life, I Don’t Have a Life
This month, we are revisiting the August issue of The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals, "Without Direct Support Professionals ...
National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week It’s Time for Frank Discussion
As another National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week begins, we watch with deep appreciation all the creative ways supervisors, administrative ...
NADSP Virtual Event: A Retrospective of Providing Direct Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Join Jerry Smith from the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration, Self Advocate BJ Stasio and John Raffaele from ...
Webinar: Progress to Policy: The State of Direct Support Professional Workforce, What’s Next?
Six months ago, NADSP hosted its first policy and hill visit day resulting in virtual meetings with over half of ...
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 ...
