News And Events
The very latest articles, events, and developments from NADSP
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Aaron Van Beest
Congratulations to Aaron Van Beest who has been selected as the January 2023 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We ...

News: Happy Fourth Birthday NADSP E-Badge Academy
Today marks four years since the launch of the NADSP E-Badge Academy. It has been an incredible four years marked ...

Virtual Training: How to be a DEI Changemaker as a Direct Service Professional
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion continue to remain a priority for human services organizations throughout the country, and the more it ...

The Year in Review – The Year Ahead
Happy New Year to you all. The NADSP has just closed the book on the most transformative year in our ...

News: New York Credentialing Pilot Leadership Update
Greetings and Happy Holidays, My name is Joe Macbeth and I’m the President and Chief Executive Officer at the National ...

Elevate The Status Of DSPs Through 2023 NADSP Membership
As you all know, there are a seemingly endless number of complex issues affecting direct support professionals (DSPs), from high ...

NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Nicole Swartz
Congratulations to Nicole Swartz who has been selected as the December 2022 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We are ...

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply Today for the 2023 Moving Mountains Award
Through a partnership of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), the Research and Training Center on Community Living ...

News: NADSP and New York State Announce Bonuses for Incumbent Direct Support Professionals and Frontline Supervisors
Earlier this year, we announced that the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) had entered into a three-year contract ...

Time for Gratitude
The Thanksgiving holiday tends to be a time for reflection, connection, and especially appreciation. It’s no different for all of ...

Virtual Training: Are direct support professionals prepared for the HCBS Settings Rule?
In 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services issued the ...

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 ...

Time for Gratitude
The Thanksgiving holiday tends to be a time for reflection, connection, and especially appreciation. It’s no different for all of ...

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 ...

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 ...