News And Events
The very latest articles, events, and developments from NADSP
Our Latest Explanation of the Reconciliation Bill Debate: It’s still a mess!
Written by Joseph Macbeth, President/CEO; Gary Blumenthal, Senior Policy Advisor; and Nicole Jorwic, Senior Policy Advisor The House Reconciliation Act, also ...
2025 NADSP Conference: Elevate
2025 NADSP Conference: Elevate When it comes to issues affecting direct support professionals – wages, benefits, professional development, recognition, career ...
Let’s Talk: Embracing Diversity Equity and Inclusion: A Pathway to Professional Excellence for DSPs
As the backbone of the disability support system, direct support professionals (DSPs) offer vital support and direction to people with ...
Senate Finance Committee Makes a Bad Bill Even Worse
Team, I wish I had better news. We have just finished our first line-by-line look at the Senate Finance Committee’s ...
Respect the Work, Protect the People: Direct Support Professionals and Medicaid Are Under Siege
Written by Joseph M. Macbeth, President and CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Imagine a country where people with ...
Bringing Sensitivity To Direct Support
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
Virtual Training: The NADSP Frontline Supervisor – From Management to Leadership
The Frontline Supervisor (FLS) may face the most complex work in the human services world, involving many points of interaction ...
Don’t Dismantle What Works: The University Programs That Help People with Disabilities Thrive
Written by Joseph M. MacbethPresident and CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals When President John F. Kennedy signed the ...
Public Statement from the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) Board of Directors
As the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), we speak today not only as ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Brent Veltri
Congratulations to Brent Veltri who has been selected as the May 2025 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We ...
Documentation: People Behind The ‘Paperwork’
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
Let’s Talk: Burnout: Reclaiming Mental Wellness in Direct Support Work
This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals article discusses compassion fatigue among direct support professionals (DSPs) and highlights the ...
NADSP Welcomes Susan Arwood, Director of Certification
The NADSP team is growing! We are excited to introduce our newest staff member, Susan Arwood. Susan joins our team ...
The Time For Advocacy Is Now!
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
Urgent: Protect Medicaid, Protect DSP Jobs – We Need Your Voice
Dear direct support professionals, Right now, Congress is considering a devastating $880 billion cut to Medicaid. If this happens, the ...
Response to HHS on Autism
The National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals is deeply disappointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
NADSP Policy Update: We Must Stop the Attack on Medicaid and Community Living
The Trump Administration's decision to eliminate the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and propose $880 billion in Medicaid cuts will ...
NADSP Policy Update: Direct Support Professionals and allies Must Speak Out – HHS Decision Threatens Disability and Aging Supports
Today, the Trump Administration and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced a major reorganization that will ...
Let’s Talk: Flipping the Switch: Compassion Fatigue to Compassion Satisfaction and Psychological Safety for Direct Support Professionals
This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals article discusses compassion fatigue among direct support professionals (DSPs) and highlights the ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: OJ Taylor
Congratulations to OJ Taylor who has been selected as the March 2025 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We ...
