by Nicole Dama | Feb 16, 2023 | Events, News |
NADSP Sixth Annual Conference Request for Proposals 2023 Conference Overview: The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Annual Conference will return September 8-9, 2023 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. For...
by Nicole Dama | Feb 13, 2023 | Events, News |
Save the Date: 2023 NADSP Advocacy Symposium: Amplifying The Voices Of DSPs In early March 2022, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) embarked on its first ever national advocacy event, the 2022 Advocacy Symposium, Amplifying The Voices Of...
by Nicole Dama | Feb 7, 2023 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Consent and Capacity Direct support professionals (DSPs) have an opportunity to play an essential role in helping the people they support with making decisions. Informed decision making is an essential skill that DSPs use daily. On this month’s Let’s...
by Nicole Dama | Jan 24, 2023 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Understanding Transference and Countertransference in the Direct Support Profession This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals author, Scott Robins discusses the importance of understanding our role as direct support...
by Nicole Dama | Jan 9, 2023 | Events, News |
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 is mentioned, the more people demand for action and...
by Nicole Dama | Nov 17, 2022 | Events, News |
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 Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule to...
