by NADSP STAFF | Mar 13, 2024 | News
Apply Today for the 2024 Moving Mountains Award Best Practices in Direct Support Workforce Development The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota, and the American...
by Nicole Dama | Mar 12, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars
Webinar: Changing the Conversation: Let’s Talk Disability and Sex This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals highlights the importance of discussing sexuality when working with youth with disabilities, including those with Intellectual and...
by Nicole Dama | Mar 7, 2024 | News |
NADSP Welcomes New Team Member, Nicole Jorwic The NADSP team is growing! We are excited to announce our newest team member, Nicole Jorwic. Nicole is our new Senior Policy Advisor. As Senior Policy Advisor, Nicole will provide public policy consultation support for...
by Nicole Dama | Mar 5, 2024 | News |
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Patrick Sgro Congratulations to Patrick Sgro, who has been selected as the March 2024 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We are recognizing Patrick for his excellent ‘Ethics Roadmap’ E-Badge submission. This...
by Nicole Dama | Feb 15, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Person-Centered End-of-Life Planning for Direct Support Professionals Have you ever thought about what you might need or want when you become aware that your end of life is nearing? Have you ever considered what dying well looks like? How would you...
by John Raffaele | Feb 7, 2024 | Guides, News |
Understanding and Practicing Competencies for Direct Support Professionals Do you remember the last time you visited a dentist? When you sat in that dentist’s chair did you ask yourself, “Is this dentist competent?” Do you remember observing the specific skills and...
by Nicole Dama | Feb 6, 2024 | News |
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Leslie Danley Congratulations to Leslie Danley, DSP-I who has been selected as the February 2024 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We are recognizing Leslie for her excellent ‘Ethics Roadmap’ E-Badge submission....
by Nicole Dama | Jan 24, 2024 | Events, News |
Virtual Training: Improving Interpersonal Relationships through Cultural Humility Interpersonal relationships can affect organizational engagement, performance, and culture. Given the influential impact they are, many leaders struggle with communicating with people...
by Nicole Dama | Jan 11, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Considering the Ethical Significance of Assent and Dissent As a direct support professional (DSP) who works with people with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), it may be the case that you accompany the people you support to various...
by Nicole Dama | Jan 4, 2024 | News |
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Kelsey Wells Congratulations to Kelsey Wells who has been selected as the January 2024 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We are recognizing Kelsey Wells for her excellent ‘Representation’ E-Badge submission. This badge...
