by Nicole Dama | Nov 13, 2022 | News |
Time for Gratitude The Thanksgiving holiday tends to be a time for reflection, connection, and especially appreciation. It’s no different for all of us here at The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), and we certainly have a lot in our world...
by Nicole Dama | Nov 10, 2022 | News |
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 Steven for his excellent ‘Data Collection’ E-Badge submission. This badge...
by Nicole Dama | Nov 9, 2022 | News |
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 New York State Office for People with Developmental...
by Nicole Dama | Oct 4, 2022 | News |
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 recognizing Racheal for her excellent ‘Cultural Reflection’ E-Badge submission. This...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 22, 2022 | Events, News, Webinars
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 in My Life, I Don’t Have a...
by Joseph Macbeth | Sep 12, 2022 | News |
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 teams, families, and...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 12, 2022 | Events, News, Webinars
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 the National Alliance for Direct...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 12, 2022 | News, Webinars
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 the United States Congress. This historic event was many...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Webinars
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 CEO Shawn Kros share...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 6, 2022 | News |
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 recognizing Chelsy for her excellent ‘Supporting Wellbeing’ E-Badge submission. This...