by Nicole Dama | Aug 11, 2021 | Events, Webinars
Webinar: NADD & NADSP Summer Webinar Series: Session 1: Beyond Trauma-Informed: Trauma Responsive Care, Part One In this session we look at the basics of trauma. We’ll explore how having a disability or multiple life stressors can increase the risk of traumatic...
by Nicole Dama | Aug 10, 2021 | Webinars
Webinar: Black DSPs Matter:Part Three – Practical Application Through a multimedia approach, the Black DSPs Matter: Part Three webinar invites participants to: Revisit shared understanding of key terms and concepts related to the topic of racism. Consider the...
by NADSP Administrator | Aug 3, 2021 | Events, News
2021 Virtual Event: From Promise To Progress Schedule Become A Sponsor Current Sponsors About The 2021 Virtual Event From September 12th – 15th, NADSP and the Research and Training Center on Community Living from the Institute on Community Integration at the...
by Nicole Dama | Jul 20, 2021 | News |
Remembering Dave Hingsburger It is with deep sadness to share with the disability community that our friend and colleague Dave Hingsburger suddenly passed away on July 18th in Toronto, Ontario. All of us at the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals join...
by Nicole Dama | Jul 14, 2021 | News
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Tracy Holsapple Congratulations to Tracy Holsapple who has been selected as the NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month for July of 2021. Tracy is being recognized for her excellent ‘Community Safety’ E-Badge submission. This...
by Nicole Dama | Jul 13, 2021 | Webinars
Webinar: Let’s Talk with Dave Hingsburger and John Raffaele: I am Not Your Inspiration Dave Hingsburger and John Raffaele will have a conversation about the important message from the late, great Stella Young. Stella, an Australian woman with a disability...
by NADSP Administrator | Jul 6, 2021 | Frontline Initiative, Guides
Frontline Initiative: DSPs Respond To Crisis Direct support professionals (DSPs) have been through a lot this past year. Through a global pandemic, natural disasters, social unrest, and personal distress, they’ve stepped up as they always do. This issue of Frontline...
by Nicole Dama | Jul 1, 2021 | Guides, International Journals
International Journal: One Candle: Finding Hope in the Darkness of a Pandemic We have lost a lot but, in place of those losses, we have also gained, and I think we have learned so much. In all this, there always needs to be room for hope. Hope for the end of the...
by Nicole Dama | Jun 14, 2021 | Webinars
Webinar: Black DSPs Matter Part Two: Demographics of the Workforce and the Implications of COVID-19 After exploring the history and understanding of systemic racism in Part One of the Black DSPs Matter Series, our next session will focus on the direct implications of...
by Nicole Dama | Jun 14, 2021 | Guides, International Journals
International Journal: The Art and Science of Verbal De-escalation Conflict is inevitable in life, as we all have our own perspectives shaped by personal experience, what we have been taught, and the way we internalize these thoughts. This is personal to each of us....
