by Joseph Macbeth | Aug 18, 2021 | News |
The 2021 John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for Workforce Advocacy and Leadership The John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for Workforce Advocacy and Leadership Jerry Smith (2021) In 1996, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals’ (NADSP) ideological founder, John F....
by NADSP STAFF | Aug 12, 2021 | News
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Dryden Kanyangarara Congratulations to Dryden Kanyangarara who has been selected as the NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month for August of 2021. Dryden is being recognized for his excellent ‘Individual Activities’ E-Badge...
by Nicole Dama | Aug 11, 2021 | Events, Webinars
Webinar: NADD & NADSP Summer Webinar Series: Session 5: One Step Ahead: Being a Trauma Responsive Supervisor in Crazy Times In this final webinar, we shift our focus to frontline supervisors. These have been stressful times for finding and keeping staff and...
by Nicole Dama | Aug 11, 2021 | Events, Webinars
Webinar: NADD & NADSP Summer Webinar Series: Session 4: Wings of the Bird: Everyday Brain-Body Practices for Healing, Resilience and Self-Care In this session we’ll pull the threads of the previous sessions together. Our emphasis will be practical, researched and...
by Nicole Dama | Aug 11, 2021 | Events, Webinars
Webinar: NADD & NADSP Summer Webinar Series: Session 3: Dangerous Empathy: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue & Empathetic Distress Burnout and compassion fatigue in helpers are bigger problems today than at maybe any other time in recent history. People in the...
by Nicole Dama | Aug 11, 2021 | Events, Webinars
Webinar: NADD & NADSP Summer Webinar Series: Session 2: Safe, Connected, and In Control: Trauma Responsive Care, Part Two In this session we build on the material from week one. Trauma Responsive Care a research-based approach to trauma. Using TRC can give you...
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...
