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...
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...
