Resources
Guides, reports, and more to help you elevate the status of DSPsThe National Alliance For Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) has compiled a number of resources to assist direct support professionals, people receiving services, family members, human service organizations, state/national associations, and more. These include guides, reports, toolkits, and more that cover a variety of topics related to the direct support professional workforce.
Code of Ethics
The NADSP Code of Ethics is intended to serve as a straightforward and relevant guide for DSPs as they resolve the ethical dilemmas they face every day.
Competency Areas
The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs the opportunity to address challenges, work on issues identified by the person they support, or assist someone in pursuing a goal.
Let’s Talk: Embracing Diversity Equity and Inclusion: A Pathway to Professional Excellence for DSPs
As the backbone of the disability support system, direct support professionals (DSPs) offer vital support and direction to people with ...
Senate Finance Committee Makes a Bad Bill Even Worse
Team, I wish I had better news. We have just finished our first line-by-line look at the Senate Finance Committee’s ...
Respect the Work, Protect the People: Direct Support Professionals and Medicaid Are Under Siege
Written by Joseph M. Macbeth, President and CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Imagine a country where people with ...
Bringing Sensitivity To Direct Support
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
Virtual Training: The NADSP Frontline Supervisor – From Management to Leadership
The Frontline Supervisor (FLS) may face the most complex work in the human services world, involving many points of interaction ...
Don’t Dismantle What Works: The University Programs That Help People with Disabilities Thrive
Written by Joseph M. MacbethPresident and CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals When President John F. Kennedy signed the ...
2025 NADSP Conference: Elevate
2025 NADSP Conference: Elevate When it comes to issues affecting direct support professionals – wages, benefits, professional development, recognition, career ...
Public Statement from the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) Board of Directors
As the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), we speak today not only as ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Brent Veltri
Congratulations to Brent Veltri who has been selected as the May 2025 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We ...
Documentation: People Behind The ‘Paperwork’
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
Let’s Talk: Burnout: Reclaiming Mental Wellness in Direct Support Work
This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals article discusses compassion fatigue among direct support professionals (DSPs) and highlights the ...
NADSP Welcomes Susan Arwood, Director of Certification
The NADSP team is growing! We are excited to introduce our newest staff member, Susan Arwood. Susan joins our team ...
