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.
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 ...
The Time For Advocacy Is Now!
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
Urgent: Protect Medicaid, Protect DSP Jobs – We Need Your Voice
Dear direct support professionals, Right now, Congress is considering a devastating $880 billion cut to Medicaid. If this happens, the ...
Response to HHS on Autism
The National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals is deeply disappointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
NADSP Policy Update: We Must Stop the Attack on Medicaid and Community Living
The Trump Administration's decision to eliminate the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and propose $880 billion in Medicaid cuts will ...
NADSP Policy Update: Direct Support Professionals and allies Must Speak Out – HHS Decision Threatens Disability and Aging Supports
Today, the Trump Administration and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced a major reorganization that will ...
Let’s Talk: Flipping the Switch: Compassion Fatigue to Compassion Satisfaction and Psychological Safety for Direct Support Professionals
This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals article discusses compassion fatigue among direct support professionals (DSPs) and highlights the ...
