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.
Webinar: Leaving so soon? Examining DSP turnover and tenure using National Core Indicators®-IDD State of the Workforce in 2022 Survey data
What is turnover? What is tenure? These terms are used a lot when discussing the DSP workforce. This presentation will ...
Webinar: Changing the Conversation: Let’s Talk Disability and Sex
This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals highlights the importance of discussing sexuality when working with youth with disabilities, ...
Let’s Talk: Person-Centered End-of-Life Planning for Direct Support Professionals
Have you ever thought about what you might need or want when you become aware that your end of life ...
Let’s Talk: Considering the Ethical Significance of Assent and Dissent
As a direct support professional (DSP) who works with people with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), it may be ...
Let’s Talk: The Transformative Potential of Expressive Arts Therapy
Expressive Arts Therapy (ExAT) is a therapeutic approach and intervention that encourages individuals to express themselves through various art forms ...
Let’s Talk: An Enriched Communication Approach in Sensory Loss
As a critical profession, direct support professionals (DSPs) play a vital role in ensuring the unique and distinct language, communication ...
Let’s Talk: Dignity of Risk – How Direct Support Professionals Can Build Risk into Learning
This month’s Let’s Talk webinar will explore how direct support professionals can build risk into learning. Many professionals in developmental ...
Documentary Screening and Panel: The Path Forward: Remembering Willowbrook
The Path Forward: Remembering Willowbrook Documentary Screening and Panel In honor and celebration of Disability Pride month, NADSP is proud ...
Webinar: The Future of COVID-19 and Vaccines
On May 11, 2023 the Department of Health and Human Services announced the end of the end of COVID 19 ...
Documentary Screening and Panel: The Path Forward: Remembering Willowbrook
The Path Forward: Remembering Willowbrook Documentary Screening and Panel In honor and celebration of Disability Pride month, NADSP is proud ...
Let’s Talk: Risky Business – Supporting People to Make Informed Decisions
What do you do when someone you support is making choices about their sexual behaviour that may place them at ...
Let’s Talk: Developing Partnerships for Family-Managed Supportive Living Arrangements
Alternative living situations are the talk of the developmental service world right now. Families are asking for more flexible and ...
