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: Let’s Talk Communication in Group Living: Considerations, Inclusion, and Activities
Besides family and close friends, direct support professionals (DSPs) can be the most important people in the lives of the ...
Free Virtual Training: Proud & Supported
The New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has generously awarded a three year grant to the National Alliance for ...
Webinar: No One Asked Me: Bringing The Perspective Of The Direct Support Professional To Person Centered Planning
Description: Person centered planning is done in partnership with the person receiving supports and services and their chosen circle of ...
Webinar: Let’s Talk: Supporting People Through the Grieving Process
People with intellectual disabilities have been left out of the grief conversation too many times and for far too long ...
Webinar: Let’s Talk: Augmentative and Alternative Communication for the Direct Support Professional: Aided Language Modeling
May is Speech & Hearing Month. During the month of May, Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists strive to improve awareness of ...
Webinar: Let’s Talk: The Power of Gratitude as Attitude
This has been a challenging year in so many ways with ongoing pandemic issues, violent conflict between nations, an ecological ...
Webinar: Understanding the National Core Indicators®-IDD 2020 Staff Stability Report and COVID-Supplement
COVID-19 disruptions have resulted in state developmental disabilities system challenges, program closures, direct support professional separation, dislocation of people receiving ...
Webinar: Relationships and Rollercoasters, Supporting People with IDD through Relationships – A Trauma-Informed Approach
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often experience trauma within their lives. This trauma, either significant events or smaller ...
Virtual Training: Proud & Supported
The New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has generously awarded a three year grant to the National Alliance for ...
Webinar: Let’s Talk: Inclusion and Housing Instability
Join Director of Educational Services, John Raffaele and this month's International Journal for Direct Support Professionals author Chris Jordan Stevens ...
Let’s Talk: Trauma-Informed DSP Practice
Watch The Webinar Recording Thank you for your interest in this NADSP webinar. One of the NADSP Member benefits is ...
Let’s Talk: Supports & Sexually Concerning Behaviours
Watch The Webinar Recording Thank you for your interest in this NADSP webinar. One of the NADSP Member benefits is ...
