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.
International Journal: Understanding Transference and Countertransference in the Direct Support Profession
In this article the author discusses the importance of understanding our role as direct support professionals when it comes to ...
International Journal: Holiday Tips 2.0
As we are approaching another holiday season with uncertainty about what is safe for those we support, we want to ...
International Journal: The Zen of Tom
The following article was written by Dave in May of this year for our December journal. It is the last ...
International Journal: One Candle: Finding Hope in the Darkness of a Pandemic
We have lost a lot but, in place of those losses, we have also gained, and I think we have ...
International Journal: The Art and Science of Verbal De-escalation
Conflict is inevitable in life, as we all have our own perspectives shaped by personal experience, what we have been ...
International Journal: The Art of Apology
Working so closely with others in service to those who are vulnerable to us in so many ways, means that ...
International Journal: This Hot Mess Called COVID-19
In this article, I want to focus on what we can each do in the coming months to help our ...
International Journal: The Pandemic, The Professionals, And The People
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at three times the risk of dying from Covid-19 disease. Many of the ...
International Journal: A Deep Dive Into The NADSP Code Of Ethics
We all have values and ideas/notions about the way things should be. We may work for provider agencies and/or people ...
International Journal: Ethics For Direct Support Professionals
Direct Support Professionals constantly act in situations and circumstances that warrant a guidebook. So many times, there are situations that ...
International Journal: Navigating Virtual Services
Recent reports have confirmed that individuals with IDD experience greater feelings of isolation and loneliness. COVID-19 has amplified these feelings ...
International Journal: The Importance of Self-Talk
Negative self-statements such as, “It’s too hard, I can’t do it,” “I’m not smart enough,” and “There’s no point,” are ...
