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: Statewide Certification: Insights from the New York, Georgia and Tennessee Pilot Programs
In this live webinar, the NADSP will provide an overview of recent state certification pilot programs. As of this moment, NADSP ...
Webinar: The Revised NADSP Code of Ethics
Join us for a free webinar about the revised NADSP Code of Ethics ...
Let’s Talk: Pride Without Exception: LGBTQIA+ Identity, Disability, and the Role of Direct Support Professionals
Happy Pride Month! Pride is not a monolith. It belongs to every person who has been told by systems, by ...
Let’s Talk: Workforce Transformation – Changing Agency Culture and Retaining Good Staff
Like many providers, Core Services of Northeast Tennessee reached a turning point more than a decade ago. The Home and ...
Let’s Talk: Promoting Staff Wellbeing Through Trauma-Informed Self and Community Care
Supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those they love is meaningful, beautiful, and important work. You get to ...
Let’s Talk: The Power of Words: Why Language Matters
Direct support professionals (DSPs) do some of the most important work in our communities. Every day, they help people live ...
Free Webinars: All About Decision-Making: Supporting People To Make Their Own Decisions
Supporting People To Make Their Own Decisions Join NADSP for a free, 3-part 'lunch and learn' webinar series, all about ...
Let’s Talk: Swallowing Complexities, IDD, and Ethics
Direct support professionals (DSPs) in the community provide vital care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) when supporting ...
Let’s Talk: Practice and Study Makes You Professional! The Role of Continuing Education for Direct Support Professionals
Join NADSP team members, John Raffaele and Brian Gelb for a webinar exploring how DSP training, education, and professional development empower ...
Let’s Talk: Technology First: Empowering People, Expanding Possibilities
Constance Harrington, author of this month's International Journal for Direct Support Professionals, joins NADSP’s John Raffaele on “Let’s Talk” to ...
Let’s Talk: Beyond Companionship: How Dogs Support People To Thrive
The numerous roles that a dog can play in a person’s life is ever evolving and growing beyond “man’s best ...
Let’s Talk: The Art of Connection: Establishing and Repairing Rapport in Direct Support Settings
Rapport is not just “nice to have,” it is the foundation upon which all effective support is built. This is ...
