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: 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 ...
The Point of Interaction Podcast: NADSP Interviews BJ Stasio
In 2021, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals announced that it would be conducting a comprehensive campaign across the ...
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 ...
The Point of Interaction Podcast By NADSP: John Raffaele Interviews David Ervin and Awa Johnson
In 2021, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals announced that it would be conducting a comprehensive campaign across the ...
2021 DSP Reflections from the Frontline
In 2021, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) announced that it would be conducting a comprehensive campaign across ...
NADSP COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy PSAs
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) is collaborating with the Institute on Community Integration at the University of ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Campaign
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) conducted a comprehensive campaign across the country to address vaccine hesitancy (including ...
Aaannnd, Action! A Behind-The-Scenes Look At NADSP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy PSAs
Last month, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) announced that it would be conducting a comprehensive campaign across ...
NADSP Takes Part In Nationwide Initiative To Improve Vaccination Rates Among DSPs
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) has been selected as one of nine national organizations to receive funding ...
Direct Support Workforce and COVID-19 National Report: 12 Month Follow-Up
ICI’s Research and Training Center on Community Living for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (RTC-CL), in partnership with the ...
NADSP Statement on Vaccine Hesitancy and FAQ
Please note this post has been updated with additional information and resources as of December 2, 2021. Since the onset ...
