by Nicole Dama | Mar 21, 2023 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: The Impact of Limited Body Awareness This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals comes from Chris Galvin is an occupational therapist with over 40 years of experience in working with adults and children with a great variety of...
by Nicole Dama | Feb 7, 2023 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Consent and Capacity Direct support professionals (DSPs) have an opportunity to play an essential role in helping the people they support with making decisions. Informed decision making is an essential skill that DSPs use daily. On this month’s Let’s...
by Nicole Dama | Jan 24, 2023 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Understanding Transference and Countertransference in the Direct Support Profession This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals author, Scott Robins discusses the importance of understanding our role as direct support...
by Nicole Dama | Nov 15, 2022 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Bridging Behavioural Skills Training and Compassionate Care Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide some of the most important services and supports to our society. As DSPs, you support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 22, 2022 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Without Direct Support Professionals in My Life, I Don’t Have a Life This month, we are revisiting the August issue of The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals, “Without Direct Support Professionals in My Life, I Don’t Have a...
