by Nicole Dama | Jul 24, 2025 | News
2025 NADSP Conference: ELEVATE Schedule The 2025 NADSP Conference: ELEVATE is shaping up to be our biggest conference yet! We’ve added more breakout sessions, which means more expertise, and we’re taking over the entire Buffalo Convention Center in downtown Buffalo,...
by John Raffaele | Jun 10, 2025 | News
Bringing Sensitivity To Direct Support The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs the opportunity to address challenges, work on issues identified by the person they support, or assist a...
by Nicole Dama | Jan 1, 2023 | Guides, International Journals
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 seeing our role as one of...
by Nicole Dama | Dec 23, 2022 | Guides, International Journals
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 offer a few suggestions of things you may do as a direct support professional (DSP) to make the holidays as...
by Nicole Dama | Dec 1, 2021 | Guides, International Journals
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 article he wrote for the journal – his gift to us, and we are honoured to share it with you. The International Journal for...
