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We will be in touch soon. In the meantime, you can access important NADSP resources.The 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.
NADSP Response To CMS’ RFI About HCBS
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, Inc. (NADSP) took the opportunity to inform CMS’ thinking around federal government interventions ...
Frontline Initiative: Person-Centered Practices
A newsletter issue for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) exploring person-centered practices. This issue of Frontline Initiative brought together voices on ...
2015 Staff Stability Survey Report
The annual Staff Stability Survey offers robust data and research to offer insight about the direct support professional (DSP) workforce ...
CMS Bulletin: Strengthening and Stabilizing the Medicaid Home Care Workforce
This informational bulletin highlights steps available to states, providers, and others to strengthen the home care workforce, the term used ...
Joint Position Statement on the DSP Workforce
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have long sought lives where they can be fully contributing and valued members ...
Implementing DSP Credentialing in New York
The report provides an overview of the direct support professional workforce in New York and makes a number of recommendations ...
NADSP Statement On Wages
A Call for Systems Change to Address the Wage Disparity of Direct Support Professionals Across the nation there is growing ...
2014 Staff Stability Survey Report
The annual Staff Stability Survey offers robust data and research to offer insight about the direct support professional (DSP) workforce ...
Frontline Initiative: Trauma-Informed Care
A newsletter issue for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) exploring trauma-informed care. This issue of Frontline Initiative provides background information on ...
Frontline Initiative: Archived Editions
Frontline Initiative is a series covering the issues important to direct support professionals and supervisors who support people with intellectual ...
NADSP Responds To Shooting Of Direct Support Professional
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) envisions a world where people with intellectual and other disabilities live community-based ...
Protection of Vulnerable Persons in Residential Facilities Against Abuse & Neglect
This report addresses the problem of abuse and neglect of vulnerable people in residential programs operated or supported by agencies ...
