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NADSP State Affiliate InformationMissouriDon CarrickDirect Support Professionals of Missouri P.O. Box 454 Maryville, MO 64468 Phone: 660.582-7113 Fax: 660.582-3493 E-Mail: dcarrick@nadsp.org Web Site: http://www.dspm.com Marci Whiteman PMB 264 2977 Hwy K O'Fallon, MO 63366 E-Mail: mcwhiteman@charter.net Return to U.S. map Direct Support Professionals of Missouri (DSPM)Mission StatementThe mission of direct support professionals is to enhance and elevate the quality of life of the people we support. This will be done by: Providing enhancement and educational training to direct support professionals on person centered thinking, Providing a communication base to direct support professionals for sharing ideas,information and experiences, Gathering information on direct support issues and then sharing them in order to promote person centered change, and Becoming an advocate for direct support in the state of Missouri. Amended 7/18/01 Background Direct Support Professionals of Missouri (DSPM) began in 1997 as a way to get direct staff together, communicate ideas, and provide information to a typically ill-informed section of human resources. With the help of a grant from AAMR, the group grew, holding several conferences, bringing together direct support providers from across the Northwest Missouri area and sponsoring presenters including internationally known writer/speaker, Dave Hingsburger. Our "state core group" (those involved in the overall direction of the organization) has presented at the annual Missouri AAMR conference 1998-2002, the annual MACDDS conference from 1998-2000 and the Region V AAMR conference in 1999. DSPM has held more conferences in the Northwest Missouri area, focusing on a variety of topics, including, stress and burn-out, team building and abuse and neglect. DSPM has placed a web site on the Internet (http://www.dspm.com), supplied by the Missouri Department of Mental Health. In addition, the organization has become an affiliate of the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) in the state of Missouri. Recently, DSPM participated with NADSP in forming a nation-wide code of ethics for direct support. In the future, DSPM hopes to expand across Missouri, providing an advocating voice for direct support in the state. Return to U.S. map |
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