by John Raffaele | Feb 7, 2024 | Guides, News |
Understanding and Practicing Competencies for Direct Support Professionals Do you remember the last time you visited a dentist? When you sat in that dentist’s chair did you ask yourself, “Is this dentist competent?” Do you remember observing the specific skills and...
by John Raffaele | May 24, 2022 | Guides, News |
Mental Health May May is Mental Health Awareness Month and given the seemingly endless number of tragic events in our country, we thought it would be a good time to offer some thoughts and advice to help with the emotional impact that we’re all experiencing. After...
by John Raffaele | Dec 9, 2021 | News |
A Final Word from Dave Hingsburger; Let’s Read and NOT Talk This Month! The year 2021 has been difficult for most of the planet. A continued pandemic, political unrest, racial inequities, natural disasters and the list goes on. For those of us in the intellectual and...
by John Raffaele | Feb 23, 2021 | News
6 Reasons To Attend Our 2/24 Virtual Training Tomorrow (2/24/21) is NADSP’s inaugural Virtual Training: Creating a Culture of Competency. There’s still time to register but we wanted to remind you of a few reasons to join us tomorrow, February 24th for the interactive...
by John Raffaele | Jan 28, 2021 | News
Promoting Integrity and Responsibility Among DSPs Sarah is a direct support professional who works with several other direct support professionals in a residential setting. Sarah works 3pm to 11pm shifts and is responsible for many aspects of supporting household...
