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Currently Available CDS Courses:SAFETY AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITYThis course provides an overview of methods for preventing and responding to safety issues at home and in the community away from home. Lessons include information on safety while driving, creating safe home environments, and safe handling of blood borne pathogens (universal precautions and OSHA requirements). Information for preventing and responding to specific situations such as fires, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other emergencies is covered. Throughout the lessons, the learner is asked to think about balancing safety concerns with personal choice and opportunity for people with disabilities by reflecting on examples that represent the types of challenges DSPs face today. Because safety risks have a lot to do with individual circumstances, the learner is asked to apply learning to the policies and procedures of the specific support setting in which they work, as well as to the unique needs of each person supported. The following lessons are included in this course -
MALTREATMENT OF VULNERABLE ADULTS AND CHILDRENThis course helps the learner understand what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; how to identify suspected cases of abuse, neglect or exploitation; how to protect the person who may have been harmed from further exploitation; and how to effectively document these situations. This course teaches learners about specific reasons people with disabilities may be more vulnerable to abuse, neglect, or exploitation and what strategies they can use to reduce peoples' vulnerabilities. Protection and advocacy, state ombudsman, and other agencies that deal with abuse and neglect situations are described and explained to the learner. The following lessons are included in this course -
SUPPORTING HEALTHY LIVESThis course provides an overview of information needed to understand what it takes to lead a healthy life and how to support people with disabilities in making good choices related to their health. It covers the importance of making healthy choices such as eating right and getting the right amount of exercise. It reviews health-related issues across the life span and gives advice on working with health care providers. A lesson on recognizing the signs and symptoms of illness is included along with information on how to take care of someone who is ill. The following lessons are included in this course -
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND CHOICEIn this course, the learner gains knowledge of the rights of individuals with disabilities including a brief overview of relevant laws and their historical roots. It teaches how to balance the right to take risks with the right to be protected from harm, and provides valuable skills in facilitating choice-making by the individuals to whom DSPs provide support. It is recommended that the learner complete the course on Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults and Children along with this course to better understand rights. While this course discusses many federal laws that concern the rights of individuals with disabilities, state and local communities also have laws that pertain to rights. Learners are encouraged to contact their state or local government representatives and their supervisor to find out about local laws. Agencies are encouraged to use the tailoring options of the CDS to identify state and local laws and information that DSPs should know. The following lessons are included in this course -
COMMUNITY INCLUSIONThis course helps DSPs understand their roles in supporting the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in the communities in which they live and work. It provides an overview of inclusion and why it is important, and the learner is given strategies for enhancing inclusion of individuals with developmental disabilities. The following lessons are included in this course -
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTThis course is an introduction to methods of supporting people who engage in challenging behaviors. Strategies that are safe, fair, compassionate, and effective in preventing and reducing problem behaviors are included. The learner is provided with definitions of challenging behavior and basic behavioral terms and principles. The learner will understand more about the history of treatment of people with developmental disabilities and why the person-centered practices at the heart of positive behavior supports are being embraced. The course teaches learners about regulations in the use of behavioral interventions and provides practical information on how to effectively support people who present behavioral challenges. The following lessons are included in this course -
DOCUMENTATIONThis course provides the learner with a thorough understanding of why it is important to record specific activities or events, different types of documentation, ways of effectively completing documentation, and the importance of maintaining confidentiality in documentation. Learners are given general guidelines for documentation and are urged to review the policies and procedures of their employers and states. Agencies and states are encouraged to take advantage of the easy-to-use tailoring features of the CDS to present learners with specific information about their agency or state. The following lessons are included in this course -
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND: SUPPORTING FAMILY CONNECTIONS, FRIENDS, LOVE, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESSThis course explores the importance and meaning of human relationships in the lives of all people, including people of all ages with disabilities. In it the learner reflects on the benefits that healthy relationships bring to people's lives and why they are valuable. The learner identifies the common perceptions and prejudices about people with disabilities that create barriers to social relationships. The learner is taught the common challenges that DSPs face when supporting people in developing and maintaining relationships and specific strategies for overcoming these challenges. In addition, the learner explores family relationships and how to effectively support these special long-term relationships that are so important to people with developmental disabilities. The following lessons are included in this course -
DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALISMThis course introduces the learner to the importance and benefits of a professional orientation to the DSP role and to the history and status of the professionalism movement. The national movement to professionalize direct support is described. The reasons why professionalism is important, progress that has been made in creating a profession, and how DSPs can become part of the professionalism movement are included. An ethical code for DSPs is reviewed along with ways of applying these ethical guidelines in daily practice. The following lessons are included in this course -
INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESThis course provides the learner with a background in the history, language, and basic concepts of services for persons with developmental disabilities. In this course the learner reviews the ideas and learns the vocabulary that are important to working within the field of developmental disabilities. This information makes the learner more effective in communicating with others and in understanding the system in which developmental disabilities services are provided. The following lessons are included in this course -
TEACHING PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESThis course is an overview of the important role that DSPs have in teaching people with developmental disabilities. It provides the learner with a basic understanding of teaching and learning, an important part of the direct support role. It helps the learner move beyond a "caregiving" role to one of being a true supporter and professional. This course helps the learner understand why it is important for all people to learn new things, what motivates people to learn, what teaching strategies help people with developmental disabilities learn, and how teaching and learning can be effectively organized. The following lessons are included in this course -
NEW CDS COURSES AVAILABLE SOON
FUTURE CDS COURSES TO BE DEVELOPEDThe CDS provides a steadily growing set of courses and lessons to meet the complex demands of direct support work. As the CDS course list is expanded, courses will continue to be based on the real needs of real workers in real settings. At the same time CDS will continue to meet the needs of others for high quality information about supporting people with developmental and other disabilities (e. g., parents and other family members, service coordinators, government agency staff). Much work has already been done to identify the important topics of future courses. As in the past, updates and new development will all be guided by the needs of those who purchase and use the CDS. The following are the projected future advanced courses in the CDS -
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