CDS-E: Direct Support Professionalism

Resources and References

CDS-E: Direct Support Professionalism

Resources:

The Direct Support Workforce and People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities

This edition of Impact looks at some of the workforce challenges in our long-term care system. There is an article about the causes of the crisis. It discusses racial and gender disparities within the workforce. It explores the consequences of these issues for people with disabilities and their families. It also looks at how DSPs, provider agencies, and communities are affected by these challenges.

Making a Career in Direct Support

This edition of the quarterly newsletter, Frontline Initiative, presents a variety of topics related to DSPs and professionalism. There are articles about making direct support work a career. It has information about being an advocate. It describes how to share your story. It also reflects on codes of ethics for professional practice.

National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP)

The NADSP is a professional organization for DSPs. This website lists the NADSP Code of Ethics. It has information about E-Badge training requirements. You can find other information that can be useful to DSPs. The website also has information about how to become a member of the organization.

PHI: Quality Care through Quality Jobs

PHI works to transform eldercare and disability services. They foster dignity, respect, and independence for all who receive care, and all who provide it. PHI promotes quality direct care jobs as the foundation for quality care. This website has information about service models. It provides reports that can be used in advocacy. It also lists data about wages and training requirements for a variety of direct support roles.

Check out additional content in the College of Direct Support, the College of Frontline Supervision, Management, and Leadership, or in other DirectCourse curricula. Content most related to the materials in this lesson include:

CDS-I: Civil Rights and Advocacy
CDS: Community Inclusion
CDS: The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
CDS-E: Individual Rights and Choice
CDS: Person-Centered Planning
CDS-I: Teaching People with Developmental Disabilities
CDS: Working with Families and Support Networks
CFSM-L: Applying the NADSP COE in Supervision, Management, and Leadership

References:

Dorsey & Whitney, LLP. (2009). Major changes to HIPAA security and privacy rules. Publications [Web page]. http://www.dorsey.com/vs_spc_hitech_act/
Hewitt, A., Macbeth, J., Merrill, B., & Kleist, B. (Eds.). (2018). The direct support workforce and people with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities. In V. Gaylord (Ed.), Impact, 31(1). https://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/311/#Cover
Kramme, J., & Tschetter, L. (Eds.). (2020). Making a career in direct support. Frontline Initiative, 16(2). Albany, NY: National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. https://publications.ici.umn.edu/frontline-initiative/16-2/cover
Lifton, R. J. (1986). Nazi doctors: Medical killing and the psychology of genocide. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Merriam-Webster. (2004). Merriam-Webster dictionary (11th ed.). Springfield, MA.
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. (2005). National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals code of ethics. http://www.nadsp.org/library/codetext.asp
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. (2005). Community support skill standards (CSSS). http://www.nadsp.org/training/csss.asp
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. (2016). NADSP code of ethics. https://nadsp.org/code-of-ethics-text/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Summary of the HIPAA privacy rule. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/summary/privacysummary.pdf
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2009). HHS strengthens HIPAA enforcement. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/10/20091030a.html
US Department of Human Services. (2005). Abuse of women with disabilities. http://www.hhs.gov/od/topics/topics.html