What is a DSP? Direct support professional. Some other titles you may be more familiar with include nurse, job coach, family care provider, personal assistant, personal care assistant, and ...

What is a Direct Support Professional? According to the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) assist people with intellectual and/or developmental ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Helen Keller, at age 13, with Anne Sullivan in 1893. Ms. Keller was stricken at age nineteen ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) to help address the critical need for more Direct Support ...

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Direct support professionals, or DSPs, are workers that support disabled people in living independently. They may help a disabled person navigate their community, cook, do chores, pay bills and other ...

This week, Sept. 13-19, is observed nationally as Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, and for good reason. Direct Support Professionals, or “DSPs” as they’re often called, are the frontline ...

Johnnie Townsend started his career with The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region as a direct support professional in 2003. He has worked one-on-one with individuals and in group settings during his tenure.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Eden II Programs has been awarded a grant in conjunction with the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP). It’s a one-year award with extensions for the next ...