Direct Support Professionals Making the Difference: A Good Afternoon, or a GREAT Life?

1. Direct Support Professionals Making the Difference: A Good Afternoon, or a GREAT Life? Joseph M. Macbeth Executive Director National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

2. “Training” Direct Support Professionals: How Have We Done? “Tell me and I will forget. Teach me and I might remember. Involve me and I will learn”. - Benjamin Franklin

3. Where is Quality Defined? “It is defined at the point of interaction between the staff member and the individual with a developmental disability.” National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals John F. Kennedy, Jr. (1995) President’s Committee on Mental Retardation

4. Quality Intersection (Training Based on Research) Ineffective Practice Unethical Practice Quality Support National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Uninformed of Best Practice (Code of Ethics) (Universal Competencies)

5. A Day In the Life of a DSP… “Not Ready for Apartment Living” A DSP with Good Intentions and the absence of a Code of Ethics National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

6. Building Quality Where Quality is Measured “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of highintention, sincere effort, intelligent directionand skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Author Unknown

7. Speaking of Vince Lombardi… “If you are not fired with enthusiasm… you will be fired with enthusiasm” National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Vince Lombardi

8. Direct Support Professionalsand Media NADSP Monitors the News… National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

9. In the News…. “Caregiver who stole from disabled men gets prison time” The Chicago Tribune, Illinois January 11, 2013 National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

10. In the News…. “Report: State ignoring abuse at group homes” The Seattle Times, Washington December 17, 2012 National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

11. In the News…. “State settles with family of disabled woman sexually abused at Boulder Center” The Billings Gazette, Montana February 8, 2013 National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

12. In the News…. “Fragile Lives; Needless Deaths” (Multi-Part Series) Hartford Courant , Connecticut March 6, 2013 National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

13. In the News…. “Sex crimes alleged at care facilities” The San Francisco Chronicle, California November 29, 2012 National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

14. In the News…. “Kearns woman found guilty of fatal abuse of disabled woman” Salt Lake Tribune, Utah January 5, 2013 National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

15. In the News…. “Caregiver arrested for abusing disabled man in Columbia group home” The Baltimore Sun, Maryland. February 5, 2013 National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

16. In the News…. “Senator Seeks Federal Probe Of Group Homes” Disability Scoop March 6, 2013 National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

17. And finally, the big one… “At state-run homes, abuse andimpunity” National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals The New York Times, New York March 12, 2011

18. Which led to….. “Legislative Leaders Announce Agreement on Legislation to Protect People with Special Needs and Disabilities” (New York Times, June 18, 2012) National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Legislation Establishes Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs to Prevent, Investigate and Prosecute Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable New Yorkers

19. But it also led to this…. “Direct Support jobs are compensated poorly, with many workers living at or near the poverty level or forced to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. One might summarize the job description of the direct support worker as requiring the wisdom of Solomon, the patience of Job and the caring of Florence Nightingale… While much is said about the value of these direct support jobs, the traditional hallmarks of value are often missing – qualifying credentials, adequate pay, career ladders, attention to working conditions, adequate training, managerial and supervisory support and so on…” National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals The Measure of a Society: Protection of Vulnerable Persons in Residential Facilities Against Abuse & Neglect . Clarence J. Sundram, 2012

20. Which is sort of like… Closing the Barn Door after the horse has bolted. National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Legislation that focuses on Prosecution is NOT considering Prevention & Building Excellence

21. 4 group home workers charged in 'fight club' for disabled National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Newsday, Long Island, NY February 6, 2014

22. A Day In the Life of a DSP… “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” A Nice Afternoon National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

23. The Five Elements of a Profession Direct Support Professionals Body of Knowledge Universal Skill Standards Code of Ethics 1.2 Million in US National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals License, Certificate or Credential Affiliation with Professional Organization Approximately 4 Million Cross-Sector PHI, 2012

24. A Body of Knowledge that is based on sound research and provides practitioners with a universally acceptedskillsbase. Pediatricians Back in the Day Becoming a MD Journals, Studies Evidence-Based Practices National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals College of Direct Support and other curricula Kanner & Bettleheim

25. Universal Skill Standards or Competency Areas for the Consistency of Professional Practice Airplane Pilots… The Community Support Skill Standards State’s Developing Core Competencies National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Becoming a MD (continued) The NADSP Competency Set – US DOL Adopted

26. A License, Certificate or Credential to Practice Nail Techs and Jiffy Lube Guys Using the Knowledge Demonstrating the Competencies National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Becoming a MD (continued) Recognition by an Authority as a Profession

27. Affiliation with a Professional Membership Organization NASW, ORA, ANCOR, AIEJI Participate in Training & Networking Opportunities Recognition of the Profession’s Best Practices National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Become part of something larger Professional Empowerment & Status

28. A Code of Ethics that provides practitioners with a universally accepted valuesbase. Person-Centered Supports Confidentiality Relationships Promoting Physical & Emotional Well-Being Justice, Fairness & Equity Self-Determination National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Advocacy Respect Integrity & Responsibility

29. The NADSP Code of Ethics Developed by NADSP in 2001 Adopted by NYS in 2012 Universally Accepted National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

30. National Alliance forDirect Support Professionals National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

31. A Day In the Life of a DSP… “The Long Lost Brother” A Great Life National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

32. Direct Support Professionalsat the Point of Interaction National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Committing Abuse & Neglect Supporting Good Afternoons Supporting Great Lives

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