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OCTOBER 6, 2021

People with disabilities and their families suffer the most serious effects of staff turnover. Constant training of new workers interrupts the continuity of care that allows individuals with disabilities to reach their full potential. Secondly, engage in the system. The Future of DSPs.

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Relias

APRIL 3, 2023

To learn more about how organizations are creating cultures of learning and career advancement in the real-world, read our post, “ Creating a Learning Culture in Human Services: An Expert’s Advice.” To gather this data, we surveyed 763 DSPs from across the country.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Helping clients discuss their alcohol use can also reduce the risk of prenatal alcohol exposure, a leading preventable cause of lifelong behavioral, intellectual, and physical disabilities known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Here are some common questions and answers that can help you discuss alcohol with clients.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In industries that have historically struggled with turnover, such as human services, assessments have become critical. Along with other initiatives, targeted development opportunities can increase employee engagement, which can help reduce your turnover rate.

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MAY 1, 2024

All over the country, organizations that provide services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), including autism, face the daily challenge of providing individualized, person-centered services despite a shortage of funds and direct support professionals.

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KVC

APRIL 18, 2024

Through in-home family strengthening services, foster care, adoption, mental health treatment, disability services, and children’s mental health hospitals, we’re giving people hope and helping children and families thrive. Learn more about our leadership , direct services , consulting and training , and more!

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MARCH 13, 2023

This is especially the case in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) care. By using training that addresses each adult learning style, you will create a more engaged learner base and allow your staff to get the most out of their training.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

43 Essential Policies for Human Services Professionals , by Gerald V. This thought-provoking and reader-friendly text prepares students for class engagement, lobbying activities, meeting with legislators, and serving their local communities.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Social isolation due to a disability is an all-too-common occurrence. Myriad social forces create an environment in which individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are unable to connect with their peers. Research indicates that a lack of social engagement is linked to a higher risk of dementia.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The individual still is able to stop using the drug on their own; however, they may begin engaging in risky behaviors, such as driving under the influence. The 4 stages of addiction There are four stages of addiction. Some people stay in one stage, such as regular use, indefinitely without ever developing an addiction.

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Relias

JUNE 27, 2023

For organizations that provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), there has been much research around the problem of turnover among direct support professionals. It is important to remember that your supervisors’ success equals your organization’s success.

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JUNE 27, 2023

For organizations that provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), there has been much research around the problem of turnover among direct support professionals. It is important to remember that your supervisors’ success equals your organization’s success.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As a human services professional or educator, you spend a lot of time devising a great autism education plan for each of the children you care for. In this group, staff members can help siblings explore their own feelings about having a brother or sister with ASD, in a fun and engaging way. Engel, Ph.D. Volunteer opportunities.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) rely on direct support professionals (DSPs) for assistance in their daily lives and communities. Organizations must also consider ongoing professional development and employee engagement as part of the puzzle to building a stronger workforce.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), like most adult learners, want to be engaged in their job training and learn new skills best by building on their life experiences. These techniques will help learners become and remain engaged in their training, while simultaneously improving their retention of the information presented.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Approximately 40 Ambassadors , recruited from NASW Specialty Practice Section (SPS) member ranks, amplified the initiative’s messaging to their audiences; and three Sister Social Work Organizations engaged in communications campaigns that augmented messaging. Pandemic fatigue is continuously experienced as well.

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Relias

AUGUST 20, 2023

As leaders in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) services, it’s your job to ensure that DSPs know that their contributions to the organization and community are not going unrecognized or unappreciated. Day in and day out, they give all of themselves to help the people they serve to live independently.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Approximately 40 Ambassadors , recruited from NASW Specialty Practice Section (SPS) member ranks, amplified the initiative’s messaging to their audiences; and, three Sister Social Work Organizations engaged in communications campaigns that augmented messaging. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities. Clark, E.,

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 8, 2023

author, educator, and disability rights advocate To become a qualified social worker, you need to study and work hard for years to become competent and meet the standards set. Human Service Quotes Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

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Social Work Haven

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In March 1973, the panel also advised the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) (now known as the Department of Health and Human Services) to instruct the USPHS to provide all necessary medical care for the survivors of the study. It is paramount to hence adhere to the standards of conducting research.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The lawsuit says that investigators for the Administration for Childrens Services deceive and bully their way into peoples homes, where they rifle through families most private spaces, strip-search children and humiliate parents. Department of Health and Human Services confirms it.

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Relias

JUNE 21, 2023

It defined “accessibility” as the “design, construction, development, and maintenance of facilities, information and communication technology, programs, and services so that all people, including people with disabilities, can fully and independently use them.” Before DEI became the norm in the U.S.,

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Relias

JUNE 21, 2023

It defined “accessibility” as the “design, construction, development, and maintenance of facilities, information and communication technology, programs, and services so that all people, including people with disabilities, can fully and independently use them.” Before DEI became the norm in the U.S.,

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

The Administration created the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool to identify “disadvantaged” communities that would benefit most from engagement and investment. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) to address the national health impacts of climate change.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

The Administration created the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool to identify “disadvantaged” communities that would benefit most from engagement and investment. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) to address the national health impacts of climate change.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The Senator who chaired the committee, Ron Wyden, called on the Justice Department to investigate these chains for allegedly defrauding Medicaid and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Vermonts human services agency continued to send teens there even after the incidents. The Imprint and The Hill have stories.

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