Product Description:
This Policy Research Brief focuses on training of direct service personnel working in community residential services for persons with developmental disabilities. It summarizes three studies conducted at the Research and Training Center on Residential Services and Community Living, University of Minnesota. The studies provide information on competency-based training, effective training strategies, and current practices in the delivery of training for direct service providers. It also examines several model training efforts that promote competency-based training. Recommendations are forwarded to policymakers regarding establishing systemic competency-based training for direct service providers working in all types of settings serving individuals with developmental disabilities.