ACS CDS - Direct Support Professionalism

2009

Bill Tapp
[email protected]
865-934-0221

This profession of direct support and the people who work within it are truly unique. Direct support professionals (DSPs) support people in many different types of places and they provide a wide variety of supports. This course will present a variety of aspects of the profession, including what DSPs do and what are the best practices in the field. The course will also go into detail about ethics and data privacy and how they tie together to guide direct support professionals and improve direct support professionalism. Since DSPs provide a wide range of supports for a diverse group of people, it is necessary for DSPs to understand their strengths, limitations, and areas needing improvement. This topic is also addressed in this course. Finally, the course presents an in depth discussion about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and how it relates to DSP professionalism. Lessons within this course include: Becoming a Direct Support Professional, Contemporary Best Practices, Applying Ethics in Everyday Work, Practicing Confidentiality, Working with your Strengths and Interests, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Academic Course Development

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Students

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

N/A