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ACS - Issues in the Direct Support Workforce and their Connection to the Growth, Sustainability and Quality of Community Supports

Center:

MN-Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2009

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Product Description:

Difficulties in assuring adequate direct support staff recruitment, retention and competence are widely reported as the single biggest barrier to the growth, sustainability, and quality of community services for people with developmental disabilities. This paper explores the complexity of the direct support workforce crisis, the effects of this crisis on various stakeholder groups and potential strategies to address them. It can be found online at: http://rtc.umn.edu/docs/hcfa.pdf

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Product/Publication Type(s):

Reports and monographs

Target Audience:

Professionals

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

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