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ACS You know that it's got to be dedication that I am still here: The experiences of Direct Support Professionals during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Center:

MN-Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2011

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Product Description:

In 2006, the University of Minnesota was asked to conduct a series of interviews and focus groups with staff from two programs of the Volunteers of America (VOA) of Greater New Orleans: Supported Living Services (offering individualized family supports day and night, and semi-independent living supports to adults and children with disabilities) and Community Living Services (offering group homes for adults and children with developmental disabilities). This report describes the experiences of the direct support professionals working for VOA between August 2005 and May 2006.

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Product/Publication Type(s):

Reports and monographs

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

http://rtc.umn.edu/docs/NOLAFinalReport.pdf

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