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Product

ACS CDS - Direct Support Professionalism

Center:

MN-Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2012

Contact Information:

Bill Tapp
[email protected]
865-934-0221

Product Description:

Direct support professionals (DSPs) support people in many different types of places and they provide a wide variety of supports. This course presents 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. It will help DSPs understand their strengths, limitations, and areas of improvement. The course also presents an in depth discussion about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and how it relates to DSP professionalism.

Keyword(s):

Product/Publication Type(s):

Academic Course Development

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Students

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

[email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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