What is a Direct Support Professional? According to the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) assist people with intellectual and/or developmental ...

Direct support professionals, or DSPs, are workers that support disabled people in living independently. They may help a disabled person navigate their community, cook, do chores, pay bills and other ...

A state funding boost will expand the reach of a free college credential program for direct support professionals, who provide assistance to people with disabilities, in the hopes of building that ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Direct Support Professional Week recognizes the people who support and care for people with disabilities. The New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities said ...

March is recognized as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and at Region Ten Community Services Board, it also is an opportunity to reflect on the critical role of direct support professionals ...

Curtis Marr would spend his day working under car hoods, and when his colleagues would end their work day, he'd find time at night to complete training to be a certified direct support professional.