Workforce Challenges & DDS Waiver Services Analysis
Sustainable Solutions to the DSP Workforce Crisis (1 of 2)
Raising DSP salaries and supporting workforce development is critical, but not sufficient. Sustainable solutions require transformational changes to
Developmental Disabilities systems. Solving the crisis will take a variety of cross-workforce solutions: tapping non-traditional workers; developing
career ladders; and providing ongoing training and support.
DSP E-Badges
Career Ladders
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The NADSP's E-badge Academy is built on the principle that DSPs assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
in achieving their personal outcomes through the confluence of three critical interventions: Knowledge, Skills & Values
The E-Badge Academy provides opportunity for DSPs to demonstrate that they have an up-to-date and relevant skill set, highlight
their professional achievements, and document the value that they bring in partnership with the people they support
Career ladders not only create professional career paths and enhance the status of DSPs, they also improve workers' skills and
the quality and safety of supports
Career ladders help with both attracting and retaining the workforce. They offer the opportunity for ongoing training and
development and competency-based improved pay
DSP Academy
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The DSP Academy is an innovative training program developed through evidence-base practices that certifies people with and
without disabilities to work as DSPs
It creates opportunity at the crossroad between two critical issues facing the field: the workforce shortage of DSPs and the high
unemployment rates for people with disabilities. In 2020, only 18% of people with disabilities were employed, compared to 66% of
people without disabilities
Sources: eBadge Academy; Career Ladders
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