In May, ABCD participated in the 2008 Direct Service Workforce (DSW) Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland. This year's Symposium on Strengthening the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver (HSBS) Workforce was given by the DSW Resource Center of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and was geared towards better meeting the needs of people with disabilities in the community by strengthening the members of the Direct Service workforce that serve them, better known as DSPs (Direct Support Professionals).
The Symposium included panel discussions led by DSPs, the people they serve, and other professionals in the field on disability. The Symposium also included workshops for attendees on various health and human services issues as they relate to the DSP Workforce, including housing, wages, compensation and benefits, etc. To read more about the Symposium, and access the vast collection of presentation materials, visit the DSW Resource Center's conference link by clicking here.
Current Workforce Development Initiatives:
- New Jersey's Statewide Roll-out of College of Direct Support Program
- NJ DSP Workforce Coalition Career Path Pilot Program
- College of Direct Support
- Literacy Training through the NJ Basic Skills Workforce Training Program
Features (please scroll down):
- DSP Pilot Program Calendar
- Helpful Links
- Career Path Pilot Program Grant Partners and Primary Contacts
- Frequently Asked Questions
Workforce Development Calendar for 2009: Save the Date!
- 2008-2009: Ongoing Information Sessions on Statewide Roll-out of CDS Program by Boggs Center Training and Consultation Specialists. Information Sessions are available on request. For more information, contact Carol Britton or Colleen McLaughlin at 732-235-9321.
- 2009: Stay tuned for further updates on the Career Path Pilot Program and new workshops available by the College of Direct Support coming soon!
ABCD Participated in the 2008 National Symposium on Strengthening the HCBS Direct Service Workforce
The DSW Resource Center, with the support of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor, hosted a National Symposium on Strengthening the HCBS Direct Service Workforce on May 8-9, 2008 in Baltimore, MD. This event provided a forum for showcasing best practices in home- and community-based direct service workforce development, highlight Federal and state workforce intiaitives, and dissemination of research findings. A primary theme of the event was the importance of addressing workforce issues across age and disability consumer populations.
Helpful Links:
- Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD)
- ABCD's "For DSPs" Page
- Bancroft NeuroHealth
- Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey
- College of Direct Support (CDS)
- CDS August 2007 Newsletter
- Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
- Matheny Hospital and School
- National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center (DSW Resource Center)
- NJ Basic Skills Workforce Training Program
- NJ Community College Consortium
- NJ Department of Labor (DOL)
- Research and Training Center on Community Living
- UCP of Hudson County
Career Path Pilot Program Grant Partners and Primary Contacts:
- Judy Miao, Arc of Somerset, judym@thearcofsomerset.org
- Keith Kearney, UCPHudson, kkearney@ucpofhudsoncounty.org
- Robyn Wright, Community Acess Unlimited, rwright@caunj.org
- Chris King, Matheny, cking@matheny.org
- Krystal O'Dell, Allies, Inc., krystal.odell@alliesnj.org
- Carol Dougherty, PFP, carol.d@partnershipsforpeople.org
- Tony DiBartolo, Bancroft, tdibartolo@bnh.org
- Lou Baldino, Arc Warren, lbaldino@arcwarren.org
- Linda Cobb, Arc of Atlantic, lcobb@arcatlantic.org
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A weblog, better known as a "blog," is similar to a personal web page and acts as an online information sharing forum that is hosted by a website (in this case Blogger powered by Google.) The blog allows users to receive information, share updates, post comments, and engage in online discussion.
2.) Do I need an account with Google or Blogger to comment on the blog?
No. Please see details below on how to post comments on the blog if you are not a Google user.
3.) How do I use the blog?
The purpose of the blog is to share information and dialogue. You can view the information posted by visiting the site. To post a comment, please click under an article where you see a link entitled "comments" and follow the directions from there. You do not need to have an account with Google or Blogger to post comments: you only need to click "other" when asked to choose an identity and put in your first name and your agency’s website address. You can click "comments" to view what others have said about topics and preview your own comments before publishing them.
*If you have difficulty or further questions, please contact Emily at emily@abcdnj.org.
About Us:
- The Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
- (ABCD) is a statewide organization that provides policy analysis and education related to people with developmental disabilities. ABCD represents member agencies that provide an array of community-based services to more than 9,000 people with multiple physical and developmental disabilities and their families.
Contact Us:
The Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
127 Route 206 South, Suite 18
Hamilton, NJ 08610
T:(609) 581-8375
F:(609) 581-8512
www.abcdnj.org
127 Route 206 South, Suite 18
Hamilton, NJ 08610
T:(609) 581-8375
F:(609) 581-8512
www.abcdnj.org
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