Friends – this survey is a collaboration of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) and the Institute for Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. Please share it broadly with all DSPs, families and others
who can help it get the broadest reach possible.
Thank you!
Donna
Survey for Direct Support Professionals:
Providing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 23, 2020
Direct support professionals, like the people with disabilities they support, face a high risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic. They also face financial hardship, exhaustion,
and challenges in supporting their families.
This survey, to be completed by direct support professionals, is being conducted by the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) in partnership with the Institute
on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. We would like to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on direct support professionals and identify the most effective ways to protect DSPs and the people they support. The results of this survey
will be shared widely with policymakers, services providers, direct support professionals, families, and stakeholders.
Please forward this survey to the direct support professionals that you employ. Their answers
will be anonymous.
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals is a national non-profit whose mission is to elevate the status of direct support professionals by improving practice standards;
promoting system reform; and advancing their knowledge, skills, and values. Our vision is a world with a highly qualified and professional direct support workforce that partners with, supports, and empowers people with disabilities to lead a life of their
choosing.
The Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota is a designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, part of a national network of
similar programs in major universities and teaching hospitals across the country. ICI’s collaborative research, training, and information-sharing ensure that people with disabilities are valued by, included in, and contribute to their communities of choice
throughout their lifetime.
Social media announcement – for Families and Employers [with attached graphic]
Please share this survey with direct support professionals that you employ. Their answers, which will be anonymous, will help us better understand how to support and keep safe DSPs
and the people they support. #DSPsAreEssential, #COVID-19
Email announcement to DSPs
Survey for Direct Support Professionals:
Providing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 23, 2020
Direct support professionals, like the people with disabilities they support, face a high risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic. They also face financial hardship, exhaustion,
and challenges in supporting their families.
This survey, for direct support professionals, is being conducted by the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) in partnership with the Institute on Community Integration
at the University of Minnesota. We would like to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on direct support professionals and identify the most effective ways to protect DSPs and the people they support. The results of this survey will be shared widely
with policymakers, services providers, direct support professionals, families, and stakeholders.
If you provide direct support to people with disabilities, please click here to take the survey. Your
answers will be anonymous.
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals is a national non-profit whose mission is to elevate the status of direct support professionals by improving practice standards;
promoting system reform; and advancing their knowledge, skills, and values. Our vision is a world with a highly qualified and professional direct support workforce that partners with, supports, and empowers people with disabilities to lead a life of their
choosing.
The Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota is a designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, part of a national network of
similar programs in major universities and teaching hospitals across the country. ICI’s collaborative research, training, and information-sharing ensure that people with disabilities are valued by, included in, and contribute to their communities of choice
throughout their lifetime.
Email announcement to Families
Survey for Direct Support Professionals:
Providing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 23, 2020
Direct support professionals, like the people with disabilities they support, face a high risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic. They also face financial hardship, exhaustion,
and challenges in supporting their families.
This survey, to be completed by direct support professionals, is being conducted by the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) in partnership with the Institute
on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. We would like to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on direct support professionals and identify the most effective ways to protect DSPs and the people they support. The results of this survey
will be shared widely with policymakers, services providers, direct support professionals, families, and stakeholders.
Please forward this survey to those who provide paid support to your family member. Their answers
will be anonymous.
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals is a national non-profit whose mission is to elevate the status of direct support professionals by improving practice standards;
promoting system reform; and advancing their knowledge, skills, and values. Our vision is a world with a highly qualified and professional direct support workforce that partners with, supports, and empowers people with disabilities to lead a life of their
choosing.
The Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota is a designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, part of a national network of
similar programs in major universities and teaching hospitals across the country. ICI’s collaborative research, training, and information-sharing ensure that people with disabilities are valued by, included in, and contribute to their communities of choice
throughout their lifetime.
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Amy Hewitt, PhD, FAAIDD
Director | Institute on Community Integration | ici.umn.edu
Director | Research & Training Center on Community Living | rtc.umn.edu
Director | MNLEND | mnlend.umn.edu
Director | MN-ADDM | addm.umn.edu
Professor | Organizational Leadership and Policy Development
150 Pillsbury Dr SE, Rm 102
Minneapolis, MN 55455
University of Minnesota | umn.edu
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