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Web Sites Related to Direct Support Workforce Development
Direct Support Professionals: Initiatives, Issues and Resources (http://rtc.umn.edu/dsp/). Includes state-of-the-art information of use to direct support professionals, trainers and supervisors of direct support professionals, researchers, and policymakers seeking to ensure that quality direct care services are available to all persons with disabilities.
The American Society for Training and Development (http://www.astd.org). Includes online access to selected articles from current issues of Training and Development Magazine, provides 1996 national training statistics, and has links to other sites for trainers and other human resources professionals.
Workforce Online (http://www.workforceonline.com). Contains several types of human resources information, including opportunities to exchange ideas with other human resources professionals, and a searchable database of articles on a wide array of topics including staff recruitment, retention and training.
Organizational Psychology Site of the International Association of Applied Psychology (http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~pcoets/div/home.htm). Among topics addressed are motivation, leadership, groups and teams, organizational development and culture, employee relations, information systems, and design of policies and procedures. Also includes contents of many major research journals in organizational psychology, lists of upcoming conferences and congresses, an online newsletter, and links to other resources.
Resources: Web Sites Related to Direct Support Workforce Development
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