Description

Offers a suite of competency-based, online curricula for professionals providing services to people with intellectual, developmental, physical, and psychiatric disabilities, and to older adults. Operated by a partnership of the Institute's Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL) and Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information, DirectCourse is comprised of four colleges:

• The College of Direct Support, based at the RTC-CL

• The College of Employment Services, based at the Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston

• The College of Personal Assistance and Caregiving, based at the Center for Personal Assistance Services, University of California, San Francisco

• The College of Recovery and Community Inclusion, based at Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities

Contact
Kristin Dean
Director
Amy S Hewitt
Website
directcourseonline.com/
Collaborators
Center for Personal Assistance Services, University of California, San Francisco
Elsevier
Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston
Temple University

Staff

Claire E Benway :: National Training Consultant


Staff

Connie J Burkhart :: Graphic Designer


Kristin Dean :: Director of Information Technology


Staff

Nicole K Duchelle :: Education Program Spec 2


Jennifer A Hall-Lande :: Research Associate


Amy S Hewitt :: Director, Institute on Community Integration


Barbara A Kleist :: Program Manager


Sheryl A Larson :: Research Manager


Shawn C Lawler :: Web Developer


Macdonald M Metzger :: Director of Outreach and Engagement


Susan N O'Nell :: Director of Curriculum Development


Staff

Amanda W Ryan :: Academic Technologist


Megan L Sanders :: National Training Consultant


Jerry W Smith :: Director of Marketing and Communications


Staff

Michelle C Smith :: Education Program Spec 2


Jolene M Thibedeau Boyd :: Education Program Spec 2


Chet Tschetter :: National Workforce Consultant


Product

DirectCourse

Offers a suite of competency-based, online curricula for professionals providing services to people with intellectual, developmental, physical, and psychiatric disabilities, and to older adults. …

Published: 2004

Invaluable: The Unrecognized Profession of Direct Support

“Invaluable: The Unrecognized Profession of Direct Support” is a documentary film exploring the underappreciated and underfunded work of direct support professionals (DSPs), the people who support …

Published: 2019

Topics

  • Direct support workforce
    • Supervision and mentoring
    • Human resources and management
    • Retention and recruitment
    • Workforce development strategies
    • Training

Activities

  • Training and professional development