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    Introduction to the Special Issue: Understanding the Direct Support Workforce in the United States

    This special issue on the direct support workforce highlights the critical role of the direct support workforce in the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ( …

    Published: 06/01/2020

    Conclusion to the Special Issue: Understanding the Direct Support Workforce in the United States

    This special issue sheds light on the needs of the direct support professionals (DSPs), as well the possibilities when positive practices are implemented. A commitment to quality services and …

    Published: 2020

    Direct Support Professionals: Diversity, Disparities, and Deepening Crisis

    In the United States, direct support professionals (DSPs) support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) so they can live in the community. Thirty years of deinstitutionaliza…

    Published: 6/1/2024