Direct Support Professional Core Training (9 Hours)

This program brings together training covering Aging and Supporting Older Adults, Effective Communication Skills, Fundamental Rights of Individuals, General Characteristics: An Introduction to Developmental Disabilities, Individual Planning: Person-Centered Approaches, and Principles of Behavior Change. Learners build practical knowledge across the program sequence and apply the guidance to everyday workplace and care-support situations.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, learners will be able to:

• Describe the core training topics included in Direct Support Professional Core Training (9 Hours)
• Identify the competencies or requirements covered across the program
• Apply program guidance to relevant workplace and care-support scenarios