South Carolina — DDSN/BHDD DSP Training
Tracks South Carolina's direct support staff training mandate under DDSN Directive 567-01-DD (orientation/pre-service competency topics verified by written tests and skills checks, plus 10 hours per year of additional job-related training), 567-04-DD crisis certification, and 603-13-DD medication technician certification. Built for DSPs serving people with intellectual and related disabilities; follows the state's own directives, which give providers wide latitude to use or embellish the minimum outline. Note: DDSN merged into the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (Act 3 of 2025, effective 4/28/25) — the directives remain in force under the new Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities during the transition.
One organized view of what each learner has completed, what is still due, and what needs to be renewed.
Pathway curriculum
Each module shows the training or evidence that satisfies a requirement, when it is first due, and how often it must be renewed.
Pre-service competency training on confidentiality of the people served, verified by written test and skills check (staff with 2+ years' experience may test out).
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Pre-service competency training on abuse and neglect prevention, recognition, and reporting, verified by written test and skills check.
Pre-service competency training on understanding the disabilities of the people served, verified by written test and skills check.
Pre-service competency training on recognizing signs and symptoms of illness and seizures in the people served, verified by written test and skills check.
Pre-service competency training on fire safety and disaster/emergency procedures, verified by written test and skills check.
Pre-service competency training in basic teaching strategies for skill-building with the people served, verified by written test and skills check.
Ten hours per year of additional job-related training beyond orientation, selected to match the staff member's duties; the hour count is tracked against courses mapped here.
First aid competency is part of the 567-01-DD orientation set; the hands-on skills component must be delivered in person. Upload the certification or skills-check record.
Pre-skill crisis certification from one of the nine approved commercial systems (Mandt, CPI, PCM, Therapeutic Options, PCS, TCI, Safety-Care, Ukeru, Aegis) per 567-04-DD. Maintain certification per the chosen system's refresher schedule; upload the certificate.
Med Tech Certification requiring at least 16 classroom hours plus practicum and supervised passes at 85%, taught by RN/LPN/pharmacist/MD instructors; any curriculum matching the DDSN outline must be approved in writing every 3 years. Upload the certification record.
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