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    Direct Support Professionals

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    Skilled, compassionate care for people with disabilities

    Direct Support Professionals, or DSPs, help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities lead active and meaningful lives in their communities. These essential members of the care team assist with personal care, help clients achieve personal growth, and support them in community activities.

    Become a Direct Support Professional

    Looking for a job that lets you use your skills to reach your full potential, while also helping others achieve theirs? Find your purpose helping others as a DSP.

    For all that DSPs give to others, you’ll quickly find they get just as much back. The role doesn’t just offer a sense of fulfillment, it offers opportunities for growth and career advancement, too.

    It takes a special person to be a DSP. If you think that’s you, check out the job opportunities below.

    DSP Academy

    The DSP Academy is a customized vocational training program designed for individuals with disabilities themselves who wish to become DSPs in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) service system. Upon completion, participants will have all training and certifications needed to work as a DSP in the State of Delaware. The award-winning curriculum has been adapted to suit all learning styles and offers participants job development and placement services.

    DSP Matters

    Subscribe to the DSP Matters mailing list for updates and valuable information about how Delaware Direct Support Professionals make a difference in our community every day. For more information, visit DHSS_DDDS_DEDSPMatters@delaware.gov.

    Subscribe to the Frontline Initiative newsletter for Direct Support Professionals published by the University of Minnesota.

    LEAD

    Build confidence, knowledge and skills through Leadership, Empowerment, Advancement and Development (LEAD) training for DSPs

    The Leadership, Empowerment, Advancement and Development (LEAD) program is a nine-week professional leadership development series for Delaware Direct Support Professionals.