Partner Profiles
College of Direct Support Partner Profiles focus on best practices and allow CDS clients to tell their stories about why and how they successfully use the CDS online curriculum in their respective programs, as well as the results they see.
Southern California’s AbilityFirst Enjoys Long Relationship with CDS
An organization like AbilityFirst, with many clients and staff, whose headquarters, homes, centers, and camps function span hundreds of miles, faces a challenge when it comes to training. Before using CDS online curriculum,… Read more
Grandfather’s Advice Motivates Award-Winning DSP April El
For April El, becoming a direct support professional (DSP) meant following the advice that her grandfather gave her many years ago. “He told me that you can be on the… Read more
Kansas Continues to Train DSPs with Statewide CDS Curriculum
Beginning in 2002, Kansas offered a grant to implement the College of Direct Support (CDS) curriculum to organizations around the state. At the time, any intellectual developmental disability service provider… Read more
Pennsylvania was the First in the Country to Adopt Online CDS Curriculum Statewide
For nearly a decade, Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has continued to provide self-advocates, families and direct support staff with access to DirectCourse/College of Direct… Read more
CDS Called ‘Solid Educational Training’ For Kentucky’s DSP Workforce of 6,500
See how Kentucky made strides to provide the highest quality training available for their DSPs and other support staff.
New Hampshire’s DirectConnect Blends CDS Into Its Unique Approach To Training DSPs
There is a unique initiative underway at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability. Its name is “DirectConnect” and it was created to help identify and put into place… Read more
Maine OHI CEO Says CDS Training Is ‘Critical’ for Staff; Group Working to Expand Its Reach
Learn more about OHI’s greatest assets, the 260 Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), who support more than 600 people with intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses and autism – many of whom are… Read more
Apple Patch plows ground for CDS in Kentucky. In July ’09 DSP turnover was 53%; today it is 15%
Inclusion is the most important factor in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Discover how Apple Patch provides the support services needed to help individuals become more included and… Read more
CDS Changes How Staff at Emory Valley Center View Training: They’re Now Requesting Classes
The Emory Valley Center (EVC) began using the College of Direct Support (CDS) online learning in 2008 and our staff, unaccustomed to computer-based training, responded quite well! How well? EVC… Read more
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