1. THE NADSP MOVING MOUNTAINS CHALLENGE: DEVELOPING A NATIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Marianne Taylor, NADSP Co-Chair (taylor@hsri.org)taylor@hsri.org Human Services Research Institute WWW.HSRI.ORG WWW.NADSP.ORGWWW.HSRI.ORGWWW.NADSP.ORG Cliff Poetz, NADSP Co-Chair University of Minnesota, ICI Judith Stevens, NADSP Member University of New Mexico, CDD Don Carrick, NADSP Member Direct Support Professionals of Missouri

2. National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals MISSION The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals promotes the development of a highly competent human services workforce which supports individuals in achieving their life goals.

3. Alliance Goals  Enhance the status of Direct Support Professionals and human services  Provide better access to all direct support professionals to high quality educational experiences (e.g. inservice training, continuing & higher education) and lifelong learning which enhances competence.  Strengthen the working relationships and partnerships between Direct Support Professionals, self-advocates, other consumer groups and families.

4. Alliance goals (cont.)  Support the development and implementation of career paths within direct support and to other human service (scaffolds include voluntary credentialling systems, apprenticeship programs, career mentoring).  Promote systems reforms which provide incentives for BETTER WORK CONDITIONS (compensation, benefits, decision making, participation, quality of life).

5. LET’S FLOAT SOME TRIAL BALLOONS  IMPROVE IMAGE AND STATUS OF DSP and HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL STRATEGIES STATE STRATEGIES LOCAL STRATEGIES

6. LET’S FLOAT SOME TRIAL BALLOONS  ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES NATIONAL STRATEGIES STATE STRATEGIES LOCAL STRATEGIES

7. LET’S FLOAT SOME TRIAL BALLOONS  BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSUMERS NATIONAL STRATEGIES STATE STRATEGIES LOCAL STRATEGIES

8. LET’S FLOAT SOME TRIAL BALLOONS  DEVELOP CAREER PATHS NATIONAL STRATEGIES STATE STRATEGIES LOCAL STRATEGIES

9. LET’S FLOAT SOME TRIAL BALLOONS  REFORM SYSTEMS TO MAKE JOBS BETTER (COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, ROLES) NATIONAL STRATEGIES STATE STRATEGIES LOCAL STRATEGIES

10. KEEPING OUR PROMISES:  Quality support every day  Choices & control  The chance to learn, grow, plan and dream  Value – money well spent  Resources to do a good job – Education & training; Decent working conditions; Living wage; Leadership and the chance to fulfill a mission

11. …If a promise you don’t keep…

12. As advocates let’s make sure that people keep their promises!