The Kansas Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

NADSP Guiding Principles

The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) mission is to promote the development of a highly competent human services workforce that supports individuals in achieving their life goals. It has organized its membership into committees to develop strategies to address each of the following goals (in order of priority):

1. Enhance the status of Direct Support Professionals
2. Provide better access for all Direct Support Professionals to high quality educational services (e.g., in-service training, continuing and higher education) and lifelong learning which enhances competency
3. Strengthen the working relationships and partnerships between Direct Support Professionals, self-advocates, and other consumer groups and families
4. Promote systems reform, which provides incentives for educational experiences, increased compensation, and access to career pathways for direct support professionals through the promotion of policy initiatives (e.g., legislation, funding, and practices)
5. Support the development and implementation of a national volunteer credentialing process for Direct Support Professionals