What is a KY Direct Support Professional (DSP) Credential
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Brief slideshare of KY Direct Support Professional (DSP) credentialing options. Six total credentials exist. each requires a substantial amount of work, but worth the effort. A state provided credential reinforces the value a DSP has as a professional in the field of human services.
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What is a KY Direct Support Professional (DSP) Credential
- 1. Direct Support Professional (DSP) Credentialing in Kentucky What is Credentialing?
- 2. Contents 1. Link to DDID SCL Training Website 2. What is DSP Credentialing? 3. What benefits are there to obtaining credentialing? 4. What KY DSP Credentials are available? 5. What is required to obtain a credential? 2
- 3. KY DSP Credentialing Content contained in the presentation is based on information published by KY Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities dated March 2014. Full KY DDID Credentialing manual and application packet(s) can be found by visiting http://dbhdid.ky.gov/ddid/scl-training. aspx 3
- 4. What is Ky DSP Credentialing? Recognition from KY DDID for mastering and demonstrating professional standards of practice. 4
- 5. Credentialing ….. What’s the Benefit? Credentialing offers benefits to: ➲ You as a DSP ➲ To the Participant ➲ To the profession ➲ To your employer 5
- 6. The Six Levels of KY DSP Credentials Direct Support Professional ● Credentialed (DSP-C) ● Specialty in Health Support (DSP-SHS) ● Specialty in Positive Behavior Supports (DSP-SPBS) ● Specialty in Community Guide (DSP-SCG) ● Specialty in Community Access (DSP-SCA) ● Specialty in Employment (DSP-SE) 6
- 7. Each Credential Requires... Standard Requirements: 1. Title Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Application 4. Employer Verification of: a. Employment b. Performance evaluation covering previous 12 months c. Good standing 7
- 8. Each Credential Requires... 3. Letter of recommendation from Participant/Representative 4. Signed DSP Code of Ethics 5. CDS Phase I and II checklist; complete and signed 8
- 9. Each Credential Requires... 6. Copy of CDS transcript/verification of DDID CPI completion 7. Copy of Current CPR and First Aid Certification* 8. Current Resume *Nationally Recognized 9
- 10. Each Credential Requires... Depends on option selected 10. Copy of Transcript(s) from Accredited College or 11. National Credential In the absence of 10 or 11: 12. Portfolio work samples with reflective summaries 13. Copy of signed release of information 10
- 11. Produced by Direct Support Solutions, LLC Visit us: directsupportsolutions.com facebook.com/directsupportsolutions twitter.com/dss_ky Contact us: info@directsupportsolutions.com
Editor's Notes
- Credentialing is a process of receiving recognition from an official agency for mastering and demonstrating professional standards of practice. A part of the recognition which sets you apart is the acknowledgement that the earned credential signifies your mastery of DSP standards of practice established by DDID in Kentucky.
- 1.) Credentialing offers benefits to you Promote an opportunity for DSPs to advocate for promotions and advancement in the field It reflects your commitment to providing quality, person-centered services by meeting specific performance expectations; 2.) Credentialing offers benefits to Participant Enhance the lives of participants reflects your commitment to providing quality, person-centered services by meeting specific performance expectations; Participants and/or their representatives have assurances of caregiver competencies necessary to support the individual's needs, preferences and personal goals. 3.) Credentialing offers benefits to the profession Promote the professionalization of Direct Support Professionals Benefits the Direct Care Profession by: Enhancing and improving the quality and effectiveness of supports; Promoting ongoing professional growth of a credentialed DSP; and Providing people outside the field of community based services an opportunity to see direct support work as an authentic profession with a career path. 4.) Credentialing offers benefits to your employer Represents an employer’s commitment to providing a higher standard of care by employing credentialed DSPs Promote a positive influence on recruitment, selection, and retention of highly qualified DSPs
- *If using personally identifiable information