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Concurrent Session E

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

1:00  - 2:00 pm

E2 - SUPPORTING DSPs

Moderator: TBD

Above and Beyond: The Lives and Careers of DSPs and How to Support Them

More than a Statistic: The DSP Workforce as Seen Through State Level Data Collection
Val Bradley, MA, FAAIDD, Human Services Research Institute
Laura Vegas, MA, Human Services Research Institute
Dorothy Hiersteiner, MPP, FAAIDD, Human Research Institute

Food and Housing Insecurity, Turnover Intentions, and Support from Management Among Direct Support Professionals
Jennifer Cohen, PhD, MA, Miami University Oxford

Georgia Uplift Employee Resource Network? A Data-Driven Intervention for DSP Retention
Carol Britton Laws, PhD, MSW, FAAIDD, University of Georgia

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