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