Webinar

Career Growth in IDD

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Webinar
Direct Support Professionals

About This Webinar

Direct support professionals (DSPs) play a vital role in helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) become integrated and welcomed members of their communities. However, high rates of DSP turnover end up having a devastating impact on building relationships, trust, and care with persons served. Learn best practices for providing career growth opportunities and engaging your DSP workforce with career development tracks, peer mentoring, and more from John M. Best, MPA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) and Robert S. Budd, Chief Executive Officer, Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE).  

Learning Objectives: 

  • The importance of growth as a DSP 
  • Identifying DSP career development tracks 

Presenters

John Best MPA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc.

Robert Budd

CEO, Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc.

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