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We've come a long way from the days when the warehousing of people with intellectual disabilities was painfully routine. Today, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) partner with people who rely on community-based human services to live self-directed lives with dignity and pride. DSPs help people with intellectual disabilities realize their dreams and enjoy the daily liberties and human rights that others take for granted. |
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| Direct Support Professionals are Changing Lives |
| PATHS means better support for Ohioans with intellectual disabilities |
| PATHS' mission is clear: to create a competency-based and credentialed career path for Direct Support Professionals (DSP). And its vision is a future in which Ohio has a stable and sufficient pool of highly skilled professionals who are willing and able to support people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. |
PATHS is grounded in the principles of self-direction and |
PATHS recognizes that the needs and interests of people with developmental disabilities will be jeopardized if the availability of a stable, quality direct support workforce is not assured. Therefore, its trainees are drawn from three sources: (1) workers currently employed by public- or private-sector agencies, (2) independent providers employed by families and people with disabilities; and (3) individuals who are interested in launching a career as a Direct Support Professional. |
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PATHS is a program of the Ohio Alliance of Direct Support Professionals |
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