Direct Support Workforce Development
Projects
Below is a list of the RTC's active projects in the area of Direct Support Professional workforce development. For more information, see the contact person(s) for each project. College of Direct Support: National Online Training Program for Direct Support Professionals The College of Direct Support (CDS) is a computer-assisted, competency-based, interactive multimedia training curriculum for direct support professionals in community settings.Project Contact: Amy Hewitt (hewit005@umn.edu) Project Personnel: Kristin Dean (deanx032@umn.edu), Jennifer Hall-Lande (hall0440@umn.edu), K. Charlie Lakin (lakin001@umn.edu), Sheryl A. Larson (larso072@umn.edu), Nancy McCulloh (mccul037@umn.edu), Derek Nord (nord0364@umn.edu), Susan N. O'Nell (onell001@umn.edu), John Sauer (sauer006@umn.edu), Jerry Smith (smith495@umn.edu), Michelle Trotter (trot0026@umn.edu), Amanda Webster (webs0078@umn.edu) Related Publications:
National Evaluation of Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (subcontract from the Lewin Group) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, regulation, and certification directly and indirectly affects the majority of the long-term care workforce. During FY2003, CMS took on a more prominent leadership role in addressing community-based long-term care workforce shortages through the solicitation of 7 to 10 Direct Service Community Workforce Demonstration projects. The Lewin Group, Institute for the Future of Aging Services (LFAS) and The Center on Community Living/Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota are performing an “Evaluation of Contract Demonstration to Improve the Direct Service Community Workforce.” This project requires a qualitative assessment of implementation readiness and progress to identify and describe Promising Practices, technical assistance to grantees on local evaluation designs, and the development of a quantitative evaluation design to assess demonstration program effectiveness.Project Contact: K. Charlie Lakin (lakin001@umn.edu) Report to Congress on the Supply of Direct Support Professionals Serving Individuals with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities This project developed a draft of a Report to Congress on the supply and demand of direct support professionals needed to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). The project included reviews of research, data estimates and projections, consultation and interaction with federal government staff, formulation of recommendations and development of an initial draft report. The RTC utilized its expertise in service systems for individuals with ID/DD, current workforce supply and demand and related factors, and data analysis expertise to develop this report in response to a Congressional request.Project Contact: K. Charlie Lakin (lakin001@umn.edu) Related Publications:
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