Nancy McCulloh
Coordinator
Nancy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education and a Master of Science degree in Information Media - Human Resource Development and Training at St. Cloud State University. She has over thirty years of experience providing quality services to people with disabilities in both community residential and vocational settings, this includes over twenty years developing skills in business management, personnel supervision, and human resource training and development. She is member of ARRM, ASTD, ISPI, NADSP and shares her talents as a board member for Friendship Ventures, an organization devoted to meeting recreational and leisure needs for individuals with disabilities through camping and travel experiences. She is a parent and strong advocate of a son with developmental disabilities. As a Project Coordinator for the Institute on Community Integration's Research and Training Center for Community Living she is responsible for developing curriculum for computer and web based training projects. She is responsible for editing the National Alliance of Direct Support Professional's (NADSP) publication, Frontline Initiative. Other project activities include providing technical assistance and training on topics such as: Direct Support Professional (DSP) and Frontline Supervisor (FLS) Workforce Development, Building Working Partnerships with the families of individuals with disabilities, and Using Technology as an effective training tool for DSPs and FLS.
Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living
E-mail: (mccul037@umn.edu)

• CMS Direct Support Worker Technical Assistance
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• College of Direct Support: National Online Training Program for Direct Support Professionals
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• Effective Interventions to Improve DSP Recruitment, Retention and Training Outcomes
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• The Illinois Direct Support Professional Workforce Initiative
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• Mobilizing for Change: Supporting the Frontline Workforce
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• National Training Institute for Frontline Supervisors
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• Kansans Mobilizing for Direct Support Workforce Change
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• National Direct Support Workforce Resource Center
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Frontline Initiative - Newsletter for the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP).   • Issue on Aging (PDF) - Volume 6, Number 1 (2004); File Size: 369 KB   • Issue on Documentation (PDF) - Volume 5, Number 4 (2004); File Size: 300 KB   • Issue on Coping with Disaster (PDF) - Volume 5, Number 3 (2003); File Size: 253 KB   • Issue on Legislative Advocacy (PDF) - Volume 5, Number 2 (2002); File Size: 293 KB

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Final Report: National Training Institute For Frontline Supervisors and Technical Assistance Project (PDF) - This project was designed to refine, test and deliver a National Training Institute for Frontline Supervisors using a "Train-the-Trainer" model and a distributed learning, technical assistance and consulting model to assist community human service employers, families and consumers from across the country to recruit, retain, and train direct support professionals and Frontline Supervisors. (2007); File Size: 97 KB

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Find, Choose and Keep Great Direct Support Professionals - The Illinois Direct Support Professional Workforce Initiative has created two versions (family and individual) of a toolkit designed to provide easy-to-use tips and strategies to help people to find, choose and keep high quality Direct Support Professionals. Anyone can download a copy of either or both versions of "Find, Choose, and Keep Great Direct Support Professionals FREE using the links below: (2007)   • DSP Toolkit - Individual Version (PDF) (2007); File Size: 1.67 MB   • DSP Toolkit - Family Version (PDF) (2007); File Size: 1.48 MB

•	Quality Mall - Quality Mall is a web site that gathers and disseminates information related to or useful in promoting the quality of life for persons with developmental disabilities. It especially focuses on promising person-centered practices and innovations.

College of Direct Support - The College of Direct Support (CDS) is a computer-assisted, competency-based, interactive multimedia training curriculum for direct support professionals in community settings.

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