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Quality Support 2005: An Agenda to Strengthen the Developmental Disabilities Direct Support Professional Workforce in Illinois
03/06/2006 | Requests *Summary
A broad coalition of stakeholders created this example of a comprehensive state-level workforce development plan. The document suggests solutions to the following workforce challenges: recruitment and retention; education, training and development; data gathering and monitoring; status and awareness of profession; and mentoring and supervision. An executive summary and 1-page call to action targeted at key stakeholders are included.
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Keywords
Wages and Benefits; Recruitment and Retention; Real Choice Systems Change; Medicaid; measurement; evaluation; professional association; DSP; Direct Support Professionals
Topic
Quality, Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Data, Marketing materials, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers
Source
Grantee produced, Illinois Direct Support Professional Workforce Initiative
State
Illinois, All States/Territories
Date Created
05/29/2008
Contact
Katie Keiling
Illinois Direct Support Professional Workforce Initiative
kkeiling@uic.edu
312-996-1002
Illinois Direct Support Professional Workforce Initiative
kkeiling@uic.edu
312-996-1002
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