Course Description:
Students learn the skills necessary to work providing services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Hours per week: 20
Total Hours: 80
Direct Support Professional Training (morning classes)
Direct Support Professional Training (morning classes)
$0.00
Session 1:
9/26/22–10/21/22
Session 2:
1/9/23–2/3/23
Session 3:
4/3/23–4/28/23
Prerequisite: CASAS score of 215
Orientation four weeks prior to start of class
You will learn:
- The roles of DSPs
- Disability background & culture
- Mental health / Behavior
- Soft skills and job readiness
- Activities of Daily Living
- Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
- Assistive devices and technology
- Documentation and assessment
- Data
- Privacy and other ethical considerations
- Dealing with emergencies
- Health through the Life Cycle
- Work safety / OSHA
- Rights
- Ethics
As a SNAP E&T participant, you will get:
- Riptiks if you don’t have transportation to make sure you can get to class
- Help paying for childcare (if you qualify and can’t get it through CCAP)
- Your testing, training certifications and registration fees paid
- All of your books and training materials free
- Case management
About Instructors
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island specialize in Adult & Workforce Education, Family Literacy, Interpreting / Translating, Refugee Resettlement.