A Day in the Life of a DSP Worker
As a Direct Support Professional, I am more than staff. In many ways, I serve as a listener, a cheerleader, a counselor, a friend, a confidant, resource guide, and more.
September 12, 2023
Category: Blogs-Disabilities Support
Finding Meaning in Cooking Class
By Jamie Leboe
Mondays at 5:00 pm, join us for a cooking class that is designed to promote learning and life readiness skills for individuals with varying abilities.
January 28, 2022
Should You Disclose a Disability?
By Andrea Fenwick
When you’re looking for a job, one of the things most people worry about is saying the wrong thing during an interview. For people with disabilities, it’s even more of a concern wondering what, if anything, they should disclose.
December 21, 2021
Opportunities Surface During COVID for Workers of All Abilities
We often view changes due to COVID as a challenge we had to overcome or adapt to, but for some, this was an opportunity.
December 7, 2021
Coming Out on the Other Side
By Sharmaine Palmer, RN
When COVID came along, we had to change the way in which we did almost everything – from providing virtual care to advocating with doctors to shopping for necessities, even walking dogs.
August 24, 2021
Discovering Your Path
By Jamie Leboe
Now with a service called Discovery, individuals who have diagnosed developmental disabilities and receive DDA funding can do just that, discover what their interests and abilities are and how they align with a great job.
August 17, 2021
A New Kind of Parenting in the COVID World
By Karen Holt & Marci Baranauskas
Appendix K is a temporary regulatory change that offers family members of individuals with disabilities the opportunity to be “staff” for their loved ones.
August 16, 2021
Transitioning from School to Work
By Jamie Leboe
If you have a child with a diagnosed disability, there are ways to make their transition out of the school system and into the world of work a bit easier.
June 3, 2021
Our Invisible Heroes
By Tinu Ogunkoya
Direct care staff at JCS offer a full-range of support for individuals with varying abilities. These women and men are the invisible heroes.
May 25, 2021
What’s Next: Discovering My Child has a Disability
By Andrea Fenwick
Being a parent is difficult, but when you discover your child might have a disability, your journey goes from difficult to extremely daunting.
February 19, 2021