Why does SPEAK exist?
There are more than 54 million Americans with disabilities – 8 million of whom have a diagnosis of intellectual and other developmental disabilities, with nearly 14 million requiring long-term supports and a service from DSPs. Nationally, there is a 50-77% turnover rate among DSPs. In an industry where the supports provided are intimate, including personal care, hygiene, and sometimes direct handling of another’s money, relationships of trust are vital. SPEAK helps ascertain what supports are necessary and then provides those that will help keep DSPs in the workforce. The heart and soul of SPEAK is to recruit, retain, and support DSP’s.
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September 07, 2011
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Support Providing Employees’ Association of Kentucky (SPEAK)
Support Providing Employees’ Association of Kentucky (SPEAK) is a professional association for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). Direct support professionals (DSPs) are people who work directly with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with the aim of assisting the individual to live their life to its fullest.
Support Providing Employees’ Association of Kentucky (SPEAK) offers: pre-service orientations for partner agencies, training for mentoring of new hires, regularly scheduled in-service training, a regularly published newsletter and website supporting networking opportunities, and promoting DSP recognition and professionalism to its affiliate agency’s or individual members.
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