Advocacy and Direct Support Professionals

The Direct Support Professional workforce has been a focus in the state and federal governments for many years now. Much of this is thanks to the advocacy of providers, their clients, and of course the DSPs themselves. Through tours, roundtable discussions, and testimony given at the Statehouse, DSPs and their supporters have done excellent work to relay their perspectives to those that need to hear it. Because of that, wages have increased, training continues to develop, and more clients have been given top tier services. Below will be an outline of accomplishments for DSPs in the legislature over the past 10 years as well as resources to help DSPs advocate for more success in the future!