All attendees of the Symposium are invited to participate in a follow-up call on August 4 to discuss themes that emerged from the Symposium and ideas for next steps.
The U.S. Senate recently adopted the ANCOR-drafted resolution designating the week beginning September 8th as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.
June 2008 report from the Texas Direct Service Workforce Initiative includes recommendations to improve recruitment, retention, and the perceived status of DSW in Texas.
Promising Practices in Marketing, Recruitment and Selection
This recent report by the University of Minnesota identifies promising practices in direct service worker marketing, recruitment, and selection across the CMS DSW Demonstration grantees.
