NADSP Code of Ethics

NADSP Code of Ethics NADSP

Outlines standards of conduct and professionalism in nine areas:

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• Person-Centered Supports • Promoting Physical & Emotional Well-Being • Integrity & Responsibility • Confidentiality • Justice, Fairness & Equity • Respect • Relationships • Self-Determination • Advocacy

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Content Putting People First Goal #1

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Competency A Respect the people you work for Support and provide choice making

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Competency B Know the people you work for

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Competency C Advocate!

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Competency D Facilitate personal growth & development

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Competency E Facilitate Support & Services

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Competency L Education, Training and Self-Development Activities

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Competency M Organizational Participation

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Supporting Good Health Goal #4 Competency P Supporting Health and Wellness

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Supporting Safety Goal #5

Building & Maintaining Positive Relationships Goal #2 Competency F Building & Maintaining Relationships

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Competency G Creating Meaningful Communication

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Competency R 24 Supporting Crisis Prevention, Intervention and Resolution Competency S Supporting Safety

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Competency T Ensuring Safety of Individuals During Environmental Emergencies

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Having a Home Goal #6

Demonstrating Professionalism Goal #3

Competency U 28-30 Supporting People to Live in the Home of Their Choice

Competency H Developing Professional Relationships

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Being Active and Productive in the Community Goal #7

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Competency V Supporting Active Participation in the Community

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Competency I Exhibiting Professional Behavior

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Competency W Supporting Employment, Educational and Career Goal Attainment

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Competency J Showing Respect for Diversity and Inclusion Competency K Creating Meaningful Documentation Records

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NADSP Code of Ethics for DSP

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DSP Core Competencies

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Putting People First Goal #1 Competency A

Respect The People You Work For

2 Communicate with people

Putting People First Goal #1 Competency A

Support & Provide Choice Making

2 Use person-first language

2 Support choice while taking into account health and safety concerns

2 Use body language and eye contact

2 Use positive feedback

2 Monitor your tone and volume 2 Assist with self-care to demonstrate self-respect

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Putting People First Goal #1 Competency B

Know The People You Work For

2 Review relevant information 2 Implement all goals 2 Encourage & support problem-solving 2 Informed about formal and informal assessment

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Putting People First Goal #1 Competency C

Advocate!

2 Is aware of services available to people 2 Encourages and assists 2 Rights and Responsibilities

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Putting People First

Putting People First

Goal #1 Competency D

Goal #1 Competency E

Facilitate Personal Growth & Development

Facilitate Support & Services

2 Teach people

2 Implements service plan

2 Recognize preferred style for learning

2 Shares information in a timely fashion

2 Listens and observes

2 Shares input

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Building & Maintaining Positive Relationships Goal #2 Competency F

Building ­­­­­­­& Maintaining Relationships 2 Encourage the use of social skills 2 Explore and practice faith, religion, spiritual and cultural interests 2 Take pride in abilities and achievements

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Building & Maintaining Positive Relationships Goal #2 Competency F

Building ­­­­­­­& Maintaining Relationships 2 Explore and practice faith, religion, spiritual and cultural interests 2 Uses a variety of resources to support community involvement based on unique interests and needs 2 Supports the person to become a valued member of their community

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Building & Maintaining Positive Relationships Goal #2 Competency G

Creating Meaningful Communication 2 Use polite tone of voice 2 Encourage the person to express themselves 2 Be respectful of someone’s need to be quiet

Building & Maintaining Positive Relationships Goal #2 Competency G

Creating Meaningful Communication 2 Include the person in the conversation (not to but with) 2 Don’t assume the person cannot understand because they don’t communicate traditionally

2 Communicate in ways the person can understand

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Building & Maintaining Positive Relationships Goal #2 Competency G

Creating Meaningful Communication

2 Be mindful of body language, tone and allow enough time for the conversation 2 Practice active listening (repeat words/gestures, ask questions and validate feelings)

Demonstrating Professionalism Goal #3 Competency H

Developing Professional Relationships

2 Respects friends and family members 2 Actively listens and acts upon concerns 2 Is tolerant and accepts others 2 Has positive relationships with co-workers and supervisor

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Demonstrating Professionalism Goal #3 Competency I

Exhibiting Professional Behavior

2 Contributes to the team by being a positive role model and respecting personal and professional boundaries 2 Follows policies and procedures related to dress, confidentiality and use of electronic devices 2 Arrives on time to work and is productive while there

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Demonstrating Professionalism Goal #3 Competency J

Showing Respect for Diversity & Inclusion 2 Shows respect for others’ values 2 Willing to accept and respect human diversity 2 Is aware of how discrimination can affect people 2 Intervenes and reports discrimination

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Demonstrating Professionalism Goal #3 Competency K

Creating Meaningful Documentation Records 2 Notes are done timely and correctly according to policies and procedures 2 Notes are signed and dated according to policies and procedures 2 Notes are thorough and include all information 2 Confidentiality and ethical practices are followed 18 |

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Demonstrating Professionalism Goal #3 Competency L

Education, Training & Self-Development Activities 2 Attends, participates and successfully completes required training 2 Learns from mistakes instead of defending them 2 Accepts developmental feedback and applies it to improve job skills 2 Demonstrates new skills learned from supervisor

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Demonstrating Professionalism Goal #3 Competency M

Organizational Participation

Supporting Good Health Goal #4 Competency P

Supporting Health & Wellness

2 Can express the agency mission and culture and how his/her job and activities support it

2 Documents a person’s health status, medications, medical needs and appointments

2 Completes training on Corporate Compliance topics

2 Maintains and protects all protected health information (PHI) according to HIPAA guidelines

2 Follows the Corporate Compliance procedures 2 Is aware when fraudulent behaviors have occurred and reports them

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Supporting Good Health Goal #4 Competency P

Supporting Health & Wellness 2 Uses appropriate and safe turning, positioning and transfer techniques 2 Recognizes how adequate diet and nutrition, rest and exercise, stress reduction and smoking cessation affect the person 2 Correctly completes activities such as tube feeding, insulin administration, colostomy and/ or catheter care and Epi-pen administration 22 |

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Supporting Good Health Goal #4 Competency P

Supporting Health & Wellness 2 Can identify abuse and the possible impact on the person 2 Can prevent, stop, safeguard against, and report abuse according to the OPWDD policy 2 Take action so that abuse does not happen 2 When abuse is reported, cooperates with the investigation

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Supporting Safety Goal #5 Competency R

Support Crisis Prevention & Intervention & Resolution

2 Supports the person to be engaged to avoid a crisis from occurring 2 Is aware of a person’s vulnerabilities, strengths, things that bother them and supports that work 2 Is effective during times when the person is a danger to themselves or others

Supporting Safety Goal #5 Competency S

Supporting Safety

2 Is able to use emergency equipment if needed 2 Reports issues with emergency equipment or the need for emergency supplies 2 Reports potential hazards related to fire, ice, etc.

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Supporting Safety Goal #5 Competency S

Supporting Safety

Supporting Safety Goal #5 Competency T

Ensuring Safety of Individuals During Environmental Emergencies

2 Follows agency policies, requirements and regulations 2 Can operate adaptive equipment (lift, secure wheelchairs, oxygen, etc.)

2 Maintains a NYS driver’s license consistent with agency requirements 2 Drives safely and follows NYS driving laws

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2 Can implement the personal protection plan based on the needs of the person being supported 2 Is aware and can complete emergency preparedness plans for the location where s/he works 2 Actively participates in and documents the fire escape drills conducted in the location where s/he works | 27

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Having a Home Goal #6 Competency U

Supporting People to Live in the Homes of Their Choice

2 Respects the person’s home and does not treat it like a work site 2 Follows the rules and guidelines in the home

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Having a Home Goal #6 Competency U

Supporting People to Live in the Homes of Their Choice

2 Assists and helps develop people’s skills with their daily routines as needed and desired by them 2 Assists and helps develop people’s skills with household chores as needed and desired by them

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Being Active & Productive in the Community

Having a Home Goal #6 Competency U

Goal #7 Competency V

Supporting Active Participation in the Community

Supporting People to Live in the Home of Their Choice 2 Assists people to become as self-sufficient as possible with transportation needs 2 Refers for travel training when necessary

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2 Promote and support community connections 2 Assists with civic duties, such as voting in an unbiased way

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Being Active & Productive in the Community

NADSP Code of Ethics for Direct Support Professionals

Goal #7 Competency W

The Code of Ethics developed through the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) guides DSPs through the ethical dilemmas they face daily and encourages the highest professional ideals.

Direct support staff, agency leaders, policymakers, and people receiving services are urged to read the code and to consider ways that these ethical statements can be incorporated into daily practice. This code is not the handbook of the profession, but rather a roadmap to assist in staying the course of securing freedom, justice, and equality for all.

Supporting Employment, Educational and Career Goal Attainment 2 Supports career and employment interests and goals of the person 2 Supports educational interests and goals of the person 2 Follows the ISP for job skill development 2 Can describe to the person the workplace expectations for productivity and conduct 32 |

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Direct Support Professional Core Competencies 1 Person-Centered Supports. As a DSP, my first allegiance is to the person I support; all other activities and functions I perform flow from this allegiance.

2 Promoting Physical and Emotional Well-Being. As a DSP, I will commit to promote the emotional, physical, and personal well-being of the people I support. I will encourage growth and recognize the autonomy of those receiving support while being attentive and energetic in reducing the risk of harm.

3 Integrity and Responsibility. As a DSP, I will support the mission and vitality of my profession to assist people in leading selfdirected lives and to foster a spirit of partnership with the people I support, other professionals, and the community.

4 Confidentiality. As a DSP, I will safeguard and respect the confidentiality and privacy of the people I support.

5 Justice, Fairness and Equity. As a DSP, I will affirm the human rights as well as the civil rights and responsibilities of the people I support. I will promote and practice justice, fairness, and equity for the people I support and the community as a whole.

6 Respect. As a DSP, I will respect the human dignity and uniqueness of the people I support. I will recognize each person I support as valuable and promote their value 7 Relationships. As a DSP, I will assist the people I support to develop and maintain relationships.

8 Self-Determination. As a DSP, I will assist the people I support to direct the course of their own lives.

Over the past four decades, the ways in which Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) help and support people with development disabilities have changed and improved through the hard work and dedication of everyone involved – including parents, advocates, policy makers, and people receiving services.

Besides becoming more person-centered, a greater emphasis is being placed on the ethical practices of DSPs and higher levels of competence when providing services and support.

The Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation provide a substantial resource library to assist DSPs with developing the professional skills, ethics, and competencies needed to move forward in their chosen career and best serve people with developmental disabilities.

9 Advocacy. As a DSP, I will advocate with the people I support for justice, inclusion, and full community participation.

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