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Microcredential in

Direct Service Provider I

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Delivery
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1 Semester
Estimated Time To Complete
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What you'll learn

Connect and support your community through a meaningful career! Direct Support Professionals (DSP) work with individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities to support their full integration into their environments and communities. By completing this DSP I microcredential, you can expect to gain a deeper understanding of the field while you gain hands-on skills like helping individuals work toward stated goals and using person-first language through both classroom instruction and meaningful fieldwork. This microcredential is the first in a series of three from Tompkins Cortland, along with the DSP II and DSP III microcredentials, that are part of a new, limited time grant program from the NYS Office of People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). Thanks to a partnership with OPWDD, limited time grant funding is available to pay for your tuition, fees, books, course materials, NADSP credentialing, and educational support. Eligible students who complete each microcredential and certification can earn $750 stipends. Successful completion of this microcredential prepares you for continued study, readies existing DSPs for advancement, and prepares those new to the field to immediately apply for DSP positions.

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Skills covered

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Credits earned in the completion of this microcredential can be applied toward completion of a related certificate or degree program. It is a building block that gives you a jump start to education and career success.

Faculty

Patty Tvaroha
Program Chair, Human Services



 

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