The Direct Support Professional Training Program trains people to work with individuals with a developmental disability living in licensed community care facilities.
The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has over 4,400 licensed community care facilities that serve over 75 percent of people with developmental disabilities living in licensed facilities. DDS implemented a two-year, 70-hour standardized statewide competency-based training program. Training is mandatory for employees and administrators who provide direct care in a community care facility.
ROCPs provide the Direct Support Professional (DSP) Training at no cost to enrollees. The 70 hours of training are divided into two equal parts of 35 hours each to be completed in successive years. In lieu of the training, a challenge test may be taken for each of the 35 hour segments. Those who pass the challenge test for either of the 35 hour training segments will not be required to take that classroom segment. Training and testing are based upon core competencies or skills necessary for satisfactory Direct Support Professionals' job performance.
ROCP DSP Coordinators
Contact the ROCP DSP Coordinator for specifics about the training
program.
Direct Support Professional Training Program summary provides information about the DSP program, funding, and students served by the program.
Department of Developmental Services DSP Training Resources
Department
of Developmental Services (Outside Source)
DSP
Program Description (Outside Source)
DSP
Training Program Implementation (Outside Source)
ROCP
Directory (Outside Source)
Legislation
(Outside Source)
Community
Care Facility Frequently Asked Questions (Outside Source)
Disability
Information and Resource Links (Outside Source)
Year
1 and Year 2 DSP Training Resource Guide (Outside Source)
Direct
Support Staff Turnover Study (Outside Source)
What's New (Outside Source)
Contact information
DSP is administered by:
California Department of Education
Secondary, Postsecondary,
and Adult Leadership Division
Regional Occupational Centers and Programs and Workforce Development
Unit
1430 N Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dennis Guido, Administrator
916-322-5050
dguido@cde.ca.gov
Clay Mitchell, Consultant
916-445-5568
cmitchel@cde.ca.gov
