Direct Support Professionals Orientation

Partnership for People with Disabilities

References and Resources

Disability Information

Amado, A.N. (2013). Friends: Connecting people with disabilities and community members. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, Research and Training Center on Community Living.

Davies, P. & Bolton, C. (1996). A guide to developing community connections. Placerville, CA: Connections for Information and Resources on Community Living (CIRCL).

Direct Support Professional Profile (video directed by Mark Snow). (2004). Center for Disability Leadership: University of Delaware. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79_8Igkh_9c

Kincaid, D., Dunlap, G., Kern, L., Lane, K.L., Bambara, L.M., Brown, F., Fox, L., & Knoster, T. (2016). Positive behavior support: A proposal for updating and refining the definition. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 1-5.

Kunc, N. & Van der Klift, E., (1995). A credo for support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wunHDfZFxXw

National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (2011). 15 NADSP competency areas. Minneapolis, MN: www.nadsp.org

O’Brien, J. (1987). A guide to personal future’s planning. The Activities Catalog: A Community Programming Guide for Youth and Adults with Severe Disabilities. Baltimore MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

O’Brien, J. & Lovett, H. (1993). Finding a way toward everyday lives: The contribution of person centered planning. Harrisburg Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Pitonyak, D. (2005). 10 things you can do to support a person with difficult behaviors. 

Sedlezky, l., Reinke, J., Larson, S., & Hewitt, A. (2013). National frontline supervisor competencies. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration.

Snow, K. (2016). People first language. https://www.disabilityisnatural.com

Wolfensberger, W. (1972). The principle of normalization in human services. Toronto, Canada: National Institute on Mental Retardation.

Medical Information

Epilepsy Complications. (2015). Retrieved December 2015 from Health Communities website: https://www.healthcentral.com/?ic=healthcommunities

Epilepsy and Seizures: Provoked Seizures, Seizure Disorder, and More. (n.d.). Retrieved December 2015 from WebMD website: http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/understanding-seizures-and-epilepsy

First Aid for Seizures (flyer). (n.d.) Retrieved December 2015: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2f/1f/07/2f1f07ddceccc180ea2c01010daee970.jpg

Frequently Asked Questions: Epilepsy. (2016 updated). Retrieved December 2015 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/about/faq.htm

Seizures Considerations: (2014). Retrieved December 2015 from MedlinePlus: U.S National Library of Medicine website: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm

Seizures Summary: (2014). Retrieved December 2015 from MedlinePlus: U.S National Library of Medicine website: from https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seizures.html

Sepsis Fact Sheet. (2014). Retrieved December 2015 from NIH: National Institute of General Medical Sciences website: https://www.sepsis.org/sepsis-basics/what-is-sepsis/?gclid=CjwKCAjwv_iEBhASEiwARoemvBpf6azF8TcujNHDxsCLeaXcowyYXLt1luPJS5DE25ioVf75fai6kBoCuloQAvD_BwE

Sepsis Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved December 2015 from Mayo Clinic website: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sepsis/basics/definition/CON-20031900?p=1

Surviving Sepsis: Taming a Deadly Immune Response. (2014). Retrieved December 2015 from NIH News in Health website: https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/issue/aug2014/feature2

Triggers of Seizures (2014). Retrieved December 2015 from Epilepsy Foundation website: http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/triggers-seizures

Types of Seizures and First Aid. (2010). Retrieved December 2015 from Edmonton Epilepsy Association website: http://www.edmontonepilepsy.org/epilepsy/types.html  

Urinary Tract Infection Home Remedies & UTI Symptoms. (Reviewed 2016). Retrieved December 2015 from website: MedicineNet http://www.medicinenet.com/urinary_tract_infection/article.htm

Urinary Tract Infection in Adults. (2012). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092485790100303X?casa_token=SE5-5n0M1C4AAAAA:M4CmYsDC3gIFGVyAWjrSH9ULgn6lDwQeTm8xmgl9GDsh0BmbcTZna8c1L8XXtQOi20wC-aZVJJ4

What Happens During A Seizure? (2014). Retrieved December 2015 from Epilepsy Foundation website: http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/epilepsy-101/what-happens-during-seizure