Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation (RCWT)
Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation Website
Meet Your RCWT Regional Lead
Free Trainings & Other Opportunities
FREE Pandemic Preparedness Module Available through The College of Direct Support
The NY Alliance continues to provide innovative ways to support the field during these challenging times and as such, we have worked with DirectCourse, a platform that provides online training modules through The College of Direct Support to bring a new Pandemic Preparedness module to the field. This module is now available free of charge to all providers in New York State. Click here to learn more.
National Association for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP)
NADSP Website
NADSP DSP Tool Kit
NADSP Onboarding Tool Kit for DSPs
NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Abbreviated/Refresher Training and Recertification Interim Guidance
Coronavirus Guidance
OPWDD COVID-19 Procedures and Practices - An overview of PPE and hygiene practices for DSPs.
OPWDD Training Statewide Learning Management System (SLMS)
OPWDD Training Page
SCIP-R Guidance
Weekly OPWDD Webinars on COVID-19
NYS OPWDD Essential Personnel and Direct Support Return to Work Guidance
Protocols for Essential Personnel to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure or Infection
Health Advisory: Updated Protocols for Personnel in Clinical and Direct Care Settings to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure or Infection
Health Advisory: COVID-19 Release From Home Isolation
Webinars
Paid Family Leave & FMLA Resources
Employment Law & COVID-19 Webinar on March 26 - Presented by Shepard Mullin
SEMP Billing During COVID-19
Webinar on March 27 - Presented by NYS APSE, NY Alliance, CHSE, DDAWNY, CP of NYS, IAC, The Arc New York & Dowling Law PLLC
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COVID-19 Experiences from Providers for Providers
Webinar on April 1 - Presented by AABR, FREE & Liberty Arc
Download AABRs Powerpoint
Other Training Resources
Open Future Learning | Blog
RELIAS Free Trainings
RELIAS Webinars
Grief & Loss Resources
Hope and Honor After a Loss: Remembering and Readjusting After a Loss (16 min video) - Presented by: Cristina Perera, Clinical Specialist, The Center for Family Support // Contact email: [email protected]
The Boggs Center developed the following resources that may prove helpful as you strive to compassionately support people in your life who are experiencing loss and processing grief.
Responding to Grief Reactions of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Ritualizing Grief with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Resources: Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Grief, Death, & Dying
Helping People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Process Grief
Self-Care for DSPs
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP)
COVID-19 Toolkit for DSPs - Resources to help DSPs take care of themselves during the crisis.
Partner Violence and Child Abuse Health Concerns
To help families and communities address intimate partner violence and child abuse health concerns, see SAMHSA’s Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse Considerations During COVID-19 resource document.
Self-Advocates Give Critical COVID Information Videos
Episode 1: How to Stay Healthy
Episode 2: What Should I Do if I Think I'm Sick?
Episode 3: What I Should Do If I Get Sick?
Episode 4: What To Do If a Caregiver or a Family Member Gets Sick
Episodio 1 - Cómo mantenerse saludable
Episodio 2 - Lo que debo hacer si creo que estoy enfermo:
Episodio 3 - Lo que debo hacer si estoy enfermo
Episodio 4 - Lo que debo hacer si mi familiar o persona que me cuida se enferma
Know Your Rights Fact Sheets
COVID-19 Fact Sheets developed by The Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities:
Safeguard Against Disability Discrimination During COVID-19
Designed for healthcare providers based on guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
Do You Know Your Rights with COVID-19?
Developed for people with disabilities about advocating for rights
