Multimedia
Publication prices current through December 30, 2009
Topics
- Direct Support Professional Training
- Self-Advocacy/Self-Determination
- Transition and Career Preparation
Direct Support Professional Training
Higher Ground: The Dedication of Direct Support Professionals During and After
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
A documentary on DVD telling the stories of some of the heroic Direct Support Professionals from New Orleans who, despite long hours, low pay, and tremendous stress and trauma, continued to provide support services during and after the storms while often not knowing the fate of their own families. A preview of the 47-minute DVD is online at www.highergroundthemovie.org. Produced by the Institute’s Research and Training Center on Community Living in conjunction with Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans. (2007) • Cost: $49.00
Find, Choose, & Keep Great DSPs: Toolkits for Families and People with Disabilities
A pair of easy-to-use toolkits designed to help families and people with disabilities find quality, caring, and committeed Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). There are two different versions of the tookit: one for people with disabilities and one for their family members and support providers. These toolkits, which can be used together or separately, provide:
- Information on where in the community individuals and families can find the best DSPs to meet their needs.
- Information on how individuals and families choose the best DSP for their needs, including how to develop a realistic job preview.
- Information on how to train and support DSPs in the job so they stay longer.
- A CD that provides worksheets, sample realistic job previews, and other resources.
Published by the Institute’s Research and Training Center on Community Living. (2006) • Cost: $30.00. Also available on the Web
Direct Support Professional Recruitment Toolkit
A resource to help human service employers recruit and retain quality Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). This resource provides tools to create an exciting, dynamic recruitment plan, resulting in a large pool of qualified applicants. The toolkit, which may be used by agencies, individuals, families, consortia, and organizations, provides:
- Information on how to develop a marketing strategy and recruitment plan that meets each employer’s unique needs.
- Information on where to find people who make great DSPs.
- Samples of effective recruitment tools designed to reach target niche groups.
- A CD-ROM (PC/Mac) with templates that can be customized to produce professional, eye-catching materials.
Produced by the Institute’s Research and Training Center on Community Living. (2004) • Cost: $25.00
Direct Support: A Realistic Job Preview
A video package illustrating the real, everyday work of direct support professionals (DSPs) in the field of developmental disabilities. This job preview is a DSP recruitment strategy designed to give potential employees detailed and balanced information about job expectations, the employer, and the worksite, so they can make an informed decision about accepting a job offer from the employer. A realistic job preview provides both positive and negative information that potential staff are unlikely to know. DSPs profiled in the video offer first-person advice about this important career choice in the following areas: On the Job, Rewards of Direct Support, Challenges of Direct Support, Qualities of a Great DSP, and Lessons Learned. Customized versions of this professionally-produced video package for individual agencies are available. Produced by the Institute’s Research and Training Center on Community Living. (2004) • Cost: $85.00
Self-Advocacy/Self-Determination
Other Voices: The Minnesota Region 10 Quality Assurance Process
A documentary on DVD telling how stakeholders in southeastern Minnesota, including parents, advocates, and self-advocates, developed an alternative quality assurance process to better respond to the needs of citizens with developmental disabilities. The system they developed, called VOICE, is a person-driven process that emphasizes self-determination and includes participation by community members, people with disabilities, and professionals in determining the quality of services provided. This 50-minute film is produced by the Institute's RTC Media. (2008) • Cost: $49.00
We Watch the City: Stories in the Shadow of 9/11
A documentary relating the experiences of New Yorkers with intellectual or other developmental disabilities and those who support them in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The 22-minute film also looks at the backstory: persons with developmental disabilities as valuable, productive citizens and New Yorkers. Produced by the Institute’s Research and Training Center on Community Living. (DVD).
(2002) • Cost: $50.00
Transition and Career Preparation
Finding Our Voice
A DVD telling the stories of four American Indian high school students who are developing the leadership skills necessary to make a successful transition to life after high school. Brian, Brenda, Geno, and Valerie share their experiences of positive personal growth and how their self-advocacy and goal-setting skills gave them the confidence to be leaders in their communities. The students were filmed in a variety of settings – including the National Youth Leadership Training in Sandstone, Minnesota; Outward Bound Wilderness in Ely, Minnesota; and the transition conference, “Your Future Starts Now,” at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities – where they participated in unique experiential activities related to essential transition skills. The 45-minute film is on a DVD that also contains a resource guide that provides discussion questions for use with youth and in staff development, and lesson plans that relate to specific scenes in the video. Finding Our Voice is an excellent complement to the curriculum, Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future. (2006) • Cost: $55.00
My
Future My Plan: A Transition Planning Resource for Life After High School
-- For Students with Disabilities and Their Families
By D. Sheets, E. Gold, P. Stenhjem, and K. Peterson
A DVD telling the inspiring stories of three students
who overcame barriers to achieve their goals in life after high school through transition planning,
positive attitudes, and self-advocacy. Their stories of determination
motivate other students to explore their own options, and the DVD discussion
guide helps students and families begin to think about transition planning
goals. The DVD may be used in home, school, and community
settings. Developed
by the Institute's National Center on Secondary Education and Transition,
in collaboration with State of the Art, Inc. (2003) • Cost: $25.00