Description
Turn New Hires into Confident and Capable DSPs
The Academy for Professional Development 90-Day DSP Residential Orientation System is a structured, field-tested onboarding and training system designed for supervisors and administrators who want new DSPs to start strong, stay longer, and perform better.
This is not just orientation paperwork.
It is a step-by-step, three-month onboarding and performance development system that:
✅ Builds confidence and competence
✅ Reduces early turnover
✅ Improves compliance and documentation habits
✅ Sets clear performance expectations from day one
✅ Protects the agency and the people you serve
Designed for one-on-one training or small group use, this system combines timelines, checklists, guided activities, and practical coaching tools to turn orientation into a true performance-building process.
What’s Included
📘 1 Bound Trainer’s Guide
📗 10 Employee Guides
The trainer’s guide includes:
- Week-by-week onboarding timelines
- Supervisor checklists and coaching guides
- Structured observation and feedback tools
- Realistic job preview activities
- Documentation and competency tracking tools
Why This System Works
✔ Builds habits, not just knowledge
✔ Reinforces expectations over 90 days
✔ Supports supervisors in coaching—not just training
✔ Creates consistency across homes and programs
✔ Strengthens compliance, safety, and service quality
The Three-Month Residential Curriculum
🏠 Month 1 — Agency & Employment Fundamentals
Builds the foundation for safe, compliant, reliable support in the home.
Covers:
- HR onboarding and workplace expectations
- HIPAA, ADA, and professional conduct
- Emergency procedures and safety systems
- Medication administration fundamentals
- Transportation safety and basic financial protections
- Introduction to the ISP and person-centered support
- Empathy, professionalism, and daily care standards
🌟 Month 2 — Promoting Valued Social Roles
Moves beyond basic care into inclusion, purpose, and community life.
Staff learn to:
- Understand the impact of social devaluation
- Support people to build meaningful roles and relationships
- Actively promote the Five Valued Experiences:
- Sharing places
- Belonging
- Being somebody
- Choosing
- Contributing
🌱 Month 3 — Promoting Self-Determination & Confidence
Focuses on empowerment, growth, and the psychology of support.
Staff learn to:
- Balance safety with the dignity of risk
- Avoid learned helplessness and low expectations
- Build real confidence and self-esteem
- Support meaningful relationships and life experiences
- Promote choice, control, and personal growth
The Bottom Line
This system transforms orientation from a one-week information dump into a 90-day performance-building journey that:
- Produces stronger DSPs
- Builds better habits
- Reduces early failures and turnover
- Improves quality, consistency, and compliance
