DSP Front Line Supervisor

Direct Support Professional Front Line Supervisor Micro-credential

Local agencies are seeing a high need for Direct Support Leadership education, especially for positions in the category of Developmental Disabilities. In addition to working with individuals with developmental disabilities, direct support professionals may work in child care centers, day treatment programs for persons with mental illness, residential treatment facilities, eldercare and respite programs, foster care agencies, jails and alternative correction programs, short‐ and long‐term rehabilitation centers, crisis centers, day habilitation programs, assisted living/skilled nursing facilities, sheltered workshops, and other human service settings. NADSP (National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals) provides a 24 hour curriculum for supervisors in the field.

Stackable Degree Program

This micro-credential aligns with requirements for the Human Services A.S. should students choose to continue their education after obtaining the micro-credential.

The DSP Front Line Supervisor Micro-credential is 6 credits and comprised of the following courses:

MGMT 2047 Human Resource Management (3 cr.)

BUSN 1055 Professionalism (3 cr.)