Foreward
Core Editorial Team: Sue Hutton, Ann Hines, Jocelyn Tan, Claudiane Coutu Arbour & Yona Lunsky Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are an essential workforce, working tirelessly under challenging circumstances to support children, youth, and adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. DSPs provide crucial person-centered and person-directed support that empowers individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live self-determined and fulfilling lives.
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Introductory Reflection
DSP Program Fellows: Sue Hutton, Claudiane Coutu-Arbour, Edward Rawson, Fredrica Pottinger, Nikolay Potapenko, Katelyn Provo, Kiara Pepe, Jordan Wiley. As Fellows of the Azrieli Foundation’s Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence’s Direct Support Professional Fellowship Program, we offer our reflections to introduce this special issue and share why it is so important.
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DSPs are Spoons that Empower Community
Nicole Flynn A Poem and Art by Nicole Flynn