Direct Support Professional Training (DSPT)

The Direct Support Professional Training (DSPT) is a competency-based training program that is mandatory for all Direct Support Professionals (DSP) working in licensed community care facilities vendored by regional centers. The DSPT is divided into two equal segments of 35 hours each to be completed in successive years for a total of 70 hours. DSPs who are mandated to meet the training requirement, may opt to meet it by passing the Challenge Test for each 35-hour training program.

Instructor-led online trainings are now available, important information regarding online trainings can be found here. For Schedules and registration, please visit www.dsptrain.org.

For additional information regarding DSPT, you can email ccfdsp@dds.ca.gov. For technical assistance and other concerns, please contact the DSPT helpdesk at dspt.helpdesk@sbcss.net or call (800)-910-4604.

How to Start a Conversation About Advanced Directives, POLST, and End of Life Decisions

In this webinar, you will learn and explore the following information:

• Why are end-of-life discussions important?
• What’s the difference between an Advance Directive and POLST?
• How do you start the conversation?

Presented by Sylvia Thompson, BA, CMC, CDP, GRMS

HIPAA and Privacy Practices

• This is an overview of HIPAA Protected Health Information (PHI) related to WRC, all vendors’ and providers’ responsibilities, and our responsibilities under the Lanterman Act.
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule sets standards for how information can be accessed, used, and disclosed at WRC and defines clients’ rights regarding their health information.

Click here to download the presentation.

Accessibility in the Workplace

It is the Employment First Business Advisory Committee’s mission to increase awareness of employment for people with developmental disabilities within the local workforce and community. Please contact us if you would like to learn more and find out how you can partner with us on this mission: EmploymentFirst@wrc.org.

Practical Tips to Manage Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic

In this webinar geared toward regional center service providers, Dr. Mayra Mendez presents coping tools to manage stress-related anxiety. Specifically, she discusses isolation, grief, loss of people, activities, income, and social connections due to COVID-19.