Frontline Supervisors Resources and Information

The Rhode Island Statewide Workforce Initiative’s Training and Professional Development workgroup has endorsed and adopted the National Frontline Supervisor Competencies for Rhode Island. They were developed by the Institute on Community Integration at University of Minnesota, being informed by partners including ANCOR, NASDDDS, NADSP and the National Leadership Consortium. The competencies provide an outline of skills and knowledge needed in the role. The Frontline Supervisor can use the competency set by helping plan and track their professional development and to identify skills for improvement.

The Rhode Island Statewide Workforce Initiative’s Training and Professional Development workgroup has endorsed and adopted the National Frontline Supervisor Competencies for Rhode Island. They were developed by the Institute on Community Integration at University of Minnesota, being informed by partners including ANCOR, NASDDDS, NADSP and the National Leadership Consortium. The competencies provide an outline of skills and knowledge needed in the role. The Frontline Supervisor can use the competency set by helping plan and track their professional development and to identify skills for improvement.

The Rhode Island State Workforce Initiative for Training and Professional Development workgroup has endorsed and adopted the Direct Support Professional Competency Areas published by the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. The competencies provide an outline of skills and knowledge needed in the role. These competencies are provided as guidance to help inform and elevate the direct support professional occupation. The Direct Support Professional Core Competencies are useful for frontline supervisors because they provide a foundation that lays out expected knowledge and skills that direct support professionals should be competent in. The Frontline Supervisor can use the Direct Support Professional Core Competencies to inform evaluation of DSPs' performance.

This is a Spanish version of the Direct Support Professional Competency Areas published by the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals.

The Direct Support Professional Code of Ethics was developed by the National Association of Direct Support Professional to serve as an ethical guide. The Code of Ethics intends to guide direct support professionals in resolving ethical dilemmas faced in their profession every day.

This document is a template for employers to consider when developing a training plan for direct support professionals. Items within each section are not in any particular order and align with current (2023) Division of Developmental Disabilities training requirements. Time frames of topics may need to be shifted to later in employment based upon scheduling and employer-specific training programs. This template assumes that an employer has completed the pre-hire process consistent with their hiring and selection practices.

This is the Spanish version of this document.

This report for the period of Jan. 1 to June 30, 2024, provides a comprehensive summary of workforce data for Rhode Island, focusing on direct support professionals (DSPs) and frontline supervisors (FLSs). It evaluates whether statewide efforts are effectively impacting workforce conditions. The report is designed to inform people with disabilities, their families, employers, state partners and policymakers.

This is the Spanish version of the report for the period of Jan. 1 to June 30, 2024.

This is the plain language version of the report for the period of Jan. 1 to June 30, 2024.

This is the Spanish plain language version of the report for the period of Jan. 1 to June 30, 2024.