Below are resources to help you in understanding the importance of your role, how to better support people in supported living and what makes them tick.

John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien (Responsive Systems Associates), through a subcontract with the Center on Human Policy, produce a wide range of informational material on person-centered planning, community building, and innovative services. They have made these publications available to you here on their web site. http://thechp.syr.edu/rsapub.htm

National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals Code of Ethics http://rtc.umn.edu/ildspworkforce/resource/codetext.asp
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who support people in their communities are called upon to make independent judgments on a daily basis that involve both practical and ethical reasoning. The people who assume the support role must examine and call upon values and beliefs, as well as creative vision, to assist them in the complex work they perform.

Person Centered Planning Education Site and excellent free online lesson that includes
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/pcp/

• an overview of the person-centered planning process
• a self-study course covering the basic processes involved
• a quiz section to help you focus on areas you may need to cover more thoroughly
• a compendium of readings and activities for you to use on your own
• various links and downloadable resources.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute http://www.paraprofessional.org/

The Research and Training Center on Community Living http://www.rtc.umn.edu/main/ provides research, evaluation, training, technical assistance and dissemination to support the aspirations of persons with developmental disabilities to live full, productive and integrated lives in their communities.

College of Direct Supports http://www.collegeofdirectsupport.com/
We offer Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) training opportunities that deepen and enhance your extremely important roles as caregivers, teachers, mentors, counselors, community connectors, and friends in the lives of the people you support.

MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (MH/DD) http://www.mhaspectsofdd.com/index.htm A peer-reviewed publication on the diagnosis, treatment, and habilitation needs of
persons with developmental disabilities.

National Assocation for those with Dual Diagnosis http://www.thenadd.org

American Association on Mental Retardation http://www.aamr.org

OMIM, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The database contains textual information and references. It also contains copious links to MEDLINE and sequence records in the Entrez system, and links to additional related resources at NCBI and elsewhere.

GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING THE PATIENT WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY http://www.intellectualdisability.info/how_to/AandE_eb.html

Understanding Supported Living:
http://thechp.syr.edu/!slwhatd.pdf

http://www.understandingindividualneeds.com/home/default.asp?page=129

http://www.supportedliving.com/supported_living.html