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Leading Practice Resources
Leading Practice Resources
The resources provided below are meant to supplement and provide practical support to organizations striving to meet the Leading Practice Guidelines. Have a resource to suggest? Questions? Contact leanne@abilitiesmanitoba.org.
The Leading Practice Guidelines have been developed to outline the current consensus on leading practice in service delivery. The expected outcomes, should these guidelines be pursued by organizations, are:
- Increased quality of services
- Better consistency of services
- Better outcomes for people
- Shared vision and road map for service delivery
- Competent, stable, confident workforce
- Increased confidence in services
View the Leading Practice Guidelines here.
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CQL – The Value of Direct Support Professionals
Direct support professionals (DSPs) provide personal assistance, including facilitating health, activities of daily living, and community integration, to people with disabilities and older adults.
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Core Practice
CQL – Direct Support Professionals Turnover – Harmful Impact
Despite being the"backbone" of long term services and supports (LTSS) in the United States, direct support professionals (DSPs) "are among the nation's most vulnerable workers". Wages,…
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Core Practice
CQL – Direct Support Professionals Turnover – Who Is Most At Risk
Recent estimates suggest the average organization supporting people with disabilities or older adults may see anywhere from 30% to 70% direct support professional (DSP) turnover a year. This…
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Core Practice
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
An EasyRead version of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This paper is an EasyRead guide to the full agreement. It is not a legal paper. You need…
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Rights & Responsibilities
Rights Restrictions 101
A right restriction is when a person has a right restricted. It is an artificial or temporary limitation imposed on a person's freedom to exercise their rights and freedoms. Generally, it is…
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Rights & Responsibilities
Making an Ethical Decision – Santa Clara University – Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
How to make an ethical decision. The thought process and steps to take in order to make an informed and logically ethical decision.
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Rights & Responsibilities
75 Ways to Build Community - BetterTogether.org
Community is built through hundreds of little and big actions we take every day. A list of actions that can be taken to help build a sense of community.
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Connection
150 Things you can do to Build Social Capital
Social capital is built through hundreds of little and big actions we take every day. We've gotten you started with a list of nearly 150 ideas, drawn from suggestions made by many people and…
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Factsheet - Category:
Connection