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Notes for Maine agencies that train direct support professionals.

How to pilot DSP training before an agency-wide rollout

A pilot is a few direct support professionals and a supervisor, not a silent switch for the whole agency.

DSPs talk with the person they support, families, and the rest of the team. Boundaries keep those conversations in the right place.

DSPs train around the schedule they already work. Short assignments beat a course that never gets opened.

A walkthrough is a look through the course catalog with your DSP roles in mind. Bring a short list.

The two questions get mixed in search and in staff meetings. Split them before you assign a course.

Refreshers are for people who already work the shift. Plan them around what the team still needs to practice.

Orientation is the first training path for someone new to direct support work. Here is how hiring agencies usually sequence it.