Agency Administration

Agencies and organizations providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are required by New York State to implement new Workforce Transformation Initiatives.

Agency administrators need to understand initiatives and integrate them throughout their organizational structure.

The Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation provides a substantial resource library to assist Agency Administrators with developing these professional skills and helping them learn how to apply the Code of Ethics, and Core Competencies from a supervisory standpoint.

We have provided a list of current resources below. Simply click on the links provided to watch a video, webinar, or download a document.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

OPWDD Resources

RCWT Weekly Activities  – July 20, 2020

RCWT Weekly Activities – July 20, 2020

Books that deal with grief and loss: The Goldfish Went on Vacation:  A Memoir of Loss (and Learning to Tell the Truth about It) by Patty Dann A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis Grief Works:  Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving by Julia Samuel Healing the Adult Sibling’s...

RCWT Weekly Activities – June 30, 2020

RCWT Weekly Activities – June 30, 2020

Your Guide to safe outdoor activities during Covid https://lakesidemilam.com/blog/safe-outdoor-activities-during-covid-19  For some of the people we support who are not yet comfortable with going out, exercise with Spirit Club a fitness company that offers online...

RCWT Weekly Activities – April 15, 2020

Fun things to do while practicing Social Distancing Test your knowledge with some Kahoot quizzes. Copy and Paste the link below into your search engines: https://create.kahoot.it/share/some-code-of-ethics-anyone/f8c55f87-8480-4eaf-b230-027accba5f50...

NADSP and RCWT present Code of Ethics Webinar Series

Join us for monthly webinars on the NADSP Code of Ethics This series of 10 live webinars will focus on The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) Code of Ethics. Each webinar will highlight a tenet of the Code. The webinars...

Frontline Supervisor Symposium – Region 4

Region 4 of the Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation (RCWT) is hosting a Frontline Supervisor Symposium on Thursday, 5/25/17. The symposium will take place in New York City from 10am-12pm. You can register here. Why are the RCWT having a...

A Report on DSP Workforce Crisis of the 21st Century

In April 2017, the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) published a report on the Direct Support Professional (DSP) workforce crisis. The report is called Addressing the Disability Services Workforce Crisis of the 21st Century.  The...

New York State Participates in National Survey of DSPs

New York State Participates in National Survey of DSPs

For the first time, New York State is participating in a national survey on the quality and stability of the Direct Support Professional (DSP) workforce. The survey is called The 2016 National Core Indicators Staff Stability Survey. DSP...

RCWT and Core Competencies at 2017 NYSACRA Conference

RCWT and Core Competencies at 2017 NYSACRA Conference

At the 2017 NYSACRA conference, the Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation (RCWT) shared resources and answered inquiries. We distributed posters for the core competencies, cards for the code of ethics, Workforce Transformation DVDs, and...

DSP evaluations for time-limited Family Support Services Programs

How are provider agencies supposed to evaluate a DSP who may be working for several different programs throughout the year? The answer isn’t always easy or clear cut. If a Direct Support Professional (DSP) in a time limited Family Support Services (FSS) programs...

Developing Evaluations for Frontline Supervisors

Frontline Supervisors (FLSs) sometimes offer direct support to people with disabilities. However, since FLSs are not Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), they are not subject to evaluations like DSPs. The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is...

Agencies Wanted to Host Free Training Workshops

The Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation (RCWT) are looking for agencies across New York State to host FREE training workshops. The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) is offering three, FREE workshops through September 2017, and the RCWT are seeking...

Core Competencies Address Changing Role of DSPs

New York State has adopted the Core Competencies and the Code of Ethics to address the changing roles of direct support professionals (DSPs). An Emphasis on Person-Centeredness and Ethics The culture of providing support and services for people...

Provider Shared Resources

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Disclaimer

RCWT is neither a labor union nor represented by a union. The position of the RCWT on labor union organizing of direct support professionals (DSPs) is one of neutrality. RCWT neither recommends nor discourages DSPs from joining a union. The purpose and activity of RCWT is to improve the quality of human services and supports through an ethical, credentialed and respected DSP workforce. We believe that the most effective definition of quality is defined at the point of service—the work of DSPs and their positive effect on those whom they support. To fulfill the goal of promoting effective direct support practice, the RCWT works vigorously for systems reform and advocates for workforce development interventions that improve the continuity and quality of direct support practice throughout the country.