ERIC Number: EJ1391858
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Publication Date: 2023-Jun
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The Direct Support Workforce: An Examination of Direct Support Professionals and Frontline Supervisors during COVID-19
Pettingell, Sandra L.; Bershadsky, Julie; Anderson, Lynda Lahti; Hewitt, Amy; Reagan, John; Zhang, Alicia
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v61 n3 p197-210 Jun 2023
Direct support professionals (DSPs) and frontline supervisors (FLSs) have critical roles in home and community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Low wages and high levels of responsibility created a long-term crisis in recruitment and retention and are exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A national sample of DSPs and FLSs were compared on demographics and work-related circumstances using data from the third Direct Support Workforce COVID-19 Survey. Significant differences were found in demographics, hours worked, wages, wage augmentations, and quality of work-life. Policy recommendations to address the worsening workforce crisis are provided.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Allied Health Personnel, Supervisors, Wages, Responsibility, Recruitment, Labor Turnover, COVID-19, Pandemics, Demography, Working Hours, Work Life Expectancy, Work Environment, Policy
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaidd
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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