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  • Healthcare Studies
  • Disability Services

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  • The responsibilities of direct support professionals (DSPs) are undergoing significant evolution.
  • Understanding DSPs' perceptions of their roles is crucial for effective service delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how direct support professionals perceive their evolving roles.
  • To compare these perceptions across different agency settings: traditional, intermediate, and innovative.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving 440 DSP survey responses.
  • Interviews conducted with 24 direct support professionals.

Main Results:

  • DSPs in individualized/innovative settings reported expanded roles, emphasizing self-determination and community integration.
  • DSPs in traditional settings focused on core care functions like daily living activities, medication administration, and health/safety.
  • DSPs in intermediate settings experienced role conflict due to competing responsibilities.

Conclusions:

  • DSP role perceptions vary significantly based on agency setting.
  • Systemic transformation of service delivery is needed to address evolving DSP roles and role conflict.
  • Future service models should support expanded DSP functions for enhanced self-determination and community engagement.