The Direct Support Workforce: An Examination of Direct Support Professionals and Frontline Supervisors During COVID-19.

IF 1.7 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1352/1934-9556-61.3.197

Sandra L Pettingell, Julie Bershadsky, Lynda Lahti Anderson, Amy Hewitt, John Reagan, Alicia Zhang

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Abstract

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.

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直接支持人员队伍：在 COVID-19 期间对直接支持专业人员和一线主管的考察。

直接支持专业人员 (DSP) 和一线主管 (FLS) 在为智力和发育障碍人士提供的家庭和社区服务中发挥着至关重要的作用。低工资和高责任造成了招聘和留任方面的长期危机，而 COVID-19 的流行则加剧了这一危机。利用第三次直接支持劳动力 COVID-19 调查的数据，对全国 DSP 和 FLS 的人口统计学和工作相关情况进行了抽样比较。结果发现，DSP 和 FLS 在人口统计学、工作时间、工资、工资增长和工作生活质量方面存在显著差异。本文提出了应对日益恶化的劳动力危机的政策建议。

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期刊介绍： Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is dedicated to meeting the information needs of those who seek effective ways to help people with mental retardation. The journal reports new teaching approaches, program developments, administrative tools, program evaluation, service utilization studies, community surveys, public policy issues, training and case studies, and current research in mental retardation. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a peer-reviewed journal whose consulting editors represent a broad spectrum of settings: universities, research centers, public and private residential care facilities, and specialized community service agencies.