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MISSOURI COLLEGE OF DIRECT SUPPORT
21st CENTURY LEARNING FOR 21st CAREERS
The Missouri College of Direct
Support (MoCDS) is a partnership of agencies that have joined together
to create a training and certification program for direct support
workers in Missouri. In November 2005, fourteen (14) provider agencies
statewide agreed to participate in piloting the College of Direct
Support (CDS) internet-based training curriculum for people in direct
support roles. Currently, there are seventeen (17) agencies in the
Pilot. The goals of the Missouri pilot project are to:
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| Partner Agencies |
A consortium of partner organizations and agencies have come together to make the MoCDS a reality. They include:
- Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities (MRDD)
- Missouri Association of County Developmental Disability Services (MACDDS)
- Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
- Direct Care Support Professionals of Missouri
- UMKC Institute for Human Development
- University of Missouri Extension
- Missouri Chapter of the American Association of Mental Retardation (AAMR)
| Steering Committee |
A state wide Steering Committee provides oversight, direction and advice on the implementation of this project. The Steering Committee members are:
- Johanna Whortmann-People First
- Neva Thurston-Parent
- Michelle Saunders-ACT
- Joanie Chenault-Boone County Family Resources
- Dr. Anne Deaton
- Bernard Simons - MRDD
- Dr. Carl Calkins-UMKC, Institute for Human Development
- Dolores Hampton-AAMR
- Roger Garlich-MACDDS
- Susan Pritchard-Green- Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
- Don Carrick-Direct Support Professionals of Missouri
- Robin Rust - MRDD
| Pilot Agency Sites |
The MoCDS pilot sites are made up of a consortium of agencies that have commited time, staff andn resources to the project. They will help implement the MoCDS by...
- reviewing the CDS curriculum to determine if it meets state needs
- augmenting the CDS curriculum for utilization in Missouri
- developing the on-the-job-assessment and mentoring componets to align with the MoCDS training.
The pilot consortium members are:
- Nova Center, Springfield
- The ARC of the Ozarks, Springfield
- Development Center, Springfield
- UCPKC, Kansas City
- Life Skills, St. Louis
- St. Louis Arc
- Emmaus Homes
- Calloway County SB40, Fulton
- Northland Training Coalition, Kansas City
- ACT, Columbia
- Community Opportunities (Lincoln County SB40)
- Association of Group Homes, Maryville/Tarkio
- Boone County Family Resources, Columbia
- Center for Human Services, Sedalia
- Unlimited Opportunities, Boonville
- Willows Way, St. Charles
| Summary |
The project design anticipates the first three years of the project will result in piloting the CDS web-based training curriculum and aligning it to meet Missouri needs. The State will evaluate the effectiveness of the initiative at the end of the three-year period (November 2008) and seek to implement the training statewide with Division of MRDD providers. Also, during the pilot period the partners will work to create a Direct Support Professional (DSP) Credentialing System that would link the MoCDS competency-based training with improved compensation packages for DSPs and address the need to recruit and retain quality workers.
| Contact Information |
For information about the Missouri College of Direct Suport Pilot Program, please contact:
JACKIE COLEMAN
Statewide Project Coordinator
Toll Free 1-800-207-9329
jackie.coleman@dmh.mo.gov
or colemanjac@umkc.edu
The Missouri College of Direct Support is a joint partnership between the
following institutions:
Direct Care Support Professionals of Missouri
University
of Missouri Extension
