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"Don't chase success. Instead decide to make a difference
and success will find you."-unknown
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OADSP Eflash Newsletter - February 2017
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written for and by direct support professionals
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Welcome to the February 2017 edition of the OADSP e-flash newsletter. In January we met with members of the DSP and Supervisor Council and started planning
for the OADSP Summit, scheduled for May 16th, 2017. Registration opens next week. We also picked the theme for the 2017 DSP Event (9/13/17), which will be revealed at the Summit. Registration for the Ohio Leadership LAUNCHpad is open and promises to be a unique
leadership retreat experience that allows participants to fully immerse themselves in the culture of leadership with like-minded people. As I prepare this e-flash it is hard to believe that is a balmy 74F outside - enjoy!
Katrina Sacay and Donna Rhodes
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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CAREER PARTNERSHIP - OHIO
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In 2015 OPRA and OADSP Partnered to expose high school juniors and seniors to the field of developmental disabilities through the C3P (O) program. This is
a program that combines classroom education (through OADSP's Credentialing Program, DSPATHS) & a year long internship program, culminating with the students developing a portfolio that demonstrates their ability in a variety of DSP competency areas, and earning
a credential upon the successful completion of the course.
Contact Janice Hall for more information!
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C3P (O) - FROM A TEACHER'S PERSPECTIVE
My name is Steven Huber and I am a Career Based intervention teacher at Franklin Heights High School. Last year, I had the priviledge of being part of the inaugural
C3P(O) program.
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For staters, I am Victoria Weldin and I started this internship my junior year. I have a lot of family in nursing, so I thought it would be easy....but I was
in for a surprise (not in a bad way).
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This month, Sara Hess from
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With all friends there are ups and downs but true friends show compassion and forgiveness for each other. It has taken me a while to realize that I deserve
the best. We all do, don't we? I have some friends that “have my back” no matter what. That is true friendship I think.
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“How often do YOU swap shoes?”
Can you imagine what it would be like to be in someone else’s shoes? Specifically, the people that you assist. Let’s go through a typical day and put yourself
in their shoes. They live in a group home with 10 people. It’s 6 a.m. and it’s time to wake up.
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The Ohio Direct Support Professional Council is a prestigious body of leading Direct Support Professionals from across Ohio who serves in an advisory role to the Ohio Alliance of Direct
Support Professionals (OADSP) Board of Directors.
Led by OADSP’s Executive Director Bethany Toledo, the DSP Council members meets quarterly to discuss issues effecting Direct Support Professionals and offer recommendations on improved
service delivery. Members also assist in planning events and training programs for DSPs.
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Welcome new DSP Council Members!
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Hello, My name is Brigitte Gayton and I have been employed at Welcome House in Westlake for nearly 10 years. Throughout those years I held various positions
like DSP, Senior DSP, Team Leader and most recently Site Supervisor. I have also completed the DSPATHS CIP and looking to finishing CAP along with completing my BSW. I strive to be a role model and mentor to people, especially my 12 year old daughter!
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Hi, I am Lairamy Wiley, I work at St. Joseph Home in Cincinnati. I am a DSP Supervisor and have been in the field for 13 years. I am a step parent of 2 girls
ages 13 and 16. I have been married for 5 years to my husband Clyde. A quote I live by is, "Excuses are tools used by the incompetent to build moments of nothingness." - Dr. Suess. I never make excuses I come up with a plan and execute.
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Article Submission and Funding
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This E-flash is intended to be widely distributed; you do not need permission to forward. You do need permission
to publish in a newsletter or magazine.
Send us your articles, essays, paragraphs, sentences, poems, audio/videos, and other writings. Topics should benefit Direct Support Professionals and the work they do to support others. For Submissions
and Inquiries: email ksacay@oadsp.com
Funding
The OADSP E-flash Newsletter is funded by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council. We thank the Ohio DD Council for their generous support.
Sincerely,
The OADSP Editors
Katrina Sacay and Donna Rhodes
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