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Celebrating Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Week

Sep-12-2022

Employees

The week of September 11-17 has been designated as Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Week, designed to recognize the invaluable supports Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide and the difference this workforce makes in the lives of Coloradans with disabilities.

Direct Support Professionals, often referred to as caregivers, personal assistants, or home care aides, are the lynchpin to the ultimate success or failure of community-based long-term supports. DSP workers build close, trusted relationships with the many people with disabilities they assist each day. They work in community settings assisting people with disabilities with medications, preparing and eating meals, dressing, mobility, participating in activities that they love, and handling daily affairs. The daily challenges these front-line workers face are both physically and emotionally demanding.

We are so fortunate here at Imagine! to have so many dedicated, talented, and passionate people who are willing not only to take on this difficult job, but to excel at it.

Imagine! DSPs – we thank you for your commitment to the individuals we serve, and are honored to call you our co-workers.

Art below by Molly Collins, a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist at Imagine!.