DirectCourse: CDS/CFSM & NADSP E-Badge Crosswalk

This badge is a prerequisite for all other badges in the NADSP E-Badge Academy.

By earning the Code of Ethics Commitment badge, you will demonstrate the following: Your agreement to provide services in line with the NADSP Code of Ethics.

This badge is part of the Professionalism and Ethics CMS Core Competency.

• CFSM-L: Supervision and Leadership: Applying the NADSP COE in Supervision, Management, and Leadership

By earning the Promoting Health badge, you will demonstrate the following:

2.B. Promote healthy living by ensuring DSPs have the information and training necessary to support participant in making healthy choices while respecting participant’s preferences.

This badge is part of the Health, Wellness, and Safety National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CDS-A-S: Supporting Older Adults: The Aging of the US Population

By earning the Discovery badge, you will demonstrate the following:

3.A. Identify participant’s individual preferences and needs and ensure service planning and implementation are designed to meet his or her preferences and needs.

This badge is part of the Participant Support Plan Development, Monitoring and Assessment National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-E: Business Practices and Organization Development: Writing SMART Goals
• CDS-A: Introduction to Developmental Disabilities: Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
• CDS-A: Person-Centered Planning: The Person-Centered Planning Process
• CDS-A: Teaching People with Developmental Disabilities: Organizing and Applying Teaching Strategies
• CDS-A-S: Understanding Transitions Across the Life Span: The Role of the DSP

By earning the Team Approach badge, you will demonstrate the following:

3.G. Using positive behavior support strategies, develop, implement and monitor support plans designed to teach self-management and promote wellness, recovery, and crisis prevention when a person being supported engages in challenging or risky behavior.

This badge is part of the Participant Support Plan Development, Monitoring and Assessment National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CDS-A: Maltreatment: Prevention and Response: Characteristics of People Supported That Affect Risk
• CDS-A-S: Positive Behavior Support: Behavior Support Plans

By earning the Community Inclusion badge, you will demonstrate the following:

4.E. Support participant in community educational, recreation, leisure, retirement, and employment opportunities, and facilitate coordination with generic community agencies to provide inclusive opportunities for participant.

This badge is part of the Facilitating Community Inclusion Across the Lifespan National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CDS-A: Community Inclusion: Natural Supports
• CDS-A-S: Supporting Older Adults: Later Life Planning and Support
• CDS-A-S: Understanding Transitions Across the Life Span: Formal Education Services - Preschool to Grade School

By earning the Empower DSPs badge, you will demonstrate the following:

5.F. Involve and empower DSPs by taking a direct interest in their roles and responsibilities, encouraging DSPs to try new ideas, seeking DSPs' opinions and input regarding various issues, and empowering DSPs to make decisions.

This badge is part of the Promoting Professional Relations and Teamwork National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-M: Workforce Development: Management Approaches and Employee Retention

By earning the Team Meetings badge, you will demonstrate the following:

5.K. Coordinate and facilitate staff meetings, ensuring a sense of trust and openness, and encouraging group participation and ownership.

This badge is part of the Promoting Professional Relations and Teamwork National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-I: Supervision and Leadership: Teamwork

 By earning the Recruiting DSPs badge, you will demonstrate the following:

6.A. Use best practices in recruitment activities to maximize the chances of finding DSPs who are likely to be a good match to the position and participant.

This badge is part of the Staff Recruitment, Selection, and Hiring National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-M: Workforce Development: Recruiting for Retention

By earning the Hiring DSPs badge, you will demonstrate the following:

6.B. Effectively screen applicants before an interview and conduct an interview using structured behavioral questions and other assessments based on identified competencies.

This badge is part of the Staff Recruitment, Selection and Hiring National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-M: Workforce Development: Realistic Job Previews
• CFSM-I: Workforce Development: Selection Strategies for Employee Success and Retention

 By earning the DSP Orientation badge, you will demonstrate the following:

7.A. Provide onboarding to new staff using a variety of orientation strategies, including the use of mentors and peer-to-peer feedback, and coordinate and document staff participation in orientation, training, and self-directed learning and professional development activities.

This badge is part of the Staff Supervision, Training, and Development National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-M: Workforce Development: Orientation Practices

By earning the DSP Development badge, you will demonstrate the following:

7.B. Promote the ongoing competency-based training and development of DSPs by effectively supporting DSPs in creating and updating professional development plans, and sharing resources related to best practices, emerging trends, and evidence-based practices.

This badge is part of the Staff Supervision, Training, and Development National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-I: Supervision and Leadership: Employee Development
• CFSM-I: Workforce Development: Choosing Training Topics

By earning the Compliance badge, you will demonstrate the following:

8.F. Be knowledgeable about, and ensure compliance with, all Federal and state rules, regulations, and policies specific to each work setting.

This badge is part of the Service Management and Quality Assurance National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CDS-A: Positive Behavior Support: Rules, Regulations, Policies, and Rights

By earning the Public Relations badge, you will demonstrate the following:

9.B. Interact with and educate community members and organizations when relevant to participant’s needs or services.

This badge is part of the Advocacy and Public Relations National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-L-S: People We Support: The ASD Climate

By earning 25 hours of Accredited Education for Frontline Supervisors, you will demonstrate the following:

10.F. Complete required training education/certification, and continue professional development and development of expertise by keeping abreast of evidence-based best practices, technology, and relevant resources that will enhance knowledge and leadership in practice. 

This badge is associated with the Leadership, Professionalism and Self-Development National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• All lessons in the CFSM can be used toward earning an FLS Accredited Education E-Badge.

By earning the Workload Management badge, you will demonstrate the following:

10.E. Maintain professionalism by managing own stress, balancing personal and professional life, taking vacations and breaks, and utilizing stress management practices.

This badge is part of the Leadership, Professionalism and Self-Development National Frontline Supervisor Competency.

• CFSM-E: Business Practices and Organization Development: Discriminating Importance from Urgency When Setting Priorities
• CDS-A: Maltreatment: Prevention and Response: Reducing Caregiver Risk of Maltreating