Frontline Initiative: DSPs Using the NADSP Code of Ethics

Respect in Action by Kristian Smith-Diaz. Image of two women pose in front of a rainbow backdrop. The woman on the left has a colorful denim jacket and a backwards baseball cap, and she is touching the other woman's face. The woman on the right has glasses and a green shirt, and she is holding up a white frame with rainbow flowers on the corners. The white frame makes it look like the two women are in a framed photograph.

I Miss My Brother by Alicia Babcock Raposo. Image of a selfie of a woman and a man in front of a waterfall. The woman has sunglasses on her head, and the man has glasses and is giving the camera a thumbs up

An Interview with Jean Hauff on Lifelong Learning with Jean Hauff and Chet Tschetter. Jean Hauff, a woman smiling with long brown hair, wearing a pink shirt and navy blue sweater. She is standing outside with bushes in the background.

Ethical Practice is about Learning Side-By-Side with the Person Supported by Michelle Murphy. Image of a woman using a wheelchair smiling. She is wearing brown pants and a shirt with a cream-colored knee-length sweater. Next to her is a woman with long dark hair. She is crouched down to be at the same level as the first woman. She is wearing blue jeans, a gray shirt, and a black scarf. Both are smiling and looking at the camera. They are in front of a giant version of Van Gogh's painting Sunflower Starry Night.

Guided by a code of ethics: Making direct support a profession by Amy Hewitt. Amy Hewitt is a woman standing outside with trees in the background. She is smiling slightly and looking right at the camera. She has blonde – brown hair, cat-eye glasses that are black and brown. She is wearing a black shirt and jacket, with a chucky necklace made of wire and stone.

Lessons Learned Along the Way by Lisa Burck. A professional woman poses with a framed certificate in front of an NADSP conference poster.

New Beginnings by Hannah Cashman. Image of a man walking his brown-, black-and-white dog on a black-and-white leash. The man is wearing a dark purple sweatshirt, with a grey shirt under it, blue shorts to his knees, a yellow fanny pack, red-and-black socks and shoes. They are walking outside on a residential street with trees, rocks, grass, a house and parked vehicles in the background. He is looking down at the street.

Logos of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals and the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota.

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