The DDEN offers a wide variety of customized regulatory and professional development trainings to meet the needs of each member agency, including:

Direct Support Professional Credentialing
Regulatory Training
In-Service Seminars
Continuing Education

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Direct Support Professional Credentialing
Bring professionalism to your direct support staff with the College of Direct Support. This program is an internet-based certification course created by the University of Minnesota that addresses 12 competency areas in the field of developmental disabilities.

The College of Direct Support offers interactive programs and exams covering topics such as advocacy; empowerment; communication; community living skills and supports; vocational, education and career support; and documentation.

Upon completion of the program, participants receive a certificate, which will soon become a nationally recognized credential.

Click on one of the links below to learn more about this program:

• Read about the College of Direct Support's partnership with Heritage Christian Services (PDF)
  


• View CDS Evaluation Brief (PDF)
  


• View a CDS Power Point Presentation
  


• Visit the College of Direct Support's web site

Regulatory Training
Our member agencies are responsible for providing support staff with specific training that is regulated by the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD). The following listings represent the regulatory training offered by DDEN:

• First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (Revised)
• Medication Administration and Practicum

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In-Service Seminars
In addition to regulatory trainings, our members need to provide support staff with education on how to handle challenges they may encounter in providing services; how to understand the needs of those they support; how to implement individual service plans; and how to maintain general safety and well-being. The following listings represent the in-service topics offered by DDEN:

• Introduction to Human Growth and Development
• Incident Reporting and Abuse
• Positive Approaches
• Infection Control

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Continuing Education
In recognizing that there are many skill sets required of support staff and professionals, DDEN offers a wide range of educational programs designed to increase the knowledge and skills of your workforce.

• Instructor Training
• Defensive Driving
• Annual Nursing Conference
• Family Education Training (FET)
  • Autism
  • Dual Diagosis
  • Sibling Workshops
• Computer Education
  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Microsoft Office Programs, including Word, Outlook, Excel, Power point and Publisher
• Leadership Development
  • Performance Management
  • Effective Communication Skills
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making
  • Plus many more!