Developmental training counselor vs direct support associate

Differences between developmental training counselor and direct support associate duties and responsibilities

Developmental training counselor example responsibilities.

• Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.
• Create and use linguistic bridges for ESL students.
• Ensure HIPAA privacy act and labor conditions/laws are followed.
• Present findings with recommendations to the IEP meeting participants.
• Administer medications per DDS regulations.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Show more

Direct support associate example responsibilities.

• Assist patients with ADL's, while individualizing patient care, and allowing patients to be as independent as possible.
• Assist individuals with ADL's such as grooming, toileting, feeding, and escorting on community outings.
• Assist clients with everyday living task/skills, transportation into the community, developmental skills, ISP, medication administration.
• Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Facilitate exercise, vocational, arts-n-crafts, and daily living skills groups for consumers with DD.