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The Certificate of Advanced Proficiency (CAP) is a series of Modules offering the highest level of learning for DSPs. It is a direct follow-up to the Certificate of Initial Proficiency. CAP requires sixty (60) hours of instruction. Additionally, to complete CAP, learners are required to show competence in specific areas through the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals’ (NADSP) E-Badge Academy. The CAP Modules are –
- 200 – Introduction to DSPaths*
- 201 – Participant Empowerment, Part 1
- 202 – Participant Empowerment, Part 2
- 203 – Advocacy and Promoting Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination
- 204 – Promoting Self-Determination and Networking
- 205 – Education, Training, and Self-Development
- 206 – Vocational, Educational, and Career Support
- 207 – Crisis Intervention
- 208 – Facilitation of Services: Individualizing the Planning Process
- 209 – Organizational Participation
- 210 – Advanced Teaching Strategies, Part 1
- 211 – Advanced Teaching Strategies, Part 2
- 212 – A Closer Look at Autism
- 213 – Trauma Response
- 214 – Supporting Successful Community Living: Adaptive Equipment, Environmental Modifications, and Supportive Therapies
- 215 – Supporting Successful Community Living: Assisting People in Directing Their Own Supportive Services
- 216 – Team Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving
- 217 – Overview of Entitlement Benefits
- 218 – The Direct Support Professional as Leader
- 219 – The Direct Support Professional as Mentor
* This Module was introduced in CIP.
Read descriptions of each CAP Module here.
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