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Certified Direct Support Professional Training Flashcards

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  1. A person you support is experiencing a mental health crisis and becomes very agitated. What is the BEST de-escalation approach?

    Answer: Use a calm, quiet voice, maintain a safe distance, and offer choices

    De-escalation during a mental health crisis involves using a calm tone, giving the person space, and offering choices to restore a sense of control.

  2. Employment supports for people with disabilities should be guided PRIMARILY by:

    Answer: The individual's career interests, strengths, and employment goals

    Supported employment is person-centered, meaning job development and support are driven by the individual's own interests, skills, and vocational goals.

  3. What does 'informed consent' mean when supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities?

    Answer: The person receives information in an understandable format and voluntarily agrees to a decision

    Informed consent requires that information be presented in an accessible, understandable way and that the individual voluntarily agrees without coercion.

  4. Which of the following actions by a DSP would be considered a professional boundary violation?

    Answer: Entering into a personal romantic relationship with a person you support

    Romantic or sexual relationships between DSPs and individuals they support constitute a serious professional and ethical boundary violation due to the inherent power imbalance.

  5. What is the role of a DSP when a person wants to take a financial risk, such as lending money to a friend?

    Answer: Provide information about potential risks and support the person's right to make their own decision

    DSPs should provide information about risks while respecting the individual's right to self-determination, not override their decision-making authority.

  6. During a home fire drill, a person refuses to exit the building. A DSP should:

    Answer: Use the least restrictive, most effective prompt to assist the person in evacuating and document the incident

    DSPs must support full participation in fire drills, using appropriate prompting strategies to ensure the person can evacuate safely; outcomes must be documented.

  7. When advocating for a person you support in a team meeting, a DSP should:

    Answer: Represent the person's expressed wishes, preferences, and goals even if you disagree

    Advocacy means speaking on behalf of the individual's expressed desires and goals, not substituting the DSP's own preferences or agency constraints.