IARF/NADSP Front Line Supervisor Train-the-Trainer Series
For the last two years IARF has partnered with the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) to host full-day trainings across Illinois for Front Line Supervisors working at I/DD community-based agencies. The faculty with NADSP utilized best practices and discussed core competencies with over 500 supervisors throughout the state. The Association is pleased to announce the evolution of our partnership with NADSP in 2024 to host the full “Train the Trainer” series with cohorts of member agencies.
NADSP ‘Frontline Supervisor Train-The-Trainer Curriculum: From Management to Leadership’
The NADSP ‘Frontline Supervisor Train-The-Trainer Curriculum: From Management To Leadership’ helps organizational trainers equip Frontline Supervisors with the tools and skills needed for on-the-job success. Trainers will utilize comprehensive e-Learning curriculum, developed through a dynamic online platform, with multimedia integration, surveying features, interactive components, and the capability for course content to be updated in real-time.
Using the curriculum materials completely stored in the cloud on a platform called, CourseSites, when trainers access the curriculum they will be able to conduct workshops on-site at their agency. In these workshops, trainers will help Frontline Supervisors transform from solely a management outlook to taking on a true leadership role, through in-depth, interactive, and engaging activities.
The NADSP ‘Frontline Supervisor Train-The-Trainer Curriculum: From Management To Leadership’ helps organizational trainers equip Frontline Supervisors with the tools and skills needed for on-the-job success. Trainers will utilize comprehensive e-Learning curriculum, developed through a dynamic online platform, with multimedia integration, surveying features, interactive components, and the capability for course content to be updated in real-time.
Using the curriculum materials completely stored in the cloud on a platform called, CourseSites, when trainers access the curriculum they will be able to conduct workshops on-site at their agency. In these workshops, trainers will help Frontline Supervisors transform from solely a management outlook to taking on a true leadership role, through in-depth, interactive, and engaging activities.
IARF Member Agency Cohort Model
We know the cost of bringing in the expert faculty with NADSP for individual organizations can be costly. However, through our continued partnership with NADSP, we can lower the cost to member organizations through a cohort model, through which members can send up to three individuals per agency. This year, IARF will host three cohorts of no more than 10 member agencies per cohort. This approach will ensure member agency trainers can receive the full ‘train-the-trainer’ experience and access the online curriculum to conduct workshops on-site at their agency. Further, trainers that have participated in these cohorts can provide on-site workshops at other agencies within the cohorts, maximizing learning and continuing education earning potential. Members/trainers need only attend a single workshop!
We know the cost of bringing in the expert faculty with NADSP for individual organizations can be costly. However, through our continued partnership with NADSP, we can lower the cost to member organizations through a cohort model, through which members can send up to three individuals per agency. This year, IARF will host three cohorts of no more than 10 member agencies per cohort. This approach will ensure member agency trainers can receive the full ‘train-the-trainer’ experience and access the online curriculum to conduct workshops on-site at their agency. Further, trainers that have participated in these cohorts can provide on-site workshops at other agencies within the cohorts, maximizing learning and continuing education earning potential. Members/trainers need only attend a single workshop!
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
John Raffaele, MSW is the Director of Educational Services at the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. John has a Masters of Social Work degree and is a highly experienced group worker, community organizer, educator and facilitator. John's graduate education is from Yeshiva University in New York City and State University of New York at New Paltz, NY.
His career spans over 30 years and those years have been spent teaching direct support professionals and the people they support. Most of the people with whom he has worked and supported over the last 30 plus years are people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, at-risk youth, and people with chronic and terminal illnesses in home-care settings. Between 2001 and 2012 John worked as a Director of Training and Education for a developmental disabilities service provider in New York and gained notoriety consulting and teaching throughout the United States. John also taught undergraduate and graduate human services classes at The State University at New Paltz, NY and for the City University of New York City.
His career spans over 30 years and those years have been spent teaching direct support professionals and the people they support. Most of the people with whom he has worked and supported over the last 30 plus years are people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, at-risk youth, and people with chronic and terminal illnesses in home-care settings. Between 2001 and 2012 John worked as a Director of Training and Education for a developmental disabilities service provider in New York and gained notoriety consulting and teaching throughout the United States. John also taught undergraduate and graduate human services classes at The State University at New Paltz, NY and for the City University of New York City.
Continuing Education Credits:
IARF will apply for continuing education credits for individuals attending this series. Trainers that have participated in these cohorts can provide on-site workshops at other agencies within the cohorts, maximizing learning and continuing education earning potential.
REGISTRATION OPTIONS:
PRICING:
- $1,800 member participation in cohort:
- Includes up to three attending staff;
- Includes food and beverage for in-person workshop;
- $2,000 purchase of NADSP curriculum;
- Direct purchase through NADSP;
- Includes access to cloud-based curriculum through CourseSites;
- Required for participation in cohort;
- $3,800 – TOTAL cost per participating organization.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Do I need to send staff to each individual workshop?
No. Each workshop is a fully contained training event that will include access to NADSPs online curriculum through CourseSites.
How long will a participating agency have access to the CourseSites materials?
Participating members will have access to the online curriculum for a full year from the workshop date. There is an annual renewal fee applied to the curriculum, as you will be able to access regularly updated resources, materials, and information to support you in your training initiatives.
Do we pay IARF, NADSP, or both for the workshop?
Both. Payment for the workshop will go to IARF ($1,800). Due to the proprietary nature of the curriculum, payment for the materials ($2,000) along with a signed contract will go to NADSP. IARF will facilitate contact and payment with NADSP once registrations are completed.
No. Each workshop is a fully contained training event that will include access to NADSPs online curriculum through CourseSites.
How long will a participating agency have access to the CourseSites materials?
Participating members will have access to the online curriculum for a full year from the workshop date. There is an annual renewal fee applied to the curriculum, as you will be able to access regularly updated resources, materials, and information to support you in your training initiatives.
Do we pay IARF, NADSP, or both for the workshop?
Both. Payment for the workshop will go to IARF ($1,800). Due to the proprietary nature of the curriculum, payment for the materials ($2,000) along with a signed contract will go to NADSP. IARF will facilitate contact and payment with NADSP once registrations are completed.
WHAT PAST ATTENDEES HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE FRONTLINE SUPERVISOR TRAINING...
The speaker was amazing! He was engaging and he was real. I felt very comfortable the entire time. I took away from it actual information that could be utilized in my program. Probably the best training I have attended! |
I believe I learned a lot of new information in this training that I didn't know before. I learned new ways to approach the DSPs and provide them assistance. I was very impressed by all the statistics that were shown during the training. |
The presenter was engaging, entertaining, and presented tangible information that can easily be applied and worked into our organization. |
John presented beyond expectation. He was easy to follow along with and had amazing energy that really captivated the audiences attention. |
I very much enjoyed learning from John's experience. His passion for serving people with development disabilities and DSP's shined through the entire presentation. |
The Instructor/Presenter was by far the best Presenter I have seen in years. He was engaging, witty, and down to earth. He was very knowledgeable and an expertise in his field. |
I loved John's personality and how much passion and enthusiasm he had for the materials he was teaching about, he was very entertaining the whole time and kept my attention throughout the whole training. I would definitely recommend one of his trainings to anyone in the DSP/QIDP field.
