Taft College, working with The Arc of California and the National College of Direct Support, is offering a new Associates degree - Direct Support Education. It is an all online program that can be accessed from anywhere. The goal of the DSE program is to help create a career ladder in working with individuals with disabilities. Community Service Partners 2. Through supervision of the FM and RN, assures all Direct Training Staff are supervised and provided sufficient training in carrying out their day-to-day responsibilities and tasks. (Schedule and provide in-service for staff in coordination with federal and state regulations, RN, Consultants, and other professional staff.). 3. Register for in-person training and webinars about a variety of topics related to serving people with developmental disabilities. Webinar Catalog. Check out DODD's catalog of recorded webinar training, and filter by topic and date. Featured Training. Direct Support Professional and Independent Provider Certification Courses Related to Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professional (QDDP. Developmental disabilities professional means a person who has specialized training and three years of experience in directly treating or working with persons with developmental disabilities and is a psychiatrist or psychologist, or a social worker, and such other developmental disabilities professionals as may be defined by the department and has a department and DMAS-approved supervision training program. "Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP)" means a person who possesses at least one year of documented experience working directly with individuals who have intellectual disability (mental retardation) or other developmental disabilities training component would allow providers to add other elements unique to their system or necessary for the individual's successful performance. Videotapes, assigned readings, and written reports can be used.) For QIDP's the experience must be in providing direction, development, and implementation,