Direct Support Professional (DSP) Training Program and Challenge Testing for Year-1 and Year-2

DSP Training and Testing is open to Direct Support Professionals and administrators currently working in licensed community care facilities. Each individual is required to provide a vendor code and formal photo identification at the time of registration. DSP Year-1 and Year-2 certification is a requirement of employment.

DSP training covers the following: Developmental Disabilities; Communication; Wellness; Teaching Strategies; Training Strategies; Positive Behavioral Support; Daily Living; Individual Rights; Laws and Regulations; and Recreation and Leisure. Day and evening training programs are available on a monthly basis.

DSP Challenge Testing is available to Direct Support Professionals and administrators who prefer not to complete the training program. Morning and afternoon testing is available on a monthly basis. The Department of Developmental Services requires the training class if the Challenge Tests are not passed on the first attempt.

Registration

Only direct support staff, including supervisors and administrators who provide direct care, currently employed in Community Care Facilities (CCFs) vendored by the regional center are eligible to take the Direct Support Professional Training (DSPT). Registration for DSPT must be completed using the eDSPT online registration and certification system. DSPs must create their own account.

Register for a DSP Training Program or Challenge Test

To register go to www.dsptrain.org

Have the following information available when you register:

• Personal email address
• Phone number
• Social Security number
• Facility Vendor number where employed
• Facility or Administrator email address where employed

For assistance with registration, call the eDSPT Helpline at (800) 910-4604.

Results Notification

Approximately 20-days after completion of the Training Class or Challenge Test, direct support staff and the administrator of the facility they are employed in will receive an email notification of results (a Certification Notice, a Certification Notice with Additional Training Needed, a Failure Notice, or an Incomplete/Failure Notice). All Certification Notices can be accessed online at www.dsptrain.org. Failure notifications cannot be accessed online. Paper certificates will no longer be issued.

DSPT Attendance Policy

Training Class attendance is very important. Direct support staff may not miss more than three (3) hours of classroom instruction. If more than three (3) hours of instruction is missed, the computerized attendance system will automatically drop the DSP and the DSP must take the entire year of training again.

Service Hub Regional Center Catchment Area and Contact Information

Riverside County Office of Education
Mirna Pierce
(951) 826-6802
mpierce@rcoe.us

Serving:

• Inland Regional Center
• San Diego County Regional Center
• San Gabriel Pomona Regional Center

Announcements

Regional Center advisory meetings will be scheduled annually. Please contact Mirna Pierce at 951-826-6802, to join the advisory group. Regional Advisory Meeting dates will be posted here as soon as they are scheduled.

Inland Regional Center, November 8, 2023- Advisory Presentation

San Gabriel Pomona Regional Center, November 8, 2023 - Advisory Presentation

San Diego Regional Center, November 8, 2023 - Advisory Presentation

Resources

For more information about DSPT, you can go to the Department of Developmental Service site, email ccfdsp@dds.ca.gov, or call the toll free number at (800) 622-8904.

For questions regarding DSPT registration or Results Notification, contact the eDSPT Helpline at 800-910-4604.

For DSPT implementation concerns, contact California Department of Education (CDE), 961-445-5568

DSPT Project Monitor
Tara Neilson
tneilson@cde.ca.gov
(916) 445-5568

DSPT Fiscal Monitor
Lisa Schiro
lschiro@cde.ca.gov
(916) 323-5742