Direct Support Professional
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Created and implemented programming to suit the needs of the individual, to help achieve goals and overcome barriers
- Developed behavioural support plans, using person centered planning
- Worked as a Direct Support Professional to an individual with extremely complex needs, developed strategies to ensure the best support was given
- Worked as part of a team to develop strategies to cope with complex challenges one might need support overcoming
- Used empathy to understand one's past experiences, learning why they might face certain obstacles and formulating appropriate ways to support them