Wellness Matters for Direct Support

By: Institute on Community Integration University of Minnesota
  • Summary

  • The daily demands of being a direct support professional (DSP) can often lead to stress and burnout. And when a DSP is stressed, they are likely to make errors that can be costly. Join Mark Olson and Chet Tschetter as they bring you a new podcast that dives into self-care for DSPs. You can download and listen to Wellness Matter for Direct Support wherever you get your podcast. This podcast is produced by the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. Wellness Matters for Direct Support is funded in part by grant # CON000000096594 from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) awarded to the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota.
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Episodes
  • Episode 6: Olivia Kaplan on Trauma-Informed Care
    Feb 14 2024

    Olivia Kaplan is a life success coach at Carey Services in Indiana. In this episode of Wellness Matters for Direct Support, she talks about how they implemented trauma-informed care in her organization, what it took to train staff, and how trauma-informed care is used to support both DSPs and the people they're supporting.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 5: Eating Healthy on a Budget
    Nov 8 2023

    Jenny Breen has been a professional chef and advocate for sustainable food systems and food justice, and has worked directly with farmers and producers in the Twin Cities area, since the mid-1980s. Jenny’s philosophy about food is food does more than provide us with nutrients. It has memories. Cultural ties. We use it to celebrate. She recognizes that people have limited time, skills, and resources. It doesn't have to be expensive to eat more nutritious food. She believes in “cook once and eat two or three times.” Join us to learn about how to eat nutritious food on a tight budget.

    About Jenny Breen

    Cooking Up the Good Life: Creative Recipes for the Family Table by Jenny Breen and Susan Thurston

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    54 mins
  • Episode 4: Supporting Mental Health with a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
    Oct 28 2023

    Susan O’Nell, Aja Owens, and Stan Schmidt talk about mental health and the benefits of having a wellness recovery action plan. Below are links to some helpful resources and sources cited during this podcast. Thank you for listening. Please share on your social media pages.

    Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery: The Way WRAP Works

    Copeland Center for Wellness and Recover: The History of WRAP

    Advocating for Human Potential, Inc.: Wellness Recovery Action Plan

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    59 mins

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