New DSP Magnet Program Tackles Direct Support Professionals Crisis

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Blitz Media Design's new DSP Magnet program is the result of the company's last several years of working with providers and outreach to experts and influencers in intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Direct Support Professionals, or DSPs, are critical to helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities lead fulfilling and productive lives. Unfortunately, with a national turnover rate of 45% and a growing need, there is a DSP crisis as most providers have many open positions to fill and are burning out current staff who must cover extra shifts.

The DSP Magnet Program helps providers deal with this crisis in three phases:

• Attracting people who have the mindset of great DSPs
• Retention programs that start from Day One
• Helping build a positive culture to motivate and support staff

The new program can help providers avoid critical and costly mistakes in recruitment. It also can have very fast results, as Sarah Koenig of Path Forward Kentucky discovered, "After one meeting with Blitz and making the recommended improvements, we had 173 applicants in 48 hours!"

The program also identifies issues in retention. New employee onboarding programs focus on necessary training but may overlook opportunities to help increase employee retention. Blitz has developed simple, little or no cost methods to help providers to apply proven retention techniques into the onboarding process and beyond.

The program also addresses longer-term culture issues to help keep staff motivated and supported. Many DSPs work in situations without coworkers, and developing and maintaining a warm, welcoming culture can counteract feelings of isolation.

About Blitz Media Design
With over 20 years of digital marketing and web development experience, Blitz Media Design has dedicated its agency to supporting nonprofits who help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The company's principals have a personal connection to developmental disabilities, and combine their passion to help with their extensive and varied business experience.

In addition to working one-on-one with a limited number of clients, Blitz Media Design has set a goal to help 1000 providers with their DSP crisis by December 31, 2021. They do this through a series of conference presentations, free webinars, and free audits throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.blitzmediadesign.com or call them at 937-985-1510.

SOURCE Blitz Media Design