11/17/2022
A DSP (Direct Support Professional) position is so VERY downplayed, VERY underpaid by the community and the world.. Meanwhile I'm holding your son's hand as he cries on my shoulder because his family doesn't come visit him.. I'm caring for your uncle's personal needs because he is incapable of doing it himself... I'm holding your son's hand and using de-escalation techniques to calm him after becoming physically aggressive towards me. I take your sister out to eat because sometimes pizza tastes better in the restaurant than at home. We feed, we bathe, we toilet, we comfort, we clean, we cook, we shop, go to doctor appointments, we chart, we do goals, pass meds, bathe, deal with seizures, diabetes, autism, eating disorders, deal with the mute, we wipe noses, clean up drool and vomit, cheer over every achievement big and small, go on outings and often defend our clients feelings because someone in the community makes rude comments or acts like their disability is contagious. We develop personal relationships with precious people we would have never known unless they needed us. They become part of our lives and family. We become part of theirs. It’s so hard to be depended on by one person, LET ALONE multiple people at once. It's a demanding & emotional job. But I do it, I'm not ashamed of doing it & I DO IT WELL!! We also deal with some pretty serious situations and it can be very mentally, physically, emotionally draining but I seriously LOVE my Job as a DSP
Copy and Paste if you’re a proud DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL ❤️
Hands down the best job I’ve ever had. It certainly isn’t easy, but I wouldn’t change it for the world 🌎 ❤️
"There is no greater disability in society, than the inability to see a person as more" - Robert M. Hensel❤
