DODD Direct Support Professional (DSP) Ini al Training
With complete solu on Updated New!! 2025/2026
True or false? People with developmental disabili es have the right to par cipate in decisions
that affect their lives. - Ans True
What is the easiest way to determine whether the person you are suppor ng has a specific
right or not? - Ans Ask yourself, "Do I have the right?" If you do, so do they.
True or false? People with developmental disabili es have the right to communicate freely with
people of their choice in any reasonable manner they choose. - Ans True
Fill in the blank: People with developmental disabili es have the right to receive appropriate
care and treatment in the least _____ manner. - Ans Intrusive
Fill in the blank: People with developmental disabili es have the right to an appropriate, safe,
and sanitary living environment that recognizes the person's need for _____. - Ans Privacy
Read the following scenario and select the rights that are being upheld: In the past,
Muhammed was not interested in money or budge ng. He started a job last month and now
wants to know where his money is going. Every payday he and his DSP review his checking
account, pay bills together, and make decisions on where money is spent. - Ans • The right to
par cipate in decisions that affect their lives
• The right to manage their personal financial affairs, based on individual ability to do so
Jane is 28 years old and lives in an apartment with roommates. She spends much of her free
me on her tablet talking to her boyfriend. Her mom, who is Jane's guardian, does not like
Jane's boyfriend, and thinks she spends too much of her me talking with him. There has not
been any evidence that Jane is at a risk of harm from socializing with her boyfriend.
, Jane's mother tells her that she is no longer allowed to talk with her boyfriend, and if she wants
to use her tablet, she can only do so when someone else is in the room with her.
Which of Jane's rights are being restricted? (select all that apply) - Ans • The right to privacy,
including both periods if privacy and places of privacy
• The right to communicate freely with persons of their choice in an appropriate manner
• The right to interact with persons of either sex
Fill in the blank: The NADSP Code of Ethics represents the beliefs, _____, and expecta ons that
should be incorporated into daily prac ce by DSPs. - Ans A:tudes
True or false? DSPs should never dismiss a person's wishes, dreams, or goals. - Ans True
True or false? DSPs should be commi;ed to the people they support and always seek their
opinions. - Ans True
Fill in the blank. DSPs should seek to develop a rela onship with the people they support that is
respec<ul, based on _____, and that maintains professional boundaries. - Ans Trust
True or false? DSPs should be aware of their own personal values and assure they do not
override the values and decisions of those they support. - Ans True
True or false? DSPs respect the confiden ality and privacy of the people they support. - Ans
True
Select the tenet of the NADSP Code of Ethics this right is most clearly connected to: People
with developmental disabili es have the right to confiden al treatment of all informa on in
their personal and medical records. - Ans "As a DSP, I will safeguard and respect the
confiden ality and privacy of the people I support."
With complete solu on Updated New!! 2025/2026
True or false? People with developmental disabili es have the right to par cipate in decisions
that affect their lives. - Ans True
What is the easiest way to determine whether the person you are suppor ng has a specific
right or not? - Ans Ask yourself, "Do I have the right?" If you do, so do they.
True or false? People with developmental disabili es have the right to communicate freely with
people of their choice in any reasonable manner they choose. - Ans True
Fill in the blank: People with developmental disabili es have the right to receive appropriate
care and treatment in the least _____ manner. - Ans Intrusive
Fill in the blank: People with developmental disabili es have the right to an appropriate, safe,
and sanitary living environment that recognizes the person's need for _____. - Ans Privacy
Read the following scenario and select the rights that are being upheld: In the past,
Muhammed was not interested in money or budge ng. He started a job last month and now
wants to know where his money is going. Every payday he and his DSP review his checking
account, pay bills together, and make decisions on where money is spent. - Ans • The right to
par cipate in decisions that affect their lives
• The right to manage their personal financial affairs, based on individual ability to do so
Jane is 28 years old and lives in an apartment with roommates. She spends much of her free
me on her tablet talking to her boyfriend. Her mom, who is Jane's guardian, does not like
Jane's boyfriend, and thinks she spends too much of her me talking with him. There has not
been any evidence that Jane is at a risk of harm from socializing with her boyfriend.
, Jane's mother tells her that she is no longer allowed to talk with her boyfriend, and if she wants
to use her tablet, she can only do so when someone else is in the room with her.
Which of Jane's rights are being restricted? (select all that apply) - Ans • The right to privacy,
including both periods if privacy and places of privacy
• The right to communicate freely with persons of their choice in an appropriate manner
• The right to interact with persons of either sex
Fill in the blank: The NADSP Code of Ethics represents the beliefs, _____, and expecta ons that
should be incorporated into daily prac ce by DSPs. - Ans A:tudes
True or false? DSPs should never dismiss a person's wishes, dreams, or goals. - Ans True
True or false? DSPs should be commi;ed to the people they support and always seek their
opinions. - Ans True
Fill in the blank. DSPs should seek to develop a rela onship with the people they support that is
respec<ul, based on _____, and that maintains professional boundaries. - Ans Trust
True or false? DSPs should be aware of their own personal values and assure they do not
override the values and decisions of those they support. - Ans True
True or false? DSPs respect the confiden ality and privacy of the people they support. - Ans
True
Select the tenet of the NADSP Code of Ethics this right is most clearly connected to: People
with developmental disabili es have the right to confiden al treatment of all informa on in
their personal and medical records. - Ans "As a DSP, I will safeguard and respect the
confiden ality and privacy of the people I support."
