Updates and Announcements
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2025
Division Update: January 16, 2025
Updated Medication Practicum Documents Now Available
As part of the new Direct Support Professional (DSP) and DSP Supervisor training requirements that went into effect January 1, 2025, the mandatory Medication Training modules were revised. Along with these revisions, the Division has updated the Medication Practicum documents. The following documents are now available on the Provider Information web page:
- Mock Medication Administration Observation Checklist(new-hires)
- Medication Administration Evaluation(new-hires and annually thereafter)
- Medication Competency Assessment(new-hires and annually thereafter)
Guide to Medication Competency Assessment
Division Update: January 9, 2025
Beginning Next Week, DCA is Accepting Pre-Applications for the State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP) Waiting List
The New Jersey State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP), administered by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), is a state-funded program that provides housing subsidies to low-income New Jersey residents, for decent, safe and sanitary housing.
DCA will be opening its SRAP waiting list. Beginning 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, through 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, pre-applications to be added to the SRAP waiting list can be submitted online 24 hours a day by going to the Waitlist Check site. To apply, a person must be a New Jersey resident who is 18 or older (or an emancipated minor), and must meet SRAP income and eligibility requirements.
Submission of an SRAP pre-application does not guarantee placement on the SRAP waiting list. SRAP pre-applications are selected through a lottery process, and every pre-application successfully submitted during the open enrollment period has a chance of being selected during the lottery.
For DDD providers, support coordinators, families, and caregivers: The DCA Offices of Homelessness Prevention and Housing Assistance are offering a webinar on navigating the SRAP pre-application and waitlist process to empower you to help individuals in your care successfully submit an SRAP pre-application. Select your preferred date/time below to register, and please only register for one:
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, 3 – 4 p.m.
Please note this reminder that DDD-funded rental subsidies, issued through the Supportive Housing Connection, are meant to be a bridge program until an individual can access a federal, state, or local housing assistance program. Individuals who are receiving a DDD-funded rental subsidy through the Supportive Housing Connection should complete an SRAP pre-application.
Transition Webinars, January 2025
The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Office of Transition to Adult Life & Employment will continue in 2025 with the Transition Thursdays Monthly Webinar Series and Quarterly Welcome Sessions for students, young adults, and families. See what’s coming up in January and register below!
- DDD Virtual Welcome Session: Thursday, January 9, Noon, ̶ 1 p.m.
- Transition to Adult Services and DDD Intake Process: Thursday, January 9, 6 ̶ to 7 p.m.
- DDD Virtual Welcome Session with Breakout Topics: Thursday, January 23, 6 ̶ 7:30 p.m.
For a full list of upcoming events, visit the Transition to Adult Life Webinars and Events page.
DHS Direct Care Workforce Public Listening Sessions, Jan. 2025
Direct care workers provide vital care and daily assistance to older adults, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with behavioral health challenges. These workers, which include direct support professionals, certified home health aides, personal care attendants, and many other roles, provide important assistance that allows individuals to live, work, volunteer, and participate in their communities.
As part of the state’s efforts to support those engaged with the direct care workforce, the New Jersey Department of Human Services will be hosting a series of three public listening sessions. These sessions are an opportunity for individuals to speak about their needs, challenges, and successes as direct care workers and employers, or as individuals who receive direct care services. These listening sessions may help the Department develop new policies and programs to support those working in the field, as well as those who are employers and those receiving services.
Three different sessions will be hosted via Zoom, as follows:
- January 14 at 5 p.m. - Direct Care Workers
- January 15 at 5 p.m. - Direct Care Employers
- January 16 at 5 p.m. - Direct Care Consumers
Register for DHS Direct Care Workforce Public Listening Sessions
If individuals cannot attend or would like to provide a written statement, written testimony can also be submitted to HumanServices@dhs.nj.gov.