Abstract：
In the United States, direct support professionals (DSPs) support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) so they can live in the community. Thirty years of deinstitutionalization and the development of community living options would not have been possible without DSPs. Although life for people with IDD improved greatly, working conditions, wages/benefits, demands, stress/burnout, and trauma experienced by DSPs have worsened. Turnover and vacancy rates threaten the availability of community supports for too many people with IDD. DSPs from diverse racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds face significant workplace disparities. These issues were discussed during the Research and Training Center on Community Living\'s 2022 State of the Science Conference. We propose important research questions needing solutions to continue constructively addressing these critical issues.
摘要：
在美国,直接支持专业人员（DSP）支持智力和发育障碍（IDD）的人，使他们能够生活在社区中。没有DSP，三十年的非机构化和社区生活选择的发展是不可能的。虽然IDD患者的生活有了很大改善，工作条件,工资/福利，要求,压力/倦怠，DSP经历的创伤恶化了。更替和空置率威胁到太多患有IDD的人获得社区支持。来自不同种族的DSP，民族,语言学，和文化背景面临显著的工作场所差异。这些问题在社区生活研究与培训中心的2022年科学会议上进行了讨论。我们提出了重要的研究问题，需要解决方案，以继续建设性地解决这些关键问题。
