HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

PROVIDERS' EACADEMY: THE PROVIDERS' EACADEMY ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEM (LMS), POWERED BY RELIAS, IS THE FOUNDATION'S FASTEST GROWING AND MOST WIDELY USED LEARNING SOLUTION. IT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH IN2023 - OVER 50,000 LEARNERS AT OVER 100 ORGANIZATIONS NOW USE PROVIDERS' EACADEMY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' STAFF ENROLLED IN NEARLY 900,000 COURSES.OVER THE PAST YEAR, PROVIDERS' EACADEMY ENHANCED ITS BENEFITS BY INCLUDING SEVERAL UNIQUE FEATURES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON RELIAS AT AN EXCEPTIONAL VALUE. FOR EXAMPLE, A BRAND-NEW COMPETENCY EVALUATION TOOL WAS RELEASED THAT ALL PROVIDERS' EACADEMY USERS COULD USE FREE OF CHARGE TO CONDUCT EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS, PINPOINT KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. ADVANCEMENTS WERE ALSO MADE FOR ADMINISTRATORS, PROVIDING A MORE INTUITIVE PROCESS FOR ASSIGNING AND TRACKING THEIR STAFF 'S COURSES.PROVIDERS' EACADEMY CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE HUMAN SERVICES CREDENTIALING PROGRAM (HSCP), WHICH INCLUDES CONTENT IN SEVERAL AREAS RELEVANT TO THE ENTRY-LEVEL STAFF OF PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, AND IN 2023, THE HSCP TOPIC OF INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES BECAME ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS. TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF TRAININGS OFFERED BY MASSACHUSETTS STATE FUNDERS, PROVIDERS' EACADEMY TEAMED UP WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES LEADERSHIP TO OFFER STATE COURSES ON POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS AND MANDATED REPORTING. THE FOUNDATION ALSO DEVELOPED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER CENTER AT UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL TO HOUSE COURSES IN EACADEMY THAT TRAIN STAFF AND FOSTER PARENTS WHO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND DEMENTIA. PROVIDERS' EACADEMY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS BY ENABLING THE TRACKING OF STATE-MANDATED TRAINING FOR COMPLIANCE, SCHEDULING LIVE OR VIRTUAL EVENTS AND ENHANCING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BY ALLOWING STAFF TO EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS AND TAKE ELECTIVE COURSES ON THEIR OWN TIME.

THE GRADUATE-LEVEL CERTIFICATE IN NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, ALSO OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, CONTINUED ITS SUCCESS IN FURTHERING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN SERVICES WORKFORCE. A TOTAL OF 31 STUDENTS FROM 15 AGENCIES ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR. OVER 680 FUTURE LEADERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, SOME OF WHOM ARE NOW LEADING HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS.