Mandated Reporter Training

DDS Mandated Reporter Training is focused on adults.  The Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) investigates claims of abuse against adults with disabilities, aged 18 to 59. Complaints about children up to 17 are handled by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) while individuals aged 60 and older fall under the jurisdiction of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Many DDS service recipients are 60 years and above.

 

If you're a reporter, and unsure about the alleged victim’s name or if the situation qualifies as abuse, the recommended practice for reporting any abuse against a person with a disability is to contact the Disabled Person's Protection Commission. When your report falls outside DPPC's jurisdiction, they will gather the details and forward the report to the relevant agency.

Additional Mandated Reporter Training Links

Below is the link to register for the Food Standards online course.

It will bring you to the Canvas website where you will   

  1. Enter your email address in the box.

  2. Check ‘I am a new user’ and ‘I agree to the ‘Acceptable Use Policy.’

  3. Finally, click enroll in the course, which will bring you to the Home page and you can begin.

You will also receive an email from Canvas to set your password. Your username is your email address. 

Getting Started provides helpful information before you start working on the Modules.

You can take this self-paced course whenever it is convenient for you. Remember your username and password so you can go back in and work on the modules. The link in this email should also take you back to the course.  

Become a student

If you would like to attend the Direct Support Certificate Program for $50 per class at one of our eight Community Colleges in Massachusetts, we will pay for you to go to college. Please fill out the form below and one of our staff members will get back to you.

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